Hubergroup's new UV offset/letterpress ink series has been designed for printing on a wealth of different substrates and is said to combine rapid curing with very good adhesion properties.
The NewV maxX universal ink is claimed to be the first on the market to unite the properties of a range of different UV ink series. By employing innovative vehicle technology, hubergroup has succeeded in formulating these inks for use not only on paper and card stocks, but also on non-absorbent substrates.
Excellent printability, optimum transfer, simple handling in the press and easy washup are promised, combined with good dot definition, a composed finish and excellent wet-on-wet printing characteristics. Specially developed pigment technology is claimed to give the inks a very high level of transparency ideally suited to printing metallised papers and card stocks for cosmetics, perfume and spirits packaging. The adhesion properties on various plastic materials, such as PE, PS, PVC and PP, "fully match those of a classic UV film ink".
Prints produced with NewV maxX can be easily laminated and foil blocked, and coated inline or offline with a water-based coating or a UV lacquer.
According to the manufacturer, NewV maxX offers greatly improved rub resistance compared with UV film inks for non-absorbent substrates. Very good ink transfer and optimum wetting properties, as well as the smooth finish it provides on non-absorbent substrates, also qualifies this ink series for printing sleeves and wrap-round labels for glass and PET bottles on UV web offset and UV letterpress presses.
