Getting Better All the Time

And yet, despite the uncertainty this situation creates for ink manufacturers, Hudson anticipates growth of Water Ink Technologies' UV products to be about 25 percent over the next year. "There's that much demand for it," he said.

Innovations

Prices may be uncertain in the ink and coating markets, but more and more innovations are hitting the marketplace that are well worth the money. One such breakthrough is Sun Chemical's WetFlex™, an ink system designed for the curing process, specifically EB, on a central impression (CI) flexographic press. Sun Chemical developed WetFlex with the help of a CI flexo press from Ko-Pack and an EB curing unit by Energy Sciences Inc. (ESI).