Is it Time to Bump the Bump Treating

Plantier explained, forward thinking and quality conscious solvent printers have identified a number of ways surface treating actually enhances their converted product. Even though solvent inks are inherently more aggressive than their water-based counterparts, they can not overcome all the variables presented by pretreated film. Surface contaminants created by slip additives rising to the film surface create pin holing, inconsisent ink adhesion, and often reduce effective solvent line production speeds. Bump surface treating overcomes these obstacles to high-quality printing. Safe operation on solvent lines is achieved through the use of a special pressurized surface treating system.