Novel Printing Concept for Sustainable Packaging

The two companies used waterborne UV resins offered by Cytec Industries, a supplier of UV/EB curable systems for a wide variety of ink and coating applications. Nearly 20 different water-based resin dispersions were evaluated for their drying speed, curing properties, and scuffability, with several meeting the desired performance requirements. The best resins appeared to be polyurethanes (aliphatic or aromatic) or polyurethane/acrylic co-poplymers.