THE MOST SUSTAINABLE
CI FLEXO PRINTING
LOWEST TOTAL COST FLEXIBLE PACKAGE PRINTING
Gelflex-EB creates package print that withstands shipping and handling better than traditional solvent ink, providing superior print protection from production to the store shelf. This enables the printer and brand owner to consider strategies to reduce or eliminate laminations in favor of surface print.
90%+ REDUCTION IN SOLVENTS
NO GAS BURNERS
NO VOC CAPTURE OR DESTRUCTION
REDUCED ENERGY WITH ONE (1) EB END OF PRESS
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GELFLEX•EB INK
NO INTERSTATION OR END-OF-PRESS THERMAL DRYERS
Unlike traditional solvent inks, Gelflex-EB inks are ultra-high solids, gel-based inks which are fluid enough for CI flexo printing, but thicken rapidly, providing effective high-speed ink trapping in the wet state. Using virtually no solvents, its gel-based technology has double the pigment density, which allows printers to use less ink and smaller dots.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
2-part ink system: gel + less than 10% solvent
Gel wet trapping allows for 1 EB curing unit end of press
EB provides final cross link and cure
RETROFITABILITY
Easy to retrofit
No Gas Burners
No VOC capture & control
Finer anilox rolls use less ink and print smaller dots
ELIMINATE THERMAL DRYERS WITH GELFLEX-EB INKS
For a 1.4 m press, running 250m/min for 2,400 hours per year,
the total savings are
SUSTAINABLE LAMINATIONS
GELFLEX-EB INKS ENABLE MOVE TO RECYCLABLE LAMINATIONS
By 2030 all plastic packaging within the EU will need to be recyclable or reusable. Gelflex-EB inks enable printers to move to easily recyclable monomaterial laminations because the Electron Beam (EB) can not only cure the Gelflex-EB inks, it can also crosslink the reverse-printed top PE-based film, yielding higher heat resistance and greater downstream processing.
MULTI-MATERIAL LAMINATION
MULTI-LAYER, MULTI-MATERIAL
HIGH VOC SOLVENT INKS
DIFFICULT AND EXPENSIVE TO RECYCLE
NOT SUSTAINABLE
MONO-MATERIAL LAMINATION
90% REDUCTION IN SOLVENTS
EASY TO DE-INK. NO DISCOLORATION
EASY AND INEXPENSIVE TO RECYCLE
SUSTAINABLE
LAMINATION REPLACEMENT
EB-CURED OPV’S PROVIDE BEST-IN-CLASS PRINT PROTECTION
Gelflex-EB inks have the highest physical properties and are resistant to scuffs, abrasions, and chemicals. By combine these best-in-class ink properties with an EB-cured Overprint Varnishes (OPV) it is possible for printers to eliminate laminations entirely resulting in less material use and a package which is easier and less expensive to recycle.
EB OPVs are specifically designed fo the packaging industry and have a variety of features that include different levels of gloss, matte, scuff resistance, coefficient of friction and slide angles, as well as low migration for food packaging. EB OPVs can also be formulated for different tactile and pearlescent effects.
