Interpret the main development trend of UV ink from four aspects

The emergence of new inks is good news for many people. They can help printers meet different production requirements and meet severe marketing challenges. Ink, together with the substrate (usually paper) and the printing press, are called the three major elements of commercial printing. With the increasing color printing, the role of ink in the printing process has become more and more important. People always want the printed matter to show rich and vivid colors. This is a very difficult task, because printing companies can choose a limited number of safe inks, and under the pressure of competition, they have to continuously improve their productivity.

Currently, there are four main trends driving the ink industry forward: environmental issues, the use of energy-curable inks and coatings, the growth of digital printing, and the increasing demand for high-quality, high-productivity inks in the market. In all areas, printing houses have found that ink performance can have a significant impact on their economic benefits.

Trend 1: More environmentally friendly

Environmental issues are the main driving force for ink innovation. As an environmental website pointed out: "The printing industry should consciously improve its environmental performance, because printing, like most industrial production processes, requires the use of many harmful chemicals and energy, and generates a lot of waste. These factors accumulate If you get up, it will have a serious impact on air, water and land. In addition, the printing house will also be subject to various laws and regulations promulgated by the state and local government. "

Although the substrate has become the primary goal of environmentalists (because the papermaking process consumes a lot of energy and trees), ink has attracted widespread attention from printing companies who want to seek sustainable development.

Statistics from the National Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers (NAPIM) show that the profitability of the ink manufacturing industry in 2006 was only 1.9%, so this industry needs to strengthen its supply chain and Cost control. The rapid increase in the price of ink raw materials caused by product shortages has forced many ink suppliers to abandon the production of traditional inks and turned their attention to other profitable markets.

The market for ink raw materials has embarked on a globalization path, and ink manufacturers can choose their own products worldwide. However, the spot trading of ink raw materials will still be affected by international price trends. Therefore, no matter where they go, ink manufacturers must find alternative materials that can produce inks of the same quality to reduce the impact of ink production on the environment.

Trend 2: Energy curing trend

If you look at the press conferences of major ink companies in 2007, you will find that energy-curable inks, especially UV and UV / traditional mixed inks, have become a new development trend. The market favors energy-curable inks mainly for the following reasons:

Lower energy usage and no VOC;

Instant curing facilitates post-processing of printed matter;

Stronger durability and higher printing quality.

In addition, UV-curable inks can be printed on almost all substrates, including plastics without pores, and it is also very easy for printing houses to switch from traditional inks to UV-curable inks. The growth rate of energy curing ink has become the fastest growing indicator in the ink manufacturing industry. Although the fixed cost of installing UV light sources has fallen compared to before, they still require a lot of investment from printing houses. Although many new printers are ready to use UV or mixed inks, operators still need to reset the ink rollers of the printer.

The cost of energy-curable inks is about 2 to 3 times that of traditional inks, and due to the safety of certain raw materials, they also require different treatments. If a printing house only considers the price of ink per pound, then it will not choose UV and mixed ink. However, from the perspective of the total cost of printing, the development prospect of energy-curable inks is still very optimistic.

Although UV ink is suitable for all printing machines, it is the most important for large-format digital printing. According to statistics, at least 25% of commercial printing plants currently use digital printing machines for production. In most cases, these printers mainly use digital printers to print short-form, variable-data printing jobs and commercial prints such as brochures or direct mail.

Despite this, there are still many printing plants using large-format or ultra-large-format printing machines to expand their customer base. These devices can be used to produce signs, banners, exhibitions and point-of-sale images. In these applications, water-based and solvent-based inks cannot stand the test of long-term exposure to severe weather, so UV inkjet inks have become the best choice for people. In addition, UV inks can not only directly print on the surface of rigid and non-porous substrates (such as foam board, Coroplast, Sintra, glass and wood, etc.), but also have stronger resistance to moisture and sunlight than other inks.

Trend 3: Quality factors

Print customers always want to get high-quality prints that meet specifications. For example, they want to use highlights to enhance the texture of images of valuable objects such as cars and jewelry. In addition, they also want to use ink to make their printed products stand out from many similar products.

At the same time, printers hope to simplify their workflow through inks. These inks must be stable during high-speed printing-so as to reduce the number of adjustments of the printing press and improve the consistency of printing. In addition, the printing house also hopes that the inks it uses have the characteristics of easy cleaning and the ability to shorten job preparation time.

No matter which process is used, the printing house hopes to print the most products with the least ink. Obviously this is a contradictory requirement. The printing house should not only maintain the impact and saturation of printed colors, but also reduce the amount of ink used. The best solution is to increase the strength of the pigment, and many ink manufacturers have agreed to this request made by customers. But this will undoubtedly increase the production cost of ink manufacturers. In addition, too much pigment will affect the fluidity of the ink, which in turn hinders its performance on the press. Every printing house knows clearly that if the performance of the ink is not as good as expected, then the entire printing process will be affected by downtime, waste and rework.

Trend 4: Expansion of color gamut

As we all know, the traditional printing process using yellow, cyan and black primary inks will encounter difficulties in copying full-color images. The recent advances in prepress and ink manufacturing have provided printers with the ability to expand the color gamut. In addition to standard four-primary inks, printers can now use light green, red, and blue inks for color printing. Therefore, while the prepress system can divide the image into seven colors, the increased primary colors must also bring higher saturation, purity, and consistency to the printed image, thereby ensuring the success of printing production.

We see that printing inks with a larger color gamut have started in the United States, including some ink manufacturers' products specifically designed to meet the needs of a certain customer.

The importance of color management is also increasing. Advertisers and brand owners have invested a lot of money in brand building, and color plays an important role in the brand image.

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