Abstract:
Lithographic printing ink formulations compatible with cationic catalysts containing a diluent and rheology modifying resins curable by cationic polymerization in the presence of water or fountain solution.
Abstract:
A method for printing and decorating packaging materials, such as paper, paper board and various flexible polymer films by electron beam exposure of plural layers of curable inks and coatings which do not substantially change viscosity during the printing process. The inks and coating are essentially free of volatile components such as organic solvents, inorganic solvents, water and low molecular weight fractions before, during and after exposure to electron beam irradiation. The method involves applying multiple layers of ink and an optional coating onto a substrate. The ink is an admixture of a colorant, and an unsaturated component such that the inks have a maximum of 10% volatile components. Thereafter these layers are simultaneously exposed with electron beam radiation to cause the ethylenically unsaturated components to polymerize or crosslink such that they become dried.
Abstract:
An energy curable aqueous composition is disclosed containing: water; an ethylenically unsaturated oligomer; and a resin not containing energy curable functional groups.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a process for preparing a digital printing plate for flexographic and letterpress printing consisting of irradiating a polymeric material covering the plate to cause collapse of a non-image area on said plate.
Abstract:
A digital printing process is disclosed comprising transferring energy curable paste inks from a digital printing plate onto a substrate by wet trapping, wherein said digital printing plate comprises polymeric material covering the plate and collapsed in areas to form a non-image area on said plate.
Abstract:
Solvent-free, energy curable low viscosity gravure and non-conductive ink jet inks which contain a pigment; a rheological additive having the structure P—(U—Y)s, wherein P is the residue of an organic pigment or dye, Y is a polyalkylene oxide moiety, U is a linking moiety covalently bonding Y to P and s is an integer from 1 to 3; and an energy curable liquid vehicle which may be a cationic, thermal cationic or a free radical initiated polymerization system, cured by actinic radiation; and optionally containing a photoinitiating system.
Abstract:
Solvent-free, energy curable flexographic printing inks which contain a pigment; a rheological additive having the structure P-(U-Y)s, wherein P is the residue of an organic pigment or dye, Y is a polyalkylene oxide moiety, U is a linking moiety covalently bonding Y to P and s is an integer from 1 to 3; and an energy curable liquid vehicle which may be a ultraviolet cationic or a free radical initiated polymerization system, cured by actinic radiation; and optionally containing a photoinitiating system.