• DECEMBER 2011

    PULSE ROLL LABEL PRODUCTS LTD SET FOR NEW BESPOKE BASE

    Yate’s Stover Trading Estate is to become the new home of Pulse Roll Label Products in a 24,000 sq ft deal negotiated by national commercial property consultancy.

    The specialist ink manufacturer for the global printing market has taken a ten year lease on Unit U on the estate, located 11 miles north east of Bristol city centre.

    On the advice of LSH and joint agent BNP Paribas, the property will undergo a significant refurbishment programme by the landlords prior to occupancy later this month (December). Works include new offices, improved security features and amenity areas.

    To meet its business needs exactly, Pulse Roll is making further revisions through the addition of a laboratory which, explains director Gary Seward, is a key operational requirement.

    He says: "For R&D purposes, high quality laboratory facilities are essential particularly when testing new inks used in the food manufacturing industry where segregation and non contamination is vital. At Pulse Roll we strive for good manufacturing practice and are confident these new premises, once complete, will give us the right amount of quality space in which to grow and develop our worldwide export business."

    Tim Beare, Associate Director in LSH’s Bristol office commented: "Due to the nature of its operations the tenant needed accommodation which complied with its high specification requirements. Our client was able to provide this at Stover where, following works, Unit U will offer good quality space with excellent security and refurbished offices".

     

    NOVEMBER 2011

    PULSE QUALIFIES FOR HP ‘How to Guide’

    UK based ink manufacturer Pulse Roll Label Products has been added to the list of approved suppliers in the HP ‘How to guide’ – Selecting Varnishes and Over-lamination for HP Indigo Labels and Packaging Digital Press. The company qualifies following rigorous testing of two of its IV DigiTech UV flexo varnishes for digital printing at the HP Indigo demonstration centre in Spain and at its manufacturing facility in Israel.

    The IV Digitech range of UV varnishes is aimed at users of HP Indigo digital presses and is available in gloss, matt, super matt and foil block-able formulations. The range also includes a UV primer that permits in-line UV printing or overprinting to accept digital inks. The formulations are suited to a wide range of substrates including coated paper, board, coated thermal paper, treated and primed synthetics as well as aluminium foils. A new addition to the range includes a high-slip digital varnish developed for wine labels that is available in a matt or gloss finish.

    "The problem lies in achieving good product resistance when overprinting digitally printed webs" says Pulse Managing Director, Gary Seward. "The IV varnishes offer excellent resistance to a wide range of chemicals as well as hot fill applications where conventional formulations tend to crack. HP has seen the benefits of these products in use at many of our customers.The Digitech IV UV overprint varnishes for HP Indigo presses have been specially formulated to provide optimised product resistance without the need to Corona treat or drive off residual imaging oil. We are delighted to have been added to the HP ‘How to guide’ which reflects our growing standing as a key international player in the label ink industry".

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Screen Inks

SF***  UV SCREEN SILICONE-FREE OPAQUE WHITE

UVS UV CURABLE INK



SF*** UV SCREEN SILICONE-FREE OPAQUE WHITE

DESCRIPTION
UV silk screen ink for narrow web presses printing self adhesive labels. For use on the majority of substrates and suitable for rotary screen or flatbed printing machines. Formulated to be silicone-free and to be used as a first-down white for subsequent overprinting by letterpress, litho, flexographic and screen inks and varnishes.

PROPERTIES
High opacity and whiteness, Good adhesion, Fast cure speed, Excellent flow, Good product resistance, Silicone-free, Suitable for combination printing.

Unless the printed layer is a barrier to migration and there is no possibility of set off to the unprinted (food contact) surface, SF*** ink series is not intended for food packaging specifications.
For applications where the material is not a barrier, or set off is possible, we recommend the use of Low Migration inks & varnishes. Contact us for further details.
It must also be mentioned that the Printer/Converter and Packer/ Filler has legal responsibility to ensure compliance with the relevant legislation for food packaging.

APPLICATION
Mix well before use.

Screen: Flat 120T - 140T, Gallus: KM - KF, Stork 315/15% - 305/13%

UV Lamps: minimum 120 w/cm

Print speeds up to 100 m/min

SUBSTRATES
Coated papers and boards, Coated/treated PE/PP, PVC, Polyester, Foils, Other materials after suitable testing.

GUIDELINES FOR USE
Additives: Additives may be used to alter the ink properties to suit particular press conditions. Please contact the technical department for information or recommendations on reducers, flow aids and photoinitiators.
Thermal Printing: SF*** series is not suitable for printing on to thermal papers.
Laser Printing: SF*** series is not suitable for laser overprinting.
Thermal Transfer/Hot Foil Printing: SF*** series is not suitable for overprinting with thermal transfer. Hot foiling is possible but due to the wide variety of foils available should be fully evaluated prior to production runs.
Varnishes: SF*** may be varnished with any of our standard range of UV varnishes. Our technical department can provide advice for the best varnish for your application.
Cleaning: Equipment does not need to be cleaned immediately provided there is no exposure to sunlight. Ink should be cleaned with a UV wash such as RLA350 or suitable solvent such as Ethyl Acetate.

STORAGE & HANDLING
Store at temperatures between 50C and 250C. In unopened containers SF*** series inks have a shelf life of 12 months.

PACKAGING
5kgs

AUXILIARY PRODUCTS
RLA313 UV Reducer, RLA350 UV Wash. 

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UVS UV CURABLE INK


DESCRIPTION
UV curing screen ink suitable for printing on paper, unsupported polypropylene, and other synthetic label materials.

PROPERTIES
High colour strength.Fast cure.Good printability.Excellent adhesion properties

APPLICATION
Mix well before use. Gallus HS, KS, Stork 120, 140 recommended. UV Lamps: minimum 120 w/cm. Print speeds up to 80 m/min. Clean equipment immediately after use (RLA350 UV Wash is recommended). Fully cured UVS inks will obtain resistance properties 24 hours after printing.   

SUBSTRATES
Suitable for a wide range of
coated papers and films, and label stocks such as coated PE, PP, PVC, PET, and OPP. The suitability for uncoated synthetic substrates such as PP should be tested before printing. The surface tension should be 38 dyne/cm or above, and corona treatment can improve the wetting.

STORAGE & HANDLING
Store at temperatures between 10
0C and 200C. Shelf life is 12 months from date of manufacture (as seen on the label).

AUXILLARIES
Cleaners: RLA350 UV Wash, RLA351 Ethyl Acetate, RLA355 Acetone. RLA303 UV Reducer (add up to 5% as required) RLA301 UV Silicone Slip Additive (add up to 5% as required) RLA385 UV Wax Slip Additive (add up to 5% as required) RLA367 UV Defoamer (Silicone-containing) (add up to 1% maximum)

PACKAGING
5kgs buckets

HEALTH & SAFETY
Please refer to relevant MSDS for information on labelling classifications, waste product and container disposal, and personal protection measures.

RANGE
* Denotes full strength. Lightfastness of tints will be reduced.
8 = Excellent
1 = Poor
‡ Denotes resistances to products listed.
+ = very resistant (5)
(-) = needs testing for suitability by customer
- = poor resistance (1)
(on a 1 to 5 scale)

These resistances are tested according to:
Lightfastness: ISO 2835-1974
Alcohol Resistance: ISO 2837-1996
Acid / Grease / Alkali Resistances: ISO 2836-1999

 

Pulse

L/Fast

Resistances‡

Shade

Code

BWS*

Alcohol

Acid

Grease

Alkali

Transparent White

UVS000

N/A

+

+

+

+

Opaque White

UVS001

8

+

+

+

+

Flat Bed Opaque White

UVS002

8

+

+

+

+

Yellow

UVS003

4-5

+

+

+

+

Orange

UVS005

4-5

+

+

+

+

Warm Red

UVS006

4-5

(-)

+

(-)

+

Red 032

UVS007

5

(-)

+

(-)

+

Rubine

UVS008

4

+

(-)


(-)

Rhodamine

UVS009

7

+

+

+

+

Purple

UVS010

7

+

+

+

+

Violet

UVS011

7

+

+

+

+

072 Blue

UVS012

7

+

+

+

+

Reflex Blue

UVS013

7

+

+

+

+

Process Blue

UVS014

7

+

+

+

+

Green

UVS015

7

+

+

+

+

Mixing Black

UVS016

8

+

+

+

+

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