Flint Group Launches UV Varnish Range for HP Media
Flint Group Narrow Web has launched the DigiCoat HP UV varnish range for HP digital printed media.
“We know from discussions with our converter base that UV varnishes to enhance digital printed substrates are significantly important to them," says Guillaume Clement, Flint Group's vice president of global narrow web. "With the introduction of these innovative UV varnishes, Flint Group takes a vital step into the digital print arena to address a critical aspect of the printing process.
“The great news is that we have developed three varnishes which give very good adhesion to un-corona treated digital print, as well as on corona treated digital print, which is of course the recommendation by HP," adds Clement. "However, we know that not all printers have the ability to do this today, thus our varnishes open up great new opportunities for the industry.”
Par Olsson, product manager, narrow web, EMEA, explained the testing procedure.
“The varnishes underwent a full baseline test, which is the most rigorous testing in the program," he said. "They performed very well, achieving very good adhesion, excellent scuff, scratch, and abrasion resistance. The test printers we have used in the BETA process are extremely pleased with the fact that the varnishes give excellent protection to the digital printed image, both with and without the use of corona treatment on the digital print itself."
As a result of the positive tests results, Flint Group Narrow Web now becomes an officially recommend supplier of OPV's for use on HP Indigo's digital printed media for the self-adhesive label and packaging sector and is listed as such on the ‘My HP Indigo’ customer portal web page.
