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Heidelberg unveils ink farm
The ChromaStar range of ink mixing machines will help carton printers with spot colours says
20 July 2026
The ChromaStar range of ink mixing machines will help carton printers with spot colours says
Ink makers are warning of price rises as their supply chains are disrupted by war in the Middle East. The war on Iran is pushing up costs for printers around the globe as the rising price for oil hits raw materials widely used in printing inks. Huber and Sun Chemical have issued statements announcing Iran […]
A team of ink, technology provider and printer have proven a solution for tracing the
Ink makers are releasing UV inks that are suitable for food safe applications they say.
There are concerns for BCF members and more to do for the management team, but overall ink, paint and coatings suppliers seem satisfied. The British Coatings Federation is keeping its members happier than ever to judge from the results of a biennial members survey. The headline figure is that 98% of members said they are […]
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Huber’s new ink, available across the globe, combines quality colour,fast turnaround and sustainability benefits. Just the sort of thing a commercial printer needs says Huber. Huber has released a new ink for commercial printers, though printers in Europe will have to be patient as the ink is being rolled out first in Asia. The Dynamics […]
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A study from the Welsh university supports the idea that high viscosity inkjet can have a transformational role in corrugated package printing. An academic study has endorsed the value of using high viscosity inks in printing on corrugated boards. The material is highly absorbent and requires a lot of standard ink to create a high […]
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The traditional home of screen printing remains Hall 3, but has been joined by a cornucopia of added value techniques. Think electronics, coatings, foils and engraving, the latter being appropriate for what used to be the place to go to for gravure. Hall 3 contains all manner of products and services. It is a large […]
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Water is essential to support life, it is also essential for the latest litho transition inkjet presses, but as every litho printer knows, water can be troublesome. Inkjet printing has a problem, one that it is literally drowning in: water. The industry wants to use water based printing inks for a number of reasons: cost, […]
Adphos reckons that NIR is the answer to drying problems when using aqueous inkjet printing.
Creating an inkjet ink for commercial printing means mixing different ingredients with as few compromises as possible to ensure the best performance for the press and user. Water is wonderful stuff. But it has its place. And that place is not on a sheet of paper. This is a problem because the inkjet presses being […]
Fujifilm is one of the few companies with end to end involvement in inkjet. It offers inkjet presses for large format, document printing and packaging; it develops the inkjet printheads and it develops the inks to go with them. UV inks for large format printing are housed in Broadstairs, Kent, with water based inks located […]
The answer to the problem of how to dry the water in inkjet ink might be as simple as reducing the amount of water in the ink says Xaar. Xaar is the British inkjet printhead producer that flirted with disaster when designing a thin film print head to compete with the biggest boys in the […]
Xaar has formed a partnership with German printhead developer Quantica. The UK company will manufacture the NovoJet piezo printheads that Quantica has developed for jetting high viscosity fluids, in demand for 3D print, adhesives and other industrial applications. Xaar will provide Quantica with printheads to launch a range of 3D printers towards the end of […]
Flint has moved away from mineral oil in its sheetfed inks, inline with restrictions on
A petition to move GBL to Class A status will renew pressure on inkjet suppliers
A consultation is to take place over Government plans to ban a chemical that is
Bristol printer buys a Compact Foilers cold foiling system for its latest B1 press to
The latest LED UV sheetfed ink has passed recyclability tests, and no longer needs to
A combination of factors is working to force a price rise on ink manufacturers which
The incoming European Commission is planning measures that will force change on pollution, plastics and
Hine Labels is using its Screen LED UV label press to print pouches with food
HP Indigo is enabling customers to join the trend for value added printing with extra colours of silver and opaque whites, to immediate demand from the UK. HP Indigo has released its silver Electroink for the Indigo 7900 commercial press. The special colour was developed and has been available to users of the company’s label […]
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Ink & Printing Technologies is introducing UK printers to Tio, a new high performance UV