Coating ingredients for Lithographic & Offset Inks

EBECRYL® 578 by allnex is an inert resin diluted in trimethylolpropane ethoxylate triacrylate (TMPEOTA). It possesses medium viscosity, and is VOC-, chloride- and solvent-free. It is developed for ultraviolet light (UV) or electron beam (EB) cured offset lithographic inks and coating.

• It provides good adhesion to various substrate such as metallic and plastic materials.
• It exhibits good pigment wetting and high reactivity and cure speed, and low color for clearcoat.
• EBECRYL® 578 is used in other applications such as screen, gravure, flexo and overprint varnish.
• It has a shelf life of 2 years.

EBECRYL® 436 by allnex is a reactive chlorinated polyester resin diluted 40% with the reactive diluent trimethylolpropane triacrylate (TMPTA). It exhibits good lithographic behavior, pigment wetting properties and fast cure response in ultraviolet light (UV) curable coatings and inks. Cured films of EBECRYL® 436 display good adhesion to metals, plastics and paper. It is recommended for wet lithographic inks for paper, plastics and metals, overprint varnishes and post-formable inks.

EBECRYL® 3701 by allnex is a VOC-, solvent- and tin-free, modified bisphenol A epoxy diacrylate. It imparts flexibility and toughness to ultraviolet light (UV) or electron beam (EB) cured coatings and inks, while maintaining fast cure response and superior chemical resistance that are typical of standard epoxy acrylates.

• It provides high gloss, and good abrasion and impact resistance.
• Formulated UV/EB curable products containing EBECRYL® 3701 may be applied via direct or reverse roll, offset gravure, metering rod, slot die, knife-over-roll, air knife, curtain, immersion and spin coating methods.
• It is recommended for clear coatings for paper, wood and rigid plastic, as well as lithographic, screen and flexographic ink vehicles.

EBECRYL® 3703 by allnex is an amine-modified bisphenol A epoxy acrylate. Suitable for clear coatings for paper & plastics, topcoats for wood, and lithographic- & screen ink vehicles.

• It shows an exceptionally fast cure via exposure to ultraviolet light.
• UV/EB cured products based on EBECRYL® 3703 exhibit good flexibility, high gloss, good abrasion- & chemical resistance, and enhanced adhesion to plastics.
• It may be applied by lithographic, screen, gravure, direct or reverse roll, and curtain coating methods.
• It has a shelf life of 2 years.

EBECRYL® 860 by allnex is an epoxidized soya oil acrylate. Exhibits good hydrophilic-lipophilic balance for lithography and good surface appearance. It improves the flow and leveling of UV or electron beam (EB) curable inks and coatings. It enhances pigment & substrate wetting and adhesion when used as a modifier. Recommended for overprint varnishes for paper, lithographic ink vehicles, metal decorating and protective coatings, screen ink vehicles and pigmented wood coatings. Formulated products containing EBECRYL® 860 may be applied via direct or reverse roll, offset gravure, metering rod, slot die, knife over roll, air knife, curtain, immersion and spin coating methods, as well as flexographic, lithographic and screen printing.

EBECRYL® 11 by allnex is a polyethylene glycol diacrylate derivative. It is 100% water soluble characterized by low viscosity and low color. It offers good flexibility and low water resistance. It is recommended for use in screen inks, wood applications and paper coatings. Formulated UV/EB curable products containing EBECRYL® 11 may be applied by lithographic, screen, gravure, direct or reverse roll, and curtain coating methods. The shelf life of the grade is 2 years.

EBECRYL® 811 by allnex is a UV or EB curable polyester acrylate. Inks made using EBECRYL® 811 obtain excellent adhesion to calendered vinyl, polystyrene, polyolefins and PVC. It offers excellent water balance for printing on non-absorbent substrates along with very low misting. It is recommended for offset inks, specifically for printing credit cards and smart cards. It is also used for printing on plastic signage and banners as well as containers.

Sasolwax Spray 30 distributed by DKSH is an economical, fine micronized sprayed wax powder. It offers good rub resistance and excellent slip and gloss performance.

• Sasolwax Spray 30 is available in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Portugal, Sweden and United Kingdom.
• It complies with BfR requirement XXV, Part C and FDA.

ALPEX® CK 514/PAST by allnex is a synthetic resin based on cyclized rubber crosslinker. It possesses good resistance to chemicals. It is readily compatible with mineral oils. Because of the non-polar structure, it reduces emulsification of offset inks with the dampening agent employed. It improves ink transfer and provides prints with good scratch resistance immediately after printing. It improves gloss. It is suitable for letterpress inks for high-speed printing machines. ALPEX® CK 514/PAST is used in screen printing inks for various purposes including the production of printed circuits. In gravure printing, it improves the ink transfer properties and reduces flocculation of pigments. It is designed for packaging coatings. The shelf life is 180 days.

EBECRYL® 441 by allnex is a highly reactive, chlorinated, bisphenol-A-free polyester resin. It offers improved ink-water balance and lower misting. Exhibits good pigment wetting and dispersion characteristics and is useful as a pigment grinding resin in lithographic ink formulations. It can be diluted with reactive monomers like HDDA, TMPTA, TPGDA and OTA 480. It is designed for screen, gravure inks and flexographic printing. UV curing inks produced with EBECRYL® 441 offers high reactivity and excellent adhesion to plastic, metal and paper substrates.