Hexion Specialty Chemicals Launches Three New UV-Curable Inks For InkJet Printing Applications.COLUMBUS, Ohio Columbus is the capital and the largest city of the American state of Ohio. Named for explorer Christopher Columbus, the city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and assumed the functions of state capital in 1816. -- Hexion Specialty Chemicals Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc. is a Fortune 500 company based in Columbus, Ohio that is the world’s largest producer of binder, adhesive, coating and ink resins for industrial applications. today announced the introduction of three new UV-curable ink sets for inkjet printing applications. The new inks are tailored to provide superior end user properties such as adhesion to difficult substrates, high flexibility, and low-dose curing. Hexion's new HexiLok(TM) inkjet ink is a UV-curable ink that provides excellent adherence to particularly problematic printing substrates such as glass, ceramics, and metals. This CMYK (Cyan Magenta Yellow blacK) The color space used for commercial printing and most color computer printers. In theory, cyan, magenta and yellow (CMY) can print all colors, but inks are not pure and black comes out muddy. ink set product can be used for applications such as decorative glass or ceramic tile printing as well as automotive metal parts and coatings. The company's new HexiFlex(TM) inkjet ink is a UV-curable ink that can extend greater than 200 percent. This product is particularly suited for fleet graphics, where its high elongation eliminates cracking on corrugated cor·ru·gate v. cor·ru·gat·ed, cor·ru·gat·ing, cor·ru·gates v.tr. To shape into folds or parallel and alternating ridges and grooves. v.intr. vehicle panels and around rivets. It also is well suited to applications such as thermoforming. Available in CMYK, HexiFlex inkjet inks provide excellent adhesion on rigid and flexible PVC PVC: see polyvinyl chloride. PVC in full polyvinyl chloride Synthetic resin, an organic polymer made by treating vinyl chloride monomers with a peroxide. , polycarbonate A category of plastic materials used to make a myriad of products, including CDs and CD-ROMs. , polyester, glass, aluminum, or stainless-steel substrates. For applications that require low-dose curing, Hexion has developed FlashCure(TM) inkjet ink. This CMYK ink set is a UV-curable ink that requires a dose of less than 20 mJ/cm2 for pinning (freezing the ink drop on the substrate) and is fully cured with less than 150 mJ/cm2. These inks were designed primarily for heat-sensitive substrates or high speed printing applications. Curing with a lower energy dose means that much thinner, rigid materials can be used without concerns of the substrate warping in the printer. "We are excited about these new products and the benefits they offer the industry," said Business Development Manager Paul Lindquist. "We continue to enable the digital print market with fresh ink solutions that are focused on satisfying the customer's most demanding needs." About Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Hexion Specialty Chemicals is the global leader in thermoset A polymer-based liquid or powder that becomes solid when heated, placed under pressure, treated with a chemical or via radiation. The curing process creates a chemical bond that, unlike a thermoplastic, prevents the material from being remelted. See thermoplastic. resins. Hexion serves the global wood and industrial markets through a broad range of thermoset technologies, specialty products and technical support for customers in a diverse range of applications and industries. Additional information is available at www.hexion.com. |
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