Get a head start optimizing White Ink based on 36 printing tests

Print quality in flexible packaging is heavily impacted by white ink. When white ink is not so opaque or homogenous the printed graphics look dull or grey. Increasing the printed ink weight by increasing anilox volume can improve opacity. But there are obvious trade-offs concerning bond strengths for lamination not to mention ink usage. White ink is typically 30% of a converters ink costs.

Join Esko, Apex, Sun Chemical & Windmöller & Hölscher as we present the results of 36 different print tests for optimal White Ink Opacity and quality. In the first webinar, we presented different ways to improve white ink opacity & ink laydown. Not surprisingly we were asked, “What is the best combination?” since there are many possible combinations of anilox volume, surface pattern, plate type & white inks. We accepted the challenge and got to work.

In this webinar, we will present “best combinations” from real print tests with White Ink.

We completed 36 print tests using:

• 5 anilox volumes
• 4 plate types
• 9 surface patterns
• 2 ink types
• 3 different print speeds

After the print tests, we measured the opacity of each possible combination and used a microscope to capture the ink homogeneity. This gives converters a massive head start in their quest to optimize white print quality, efficiency & cost improvement.

Key Take-Aways

• “Best” anilox volume, surface pattern & ink type combination
• Comparison of white opacity with different print speeds & white ink types
• Cost/benefit/improvement analysis

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FlexoKITE is a workshop, press floor, seminar series, and tradeshow rolled into one robust flexo user experience. Broadcasting from two brand-new Experience Centers in the Netherlands and India, FlexoKITE runs a fully-equipped integrated workflow of the latest equipment.

“Knowledge, Innovation, Technology, and Exploration” (KITE) are the driving forces that unify these industry leaders to deliver real-world technical content not limited to a single product area. FlexoKITE provides print converters and brands a comprehensive view of the entire plate-to-print process, focusing on the finished printed product while synchronizing the plate-screening, plate-processing, anilox and press steps.