ACTEGA North America launches next generation UV shrink ink system to ACTExact line

05 Jun 2017
ACTEGA North America

ACTEGA North America, a member of global specialty ink, coatings, and sealants company Altana AG, is launching a line of UV shrink inks to enhance its popular ACTExact™ system. This system is the next generation of shrink inks that provide strong stability and wider operating windows that the newer print stations demand.

“Viscosity and stability play a critical role for today’s newly-designed print stations,” says Jim Harris, Segment Manager for ACTEGA’s Labels division. “We’ve expanded our popular line of ACTExact UV Shrink Inks to include a full color palette as well as an opaque white in response to high consumer demand for inks which provide increased press efficiencies.”

Notably, this ink system may be used for both shrink and pressure sensitive labels applications, enhancing its appeal for printers seeking operational versatility and convenience.

ACTEGA's new in-line aqueous primer

ACTEGA, a global market leader in coatings, inks and primers serving the digital print and packaging industries, has a new aqueous primer, ACTDigi LEP Primer AQ1409610 for use in- line with the HP Indigo 30000 Digital Press for digital folding carton production. ACTEGA's ACTDigi LEP Primer AQ1409610 is now commercially available worldwide.

Newly-launched dual cure flexo inks designed to improve speed and clean up

ACTEGA North America has added a dual cure, UV and LED, flexo ink system to their ACTExact family, designed specifically to meet the requirements of both LED and UV curing systems on press. ACTExact UV LED Flexo Ink system is formulated to reduce ink spitting and the resulting challenges.

ACTEGA announces in-line primer for HP Indigo 30000 digital press folding carton production

ACTEGA, a global market leader in coatings, inks and primers serving the digital print and packaging industries, has announced a new aqueous primer, ACTDigi LEP Primer AQ1409610 for use in- line with the HP Indigo 30000 Digital Press for digital folding carton production.

ACTEGA North America invests to accelerate the development, scale up and launch of new inks, coatings and adhesives

ACTEGA North America has purchased and installed a Mark Andy Performance Series P5, 13- inch flexographic press at its Twin Lakes R&D facility in Charlotte, N.C. The press has six print stations and a rail system currently carrying a Stork rotary screen unit, inline lamination and die cutting add-ons. The press will be used to accelerate the development, scale up and launch of new inks, coatings and adhesives as well as supporting customer focused projects.

ACTEGA's new coatings for digital printing

ACTEGA provides a broad product portfolio for the different digital printing processes as well as customer applications. Whether UV or water-based coatings and primers, the brand ACTDigi includes innovative solutions for labels, packaging and commercial prints. For use on food packaging various certified products are offered.

Enhancing the shelf appeal of food products

ACTEGA is one of just a few companies whose products have a daily effect upon the lives of consumers. The functionality, integrity and finished look of many of the packaging products which consumers use day in and out can be traced back to ACTEGA, ensuring product safety and performance. Jim Zawicki and William Allen at ACTEGA North America offer an instructive insight into how the company's offering has become fundamental for safe product performance as well as significantly enhancing shelf appeal.

Evaluate and compare packaging coatings

The Coating Wheel is a variation of the Packaging Wheel that has a specific setup of benefits defined for the evaluation and comparison of ACTEGA's overprint varnish packaging coatings. The wheel highlights 12 benefits for the advancement of packaging solutions.

ACTEGA helps WestRock achieve product excellence

MotionCoat is a unique technology developed by ACTEGA to create motion effects on a package. Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS), a division of WestRock, recognized early on, the impact that the MotionCoat™ technology could bring to package design. MPS developed a portfolio of designs to showcase the effect for their brand owner customers.

ACTEGA North America to feature In-mold coatings, UV ink systems, narrow web digital primers and special effects coatings at Labelexpo Americas

ACTEGA North America will feature Aquaprint® In-mold coatings, ACTExact® UV Flexo Ink Systems, ACTDigi® Narrow Web In-line coatings and primers and special effects coatings at Labelexpo Americas 2018. ACTEGA will introduce its guests at Labelexpo Americas to a wide array of innovative ink, coating, adhesive and primer technologies that functionally and aesthetically enhance label and packaging solutions at this year’s show.

ACTEGA North America enhances its RAD-BOND offering

ACTEGA North America has enhanced its offering to customers by adding RAD-BOND L2001 RAAL10026 into its product portfolio. RAD-BOND L2001 RAAL10026 is a UV-curable, laminating adhesive designed to yield excellent bond strength in various film to film and paper applications, being ideal for BOPP-to-BOPP and BOPP-to-paper applications.

ACTEGA North America Announces Price Increases on all Product Groups within North America

ACTEGA North America have increased prices on Inks, Coatings, Adhesives and Pressroom Chemicals in response to the continuing and sustained rise in raw material and supply chain costs. This increase applies to products sold into all printing markets.

ACTEGA North America introduces MotionCoat

ACTEGA North America, a market leader in the innovation of specialty coatings and chemicals, is proud to announce the addition of MotionCoat to its specialty coatings portfolio. MotionCoat is a patent pending UV coating system that when used in conjunction with vector based artwork creates an amazing motion-like image.

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