Triangle HSI inks run on high-speed inkjet printers like the Inca Onset X1 flatbed for high volume POP and packaging jobs. It cures fast with UV Mercury or LED lamps and can be used for indoor or outdoor settings since it is UV and water resistant without coating or lamination.
HSI is designed to match OEM adhesion on many digital graphic media. HSI is available in six colours, plus White and special order Orange, and is supported by INX’s UV Ink Train warranty programme.
Since INX introduced the VerifyInk™ security inks in June, brand owners have expressed interest as they look for ways to provide brand protection for their products. The most recent additions to the security inks portfolio include drop-on-demand (DOD) and continuous inkjet (CIJ) solutions.
‘We are excited to provide a solution to the packaging market that combines high security and customer engagement. For brand owners, these are two important drivers since counterfeit products cost the U.S. economy billions annually,’ indicated Renee Schouten, vice president of marketing. ‘These inks enable various printing and converting presses to print covert and overt technology, which includes track and trace capability. When used with VerifyMe’s proprietary and patented reading devices, it can identify fake products.’
The new INXShield™ UV Flexo and GS Slip coatings also help brand owners in other ways. The first functional coatings for packaging applications to be formulated with BioCote® antimicrobial technology, they are designed for application over dry water-based and cured UV inks (UV Flexo) and shrinkable film labels (GS Slip). BioCote protects the coating by inhibiting odour, staining and material degradation, and microbes on the surface.
‘Our UV Flexo coating provides a uniform layer with excellent gloss, slip and general resistance properties. With GS Slip, the overprint varnish makes it an ideal solution for shrinkable printing with OPS, PETG and PVC,’ said Schouten. ‘For brand owners in need of an environmentally friendly ink to be in line with their sustainability goals, INXhrc™ natural-based inks and Genesis™ washable inks will get the job done for them.’
A high-performance bio-renewable ink for flexographic, offset and gravure purposes, INXhrc reduces the carbon footprint of packaging materials and contributes to a circular economy. Genesis washable inks make it easier to recycle plastic films, therefore contributing to the circular reuse of materials. INX International will showcase these solutions at the Printing United Expo.
