EB's Bright Future

Last summer, Sun Chemical debuted WetFlex EC™, a flexographic printing process using UniQure™ inks, which is a line of wet-trapping UV and EB inks. It allows colors to trap over each other from one printing station to the next without smearing. McGovern feels this technology will lead to a major change in the way converters do business in the future. "The WetFlex process is still in the developmental stages, but from a print/press performance standpoint, use of the energy curable UniQure line will offer inks that require no diluents, remain stable in the sump and pan, print sharply, and provide tremendous color consistency."