Products in Adhesives & Sealants: Flexography Ink

DIACRON™ FC-3294 is a polyester resin with excellent solvent solubility and is optimal as a binder for paints and inks. It exhibits excellent adhesion to plastic films, moldings and metals such as aluminum, copper, and iron. It improves hardness, heat resistance, toughness, and solvent resistance by using curing agents such as isocyanates and epoxy resins.   Features: Excellent pigment dispersion. Can be used with cross-linking agents. Excellent chemical and weather resistance   Benefits: Solvent solubility High solid differentiation Durability   Applications: For various types of inks (Screen printing and inkjet, etc. )               PCM coatings      Solventless & High Solids Coating     *DIACRON™ is provided by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, a member of the Mitsubishi Chemical Group.

DIACRON™ FC-1588 is a polyester resin with excellent solvent solubility. It is a low molecular weight (Mw)-grade of ER-535 and is optimal as a binder for paints and inks. Especially, the use of organic solvents can be reduced because low viscosity high-solid solutions are possible. It improves hardness, heat resistance, toughness, and solvent resistance by using curing agents such as isocyanates and epoxy resins.   Features: Low temperature fusion Excellent metal adhesion Excellent pigment dispersion. Can be used with cross-linking agents   Benefits: Solvent solubility High solid differentiation Use of biomass raw materials   Applications: Solventborne Coating For various types of inks Solventless & High Solids Coating   *DIACRON™ is provided by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, a member of the Mitsubishi Chemical Group.

DIACRON™ FC-3288 is a polyester resin with excellent pigment dispersibility. It is a low Tg grade and is optimal as a binder for paints and adhesives. By blending with a high Tg grade DIACRON, it exhibits excellent adhesion and bendability to plastic films, moldings and metals such as aluminum, copper and iron. It improves hardness, heat resistance and toughness by using additive such as isocyanates.   Features: Low Tg and excellent substrate adhesion Excellent chemical and weather resistance Excellent pigment dispersion   Benefits: Use of biomass raw materials Flexibility  Durability   Applications: PCM coatings Adhesives for films Binder for screen inks Heat seal   *DIACRON™ is provided by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, a member of the Mitsubishi Chemical Group.

DIACRON™ FC-3352 is a polyester resin with excellent environmental friendliness using 5wt% of biomass material. It is a high Tg and a low molecular weight (Mw)-grade and is optimal as a binder for paints and inks. Especially, the use of organic solvents can be reduced because low viscosity high-solid solutions are possible. It improves hardness, heat resistance, toughness, and solvent resistance by using curing agents such as isocyanates and epoxy resins.   Features: Excellent chemical resistance Heat-resistant Excellent pigment dispersion. Can be used with cross-linking agents   Benefits: Solvent solubility High solid differentiation Use of biomass raw materials   Applications: PCM coatings For various types of inks Solventless & High Solids Coating   *DIACRON™ is provided by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, a member of the Mitsubishi Chemical Group.

DIACRON™ ER-502 is a polyester resin with excellent solvent solubility. It is a high acid value and high molecular weight (Mw)-grade and is optimal as a binder for paints and inks due to its excellent pigment dispersibility. It improves hardness, heat resistance, toughness, and solvent resistance by using curing agents such as isocyanates and epoxy resins.   Features: Low temperature fusion Excellent metal adhesion Excellent pigment dispersion Can be used with cross-linking agents   Benefits: Solvent solubility High solid differentiation Use of biomass raw materials   Applications: PCM coatings For various types of inks Solventless & High Solids Coating   *DIACRON™ is provided by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, a member of the Mitsubishi Chemical Group.

DIACRON™ FC-1565 is a polyester resin with excellent solvent solubility. It is a low molecular weight (Mw)-grade of FC-1494 and is optimal as a binder for paints and inks due to its excellent pigment dispersibility. It improves hardness, heat resistance, toughness, and solvent resistance by using curing agents such as isocyanates and epoxy resins.   Features: Excellent chemical resistance Excellent pigment dispersion Can be used with cross-linking agents   Benefits: Solvent solubility Durability High solid differentiation Use of biomass raw materials   Applications: Solventborne Coating For various types of inks Solventless & High Solids Coating   *DIACRON™ is provided by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, a member of the Mitsubishi Chemical Group.

DIACRON™ FC-3278 is a high Tg grade polyester resin with excellent environmental friendliness using 50wt% or more of recycled material. It improves hardness, heat resistance, toughness, and solvent resistance by using curing agents such as isocyanates and epoxy resins.   Features: Excellent chemical and weather resistance Excellent pigment dispersion. Heat-resistant Contains 50% recycled material   Benefits: Good heat resistance Durability   Applications: Powder Coating  PCM coatings      For various types of inks    *DIACRON™ is provided by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, a member of the Mitsubishi Chemical Group.

DIACRON™ FC-3399 is a polyester resin under development can be used for powder coating. It works well to keep color for a long time and has excellent mechanical strength by using curing agents such as TGIC and Primid (HAA) and Epoxy resins.   Features: Excellent chemical and weather resistance Excellent pigment dispersion Good mechanical strength Can be used with cross-linking agents   Benefits: Good heat resistance Durability High solid differentiation   Applications: Powder Coating For various types of inks Solventborne adhesive   *DIACRON™ is provided by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, a member of the Mitsubishi Chemical Group.

Texicryl® 13-814 is a styrene acrylic copolymer aqueous dispersion with excellent flexibility and adhesion properties. It is suitable for use as the main binder in flexo or gravure inks and has good clarity so is suitable for offset overprint. This acrylic dispersion will also be suitable to compound into barrier coatings, as it exhibits very low MVTR and Cobb values.

Texicryl® 13-812 is an alkali swellable emulsion designed for water-based printing ink formulations. It has excellent rub resistance and transfer properties. It is designed for use in flexographic inks for corrugated board. It is also suitable as a pigment grinding medium and let down vehicle.

Texicryl® 13-828 is a highly efficient alkali swellable emulsion designed for water-based printing ink formulations. The product has been designed for use in flexographic inks for corrugated board. It is also suitable as a pigment grinding medium and let down vehicle.

Texicryl® 13-809 is a styrene acrylic emulsion polymer designed for high gloss, water-based overprint varnishes and heat resistant inks. This styrene acrylic binder has been designed to provide superb clarity, water resistance, heat resistance, gloss etc. It can be used as deblocking modifier.

NovaCentrix manufactures silver nanopowder with average particle size of 25 nm, with a specific surface area of 23 m2 /gm. Silver nanopowder is used in electrically conductive inks for inkjet and flexographic printing. Silver has also been shown to have antimicrobial properties. Nanopowder offers tight size control, high purity, and excellent dispersibility. A top performer for many applications, including, photovoltaics, displays, energy storage, RFID and smart packaging. Also used in electrically conductive inks and adhesives for inkjet and flexographic printing.

EBECRYL® 812 is a radiation-curable coating presented as a clear liquid. Recognized for its low carbon footprint, this product stands out for being solvent-free and voc-free. Tailored for multiple markets, including adhesives and sealants, industrial applications, and printing and packaging, it serves diverse needs. Specifically, it finds its role in areas such as case and carton sealing, tape and label adhesives, and flexography ink applications on substrates like paper and plastics.

Omnipol 910 is a polymeric Type I photoinitiator, based on piperazino based compounds of the aminoalkylphenone photoinitiator class. The low level of photolysis product migration and low odor, make the product suitable for use in demanding applications such as food packaging inks. The strong UV Chromophore in the UV-B region makes the Omnipol 910 particularly useful in pigmented printing inks.

PHOTOMER® 4306 is a high boiling point monomeric liquid with a relative low viscosity. PHOTOMER® 4306 is a tetra functional monomer which under exposure to ionizing radiation or added sources of free radicals undergoes polymerization.

JRCure-1020 is white crystal flake in appearance.

JRCure-1101 is white crystalline in appearance.

Omnirad 127 D is a highly efficient Type I Photoinitiator that may be used to initiate the photo polymerization of unsaturated pre-polymers like acrylates – in combination with mono- or multifunctional monomers. Omnirad 127 D is especially suitable for all types of pigmented UV inks (offset, screen, flexo and inkjet) and clear coatings, particularly in thin coatings (such as overprint varnishes) but also in a variety of coating applications.

Omnilane OC 3005 cycloaliphatic epoxide is a standard flexibilizing cycloaliphatic epoxide resin. It is useful in many applications in which a higher viscosity or more flexible film is required.

PHOTOMER® 4399 is a medium viscosity mixture of penta-acrylate and hexa-acrylate monomer for UV/EB curable coatings and inks on paper, foil, wood and plastic substrates. It imparts excellent abrasion and scratch resistance as well as fast cure response together with good water and chemical resistance when formulated into UV/EB curable applications.

2-Isopropylthioxanthone is a Type II photoinitiator. It is typically used in combination with tertiary amines. Another major use is as a sensitizer to enhance the curing efficiency of both PL-907 and PL-369. It is soluble in most monomers, oligomers and pre-polymers but insoluble in H2O.

Omnilane OC 1005 cycloaliphatic epoxide is miscible with a wide range of organic solvents, including acetone, ethanol, and benzene. It’s low viscosity and good fluidity make it suitable for use in bulk manufacturing. The long term stability at ambient temperature is very good. It will react in the presence of acid anhydride curing agents at higher temperature. Omnilane OC 1005 when cured is suitable for use at high temperatures between 200 - 250°C for long periods.

1-hydroxy-cyclohexylphenyl-ketone is a fast curing type-I photoinitiator. It is soluble in most monomers, oligomers and pre-polymers but insoluble in H2O.

2-Benzyl-2-dimethylamino-1-(4-morpholinphenyl) butanone is a type I photoinitiator primarily used in non-white pigmented systems. It is oftentimes used with PL-ITX as a sensitizer to enhance the curing efficiency in inks. It is soluble in most monomers, oligomers and pre-polymers but insoluble in H2O.

UNI-REZ 2218 polyamide resin is an alcohol soluble type resin that is used for flexographic printing. It has balanced properties making it a good choice for general purpose flexographic surface printing.

JRCure-1065 is white crystalline powder in appearance.

UNI-REZ 111 polyamide resin is an alcohol soluble type resin that is used for flexographic printing. It has balanced properties making it a good choice for general purpose flexographic surface printing.

UNI-REZ 2248 polyamide resin is an alcohol soluble type resin for flexographic printing. It has high compatibility with nitrocellulose, excellent gel resistance, and excellent moisture tolerance.

Omnicat 550 is a highly reactive odorless and benzene free photoinitiator designed for use in cationic curing inks and coatings. It is particularly suited to use in pigmented inks. Omnicat 550 has good solubility in the cycloaliphatic epoxides and oxetane diluents used in cationic UV curing formulations. Omnicat 550 is not sensitized by either hydroxyketone photoiniators, thioxanthones or anthracene derivatives.

UNI-REZ 2940 polyamide resin is a co-solvent type resin which is soluble in alcohols, but typically requires mixtures of aliphatic hydrocarbons and alcohols for gel stability. UNI-REZ 2940 polyamide resin provides fast solvent release and good grease resistance in flexographic / gravure inks for plastic substrates and is especially effective as an overprint lacquer.

UNI-REZ 147 polyamide resin is an alcohol soluble / co-solvent type resin offering low temperature gel resistance and good compatibility with modifying resins. UNI-REZ 147 polyamide resin offers better blocking and gloss properties than other modified co-solvent types. It has good solvent compatibility, alcohol reducibility and compatibility to nitrocellulose.

Omnirad 4PBZ is an effective Type II photoinitiator used to initiate radical polymerization of unsaturated oligomers e.g. acrylates after exposure to UV light.

JRCure-1104 is white crystalline powder in appearance.

ADDAPT AS 400 is a Hydrophobe Modified Alkali Soluble Emulsion rheology modifier. It is an acrylic copolymer based emulsion in water