Sun Chemical’s Platinum White receives InterTech Technology Award

Sun Chemical was awarded a PIA/GATF 2008 InterTech Technology Award for its Platinum White technology, a UV flexo white ink that is aimed at improving the productivity of converters when printing narrow web labels by delivering increased line speeds, faster changeovers, improved color separations and reduced costs. 

UV rotary screen white inks have long provided high opacity and brightness for package printing. However, rotary screen printers are restricted to low press speeds and sometimes borderline adhesion to many substrates. In addition, flexo or letterpress inks printed over them usually require modification for optimal wetting and adhesion. 

Platinum White technology enables increased press speeds, adhesion to many challenging substrates, overprint ability with standard UV letterpress, UV and water-based flexo inks and coatings, better color separations, faster makeready times, and reduced consumable costs.

‘For those printers who must lay down an opaque white on clear substrates or overprint the opaque white for shrink sleeve printing, using Platinum White daily can bring a significant cost savings per year,’ Leen said. ‘InterTech award judges noted that Platinum White technology will have a positive economic impact on flexo printers and praised the improvements in opacity and speed offered by this ink. We are pleased to have it recognized by PIA/GATF, but we are especially proud of the way Sun Chemical’s innovations are benefiting the needs of our customers.’