Toyo Ink Brasil Ltda., a member of the Toyo Ink
Group of Japan, today presented an upgraded lineup of high-performance
polyurethane-based surface and lamination inks for flexo and gravure printing.
The company offers a broad range of systems, from general-purpose snack structures
to high-end retort and hot-fill packaging applications.
“With Latin America being a key segment for
flexible packaging, we are looking to boost our presence in this important
market,” said Sergio Pera, director of Toyo Ink Brasil. “Demand continues to
grow for packaging solutions that offer greater convenience features, stronger
barriers, and lighter weight materials, and for shorter print runs. For this
reason, we have been working closely with our customers to improve our range of
polyurethane resin-based inks to meet their requirements for greater
versatility, performance.”
The new line of PU-based lamination inks offered by
Toyo Ink Brasil includes the general-purpose LioTech solvent-based flexo and
gravure systems. For general up to high-end retort applications that require
excellent content resistence, the company has available the LioValue
solvent-based gravure series, the REXTA solvent-based flexo series, the AquaCol
water-based gravure series and the AquaLiona water-based flexo series. Based on
the Group’s unique pigment dispersion system, Toyo Ink Brasil’s PU lineup shows
high color density for a wider color gamut, all the while providing excellent
bond strengths.
The new range of inks also leverages the company’s
advanced cross-link technology for polyurethane resins, making it possible for
converters to engineer packaging structures that exhibit superior heat
resistance, content resistance and low solvent retention for very low odor.
These systems are well suited for printing on a wide range of substrates, such
as corona treated OPP, PET, Nylon, without a primer or any other chemical
treatment.
Moreover, thanks to the low glass-transition
temperature of its special PU resins, Toyo Ink Brasil was able to develop inks
that demonstrate excellent stress-relaxation capability. This is essential in
avoiding delamination during the retort process, when the different layers of
laminated packaging structures expand or contract due to temperature changes.
PU-based
Systems Featured at Fispal Tecnologia
This week in Sao Paulo, Toyo Ink Brasil will be
showcasing its complete lineup of PU-based systems at Fispal Tecnologia 2018,
the international technology trade show for the food and beverage industry.
Visitors to its booth J-110 can expect to find the latest innovations for rigid
and flexible packaging offered by Toyo Ink Brasil for the Latin American
marketplace.
