Sun Chemical to distribute MetalFX inks

Sun Chemical has signed up as an official MetalFX ink maker, meaning that inks for the process metallic colour system are now available from the world’s biggest ink company.
John Adkin, European product director for sheetfed and UV inks, commented:
‘Sun Chemical has been interested in the development of MetalFX for some time now, and interest has now become sufficient in the marketplace for us to become an official MetalFX ink supplier.’
Sun Chemical has signed up its first UK distribution point as an outlet for MetalFX inks.  Sun Chemical at South Normanton, Derbyshire, can now offer official process and metallic inks that are compatible with the MetalFX system. 
MetalFX allows thousands of metallic colours to be created by overprinting CMYK values onto the MFX Base silver ink.  The colour specification is all controlled through the MFX software and swatch books.  The process inks used for MetalFX have clearly defined values so manufacturers have the ability to produce inks compatible with the metallic colour specification system. Sun Chemical has been working closely with the manufacturer of the MetalFX base silver inks, Wolstenholme International, in the drive for spreading awareness of the MetalFX process.  Interest generated between the two companies has led to the sale of a number of MetalFX licenses to printers in recent weeks’
Andrew Rink, managing director of Wolstenholme International, is keen to point out the collaborative nature of companies involved with the MetalFX launch:
‘MetalFX is creating revitalised interest in the metallics market.  All companies involved, although sometimes competitors, are eager to work together to launch the technology into the global market.  To have Sun Chemical join the family of MetalFX distributors is great news, and we look forward to continuing working with them and our other metallic ink customers on future MetalFX projects.’
Eckart GmbH also manufactures the MetalFX Base silver ink.