• MAY 2012

    DRUPA EXHIBITION 3rd - 16th May

    Everyone attending the Drupa exhibition will be frantically preparing for the biggest sho w of it's kind. With just two weeks until the doors open, we here at Pulse are no exception.

    Three weeks of exhibiting is a long time for anyone to be on their feet! Aching limbs, sore feet and plently of coffee is all part of this, so to relieve the burden for just one person, we are staggering our team of experts who are attending the show. 

    Let's meet the them....

    Gary Seward - Managing Director
    Gary has technical and sales experience having worked in the printing industry for over 20 years. His started his career at Sicpa Aarberg then later moving to Flint Ireland. He set-up Pulse Roll Label Products Ltd 11 years ago where he is now at the forefront of narrow web ink and varnish manufacturing. His knowledge about current market trends is extensive and his focus is on the importance of low migration and developing our international market.

    Chris Price - Laboratory Manager
    With a Masters degree in biological chemistry from Leicester University, Chris has 18 years experience in research & development and production within the printing ink industry. He joined the Pulse Group 12 years ago and has been with Pulse Roll Label Products for the last 7 years. He currently leads our team of technicians in developing new products and providing technical service to customers worldwide.

    Craig Lock -  Technical Sales
    Craig started his career 17 years ago in quality control for Bousfield Printing Products and more recently held the position of Technical Sales Development Manager with Stehlin Hostag Ink. He has hands on knowledge of ink and coating technology and his background and experience quality control, development projects and technical service is a valuable asset to the company.

     

     
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Waterbased Varnish Product Selector

DESCRIPTION
Waterbased and UV curable varnishes for general purpose use including labels and packaging. Offering fast drying speed and excellent very good properties.

PROPERTIES
Fast cure. Low viscosity. Very good chemical and product resistance. Very good water resistance. Good adhesion. All items on this list are MBP, OHBP, BDK, ITX-free. All items are Benzophenone-free, except where indicated on the list. Please see list for suitability for overprinting and foil blocking.
Blockable varnishes are not suitable for direct thermal
Optimal cure and resistance properties will be seen 24 hours after printing. In order to achieve solvent and chemical resistance, the following factors are important: -

1. even layer of varnish
2. good flow out
3. good curing
4. optimal varnish / material combination
Unless the printed layer is a barrier to migration and there is no possibility of set off to the unprinted (food contact) surface, standard varnishes are 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 (see list). 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.

SUBSTRATES
Coated paper and board. Top coated thermal paper. Treated/primed polyethylene. Treated/primed polypropylene. Aluminium foils. Polyester, PVC.  Other materials after testing. Please ask our laboratory, and/or send material samples, for more detailed advice and recommendations.

APPLICATION
Stir well before use. Rollers EPDM, UV lamps minimum 80 w/cm.  WB Flexo: Anilox 100; 140 l/cm, anilox volume 6-10 cm3/m2. Minimum dryer temp 500C with good air flow

RANGE

STORAGE & HANDLING
Store at temperatures between 50C and 250C. Protect from sunlight and frost. In unopened containers, these items have a shelf life of 12 months.

PACKAGING
5kgs, 10kgs, 25kgs, 200kgs, 1000kgs. Please ask for details

AUXILIARY PRODUCTS
RLA301 UV Slip/Flow Agent (silicone containing) (add up to 5% as required). Do not add in Foil Blockable / Overprintable varnishes
RLA313 UV Thinner/Reducer (add up to 5% as required). Do not add in low odour varnishes – use RLA387
RLA387 UV R43-Free Thinner (add up to 10% as required)
RLA367 UV Defoamer (Silicone-containing) (add up to 1% maximum). Do not add in Foil Blockable / Overprintable varnishes
RLA379 UV Defoamer (Silicone-free) (add up to 1% maximum)
RLA350 UV Wash-up
RLA394 Flexwash Aqua III Waterbased Wash-up