At Labelexpo Americas 2014, Sun Chemical
will showcase its full range of solutions for the narrow web, tag and label,
and converting markets, from inks, coatings, and consumables to brand
protection, low migration, pre-press services with high-definition digital
plate technology, packaging design/brand consultancy, and a dispenser program
which lowers ink spend by up to 25 percent.
“Our narrow web, tag and label customers are
looking for solutions that will enhance productivity, improve pressroom
performance, and help packaging pop off the shelf,” said Charles Murray,
President, North American Inks, Sun Chemical. “During Labelexpo Americas, we’re
taking our customers from concept to consumer by showcasing our full range of
solutions for the marketplace. Customers can count on us not only for inks and
coatings, but also for color management, plates, brand protection and more. We
strive to be a partner our customers can turn to for any need they may have.”
Sun
Chemical Inks and Coatings Meet the Specific Needs of Each Individual Customer
Visitors of booth #5413 will be introduced
to Sun Chemical’s Solaris System, a complete line of inks, consumables and
coatings designed to meet all the printing needs of all narrow web and
packaging printers. The full range includes products for virtually all narrow
web applications, from self-adhesive and in-mold labels to wrap arounds, shrink
sleeves, tubes, and food and pharmaceutical packaging. The global series of
inks can be tailored to a printer’s specific needs no matter what substrate is
utilized including: films, foils, papers, pressure-sensitive papers, plastics,
vinyl, top-coated polyethylene, polypropylene, and more.
Also on display will be Sun Chemical’s
SunSpectro® family of reverse/surface print inks. These inks increase pressroom
productivity by printing at high speeds without defects, and are designed to
provide resistance to heat, water, scuff and rub.
Sun
Chemical Coatings Utilize Sensory Special Effects and Late-Stage
Differentiation
Sun Chemical’s wide range of coatings will
be on display during the show including a variety of options for satin, matte
and gloss printing, in addition to its SunInspire sensory coatings line which
offer special effects that allow a customers’ product packaging to stand out on
store shelves visually through high luster metallic, fluorescent, glitter,
pearlescent, as well as iridescent finishes. SunInspire tactile coatings,
ranging from coarse and gritty to soft and smooth, appeal to the sense of
touch. Other coatings in the line can create an interactive experience with
color shifting, reticulating, and other aromatic coatings.
Visitors can also see live demonstrations of
Sun Chemical’s SunLase laser marking solutions, a coating that enables brand
owners to add information to both secondary and primary packaging information
after the filling and closure of the pack, whether for practical supply chain
purposes or as a late stage packaging differentiator.
The SunLase solution prints a transparent or
tinted coating onto a packaging substrate during the printing process. After
the packaging has been sealed, variable coding graphic information, such as
barcodes, QR codes, and “Use By” dates or branding, can be created using a low
power CO2 or fiber laser to change the color of the patch to black where
marked, with no risks to the packaged product.
SunGraphics
HD Plate Certified Technology Produces Packaging that Pops
Narrow web, tag and label and corrugated
printers at the show will be introduced to SunGraphics high definition
flexographic plate technology, with Esko HD software and CDI high resolution
imaging. Converters that utilize the HD printing plates can print with an image
quality of up to 4,000 PPI resulting in expanded tonal range and wider color gamut
to produce sharper more vibrant images and colors.
Printers will also see the new Flat-Top Dot
technology that prints with 30-60 percent less impression sensitivity compared
to standard digital plates, which allows for longer, cleaner, more consistent
runs from beginning to end.
Certified by ESKO through a rigorous
process, Sun Chemical’s HD plates are one of the select few worldwide that are
proven to help achieve higher ink densities, reduce or eliminate pin-holing,
improve print quality in the shadow areas and create a smoother more uniform
ink lay down for solid coverage.
Meeting
Brand Owner Needs from the Design Stage
Sun Branding Solutions (SBS), the packaging
brand lifecycle management agency of Sun Chemical, works extensively with brand
owners to ensure that packaging is pivotal to their retail presence,
harmonizing global brands, optimizing shelf impact and package performance, and
helping to make packaging a pivot point for integrated multichannel promotional
campaigns.
Through the expertise of SBS, Sun Chemical
can work with brand owners and retailers to optimize packaging at the design
stage, evaluating alternative formats and structures, reducing surplus
packaging, or supporting a transition to lower-gauge materials.
PantoneLIVE
Provides Advanced Color Management
Sun Chemical is the preferred partner for
ink supply and a key contributor to the PantoneLIVE technology, a cloud-based
color management solution on display from X-Rite/Pantone, which enables brand
owners to accurately communicate colors across a packaging supply chain.
Brand
Protection Products Offer Anti-Counterfeiting Solutions
Sun Chemical will showcase an infrared
coding solution called Verigard, a security system that adds a small quantity
of taggants, or chemical markers, to inks, varnishes or coatings for use in any
print process on any substrate, by using a demonstration unit containing a
control box and conveyor belt. Using sensors attached to the control box
mounted on the conveyor belt, the verifier monitors the presence/absence of the
printed ink containing taggants, and/or the printed film thickness.
Water-Based
Flexo Dispenser Program Decreases Ink Spend
Printers using water-based flexo inks can
now decrease their overall bottom-line operating expenses in ink volume and ink
costs by up to 25 percent with Sun Chemical Water-Based Flexo Dispenser
Program. The water-based flexo dispenser is unique in that it can make process,
blending bases and spot colors all from the same machine. To learn more, visit
www.sunchemical.com/wbdispenser.
Sun
Chemical Displays Digital Inkjet Capabilities
Sun Chemical will demonstrate its capability
in the joint development of ink solutions for single pass inkjet in label,
packaging and pharmaceutical applications, together with OEM partners and in
collaboration with all of the major print head manufacturers. A complete range
of solutions for the digital press aftermarket will be on display during the
show and include ranges from OPV to adhesives.
To learn more about Sun Chemical’s products
on display during Labelexpo Americas 2014, visit www.sunchemical.com/labelexpo
or visit booth #5413 September 9-11, 2014 in Rosemont, Illinois. Visitors who
come to Sun Chemical’s booth will receive a label for their game piece to win a
Harley Davidson motorcycle.
