Prashant Atre, business head at Arets, said: "UV technology becoming important, especially for the packaging sector. With UV, there is minimal migration of the inks, thus leaving the food items well preserved. A lot of research is done before the making of inks. It is a new technology but the Indian market is still suspicious about it."
The consumption of UV inks has jumped from a couple of tonnes to 15 times more. "Many newspapers are also opting for UV" added Atre.
"UV is basically a curing technology. We produce hybrid inks. Conventional inks plus UV, makes it more curable. In UK it is almost 100% plus growth," said Luc Dehandschutter, international sales, Arets Graphics.
The company is expecting UV technology on par with conventional soon. Arets Graphics is clearly eyeing a larger role for itself and has received a good response at PrintPack.
Arets exhibits UV technology for graphic arts industry
Arets Graphics exhibited its range of UV inks, varnishes and UV printing technology to make its presence in some of the finest printing.
The company, which has been in India for five years now, offers a range of UV excure products: 20000 and 40000 UV inks which cater to the sheetfed, offset and letterpress; 40000 coldset UV inks for the high-speed wed offset and newspaper; 50000 UV inks for flexography; 60000 UV inks for waterless offset; 70000 UV inks for screen; 90000 UV, varnishes for letterpress, flexo and gravure.
Prashant Atre, business head at Arets, said: "UV technology becoming important, especially for the packaging sector. With UV, there is minimal migration of the inks, thus leaving the food items well preserved. A lot of research is done before the making of inks. It is a new technology but the Indian market is still suspicious about it."
The consumption of UV inks has jumped from a couple of tonnes to 15 times more. "Many newspapers are also opting for UV" added Atre.
"UV is basically a curing technology. We produce hybrid inks. Conventional inks plus UV, makes it more curable. In UK it is almost 100% plus growth," said Luc Dehandschutter, international sales, Arets Graphics.
The company is expecting that UV in comparison with conventional will be at par someday. Arets Graphics is clearly eyeing a larger role for itself and has received a good response at PrintPack.
The consumption of UV in India, in the year 2005 was approximately 250 per kg and conventional was 2500 per kg whereas today it is estimated that UV consumption has gone high with 350 per kg and conventional has gone low with 1000 per kg.
