Press manufacturer manroland together with partner companies is expediting nanotechnological applications in the field of printing. The company says these research approaches have the ability to make UV printing more attractive.
The company says that its Nanocure Project focuses on nanotechnological applications for radiation curing and is examining the use of new inks and coatings in printing presses.According to manroland, even non-absorbent materials that are hard to print by conventional methods such as foils can be printed with UV inks in outstanding quality. However, these advantages are opposed by certain challenges like high energy costs for drying and the possible migration of organic photoinitiators to packaged products.
Therefore the partners in the Nanocure Project are conducting research to find a new class of modified photoinitiators and UV-curable printing inks, coatings and adhesives based on this.
A statement from manroland says, “The project aims at achieving greatly improved efficiency in the conversion of radiant energy, a higher level of environment compatibility, no health hazards, and cost-efficient systems.”
