By Dr. Calvin Lakhan, Circular Innovation Hub, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University Few descriptors in packaging carry as much implicit reassurance as “water-based.” The term evokes benign chemistry, low emissions and an easy sustainability win. Energy-cured systems, by contrast, often are perceived as industrial and energy-hungry, associated in the … [Read more...] about Greener Than It Sounds? A Life Cycle Comparison of Water-Based, UV and EB Inks Across Nine Packaging Formats
Print & Packaging
UV/EB Printing Sparks the Fuse of the Trading Card Boom: An Interview with Corey Lewis, Founder of Card Juice
By Cara Bommarito, sustainability manager, RadTech The global sports trading card market has experienced major growth in the last five years, and it is going to heat up even more. In 2024, the estimated trading card market was 14.9 billion, and it is projected to scale to 52.1 billion by 2034, with collectable trading card games growing to 10.9 billion in 2030. It is safe to … [Read more...] about UV/EB Printing Sparks the Fuse of the Trading Card Boom: An Interview with Corey Lewis, Founder of Card Juice
Comparison of UV-Curable and Thermal Silicone Coatings for New Linerless-Label Applications
By Tim Rummel, technical mgr.-North and Central America, Wacker Chemical Corp. The linerless revolution for labels is inevitable, though it will come slowly. In case they are unfamiliar, linerless labels are ones where there is no paper or film release liner to protect the adhesive, just a label that can release from the image side with the usual adhesive on the other side. … [Read more...] about Comparison of UV-Curable and Thermal Silicone Coatings for New Linerless-Label Applications
PDP Taps UV Energy to Create Award-Winning Beer Bottle Labels
By Liz Stevens, writer, UV+EB Technology Precise Digital Printing, Inc. (PDP), of Bensenville, Illinois, is a trade-only printer of banners, rigid signs, decals and more for the Chicagoland area. The company offers digital printing, installation, product development, print embellishments, quality assurance, lamination, banner finishing, fulfillment and kitting. It offers an … [Read more...] about PDP Taps UV Energy to Create Award-Winning Beer Bottle Labels
Back to the Present with UV Retrofits for Offset
By Patrick Henry, WhatTheyThink As every printer knows, a skid of still-wet sheets on the pressroom floor is a pile of paper that can’t turn into a stack of profit until the job is dry enough to be trimmed, folded, finished and shipped to the customer. That can take time – and time when nothing other than drying is happening is the opposite of productive in a busy offset … [Read more...] about Back to the Present with UV Retrofits for Offset