The new range of Opaque White inks in the EkoCure series is created for use on shrink sleeves with more than 70% shrink, according to Flint Group Narrow Web.
Using ultra-violet light emitting diode (UV LED) free radical technology, EkoCure Shrink Opaque Whites have adhesion and are suitable for films such as polyvinyl chloride, oriented polystyrene oriented polypropylene, polylactic acid and polyethylene terephthalate glycol.
They feature printability, flow out, opacity, whiteness and are provided in a range of coefficient of friction (COF) values.
Since the UV LED curing process does not generate any infra-red heat, printers can use EkoCure products with UV LED lamps on presses that have no or minimal heat management to produce printing shrink film labels.
In September 2013, EkoCure UV LED ink technologies received the the Award for Innovation at The Label Industry Global Awards in Brussels.
Flint Group was named joint winner alongside co-supplier and development partner, Mark Andy.
