Sun Chemical Launches EOS Fast Process Inks

Sun Chemical has launched EOS, a new series of four-color sheetfed offset inks offer fast conversion and work and turn (depending on the substrate) to allow for high productivity.
    
EOS inks exhibit low dot gain, good contrast and a bright finish, which enhances print quality. Their characteristics including excellent printability, good infra-red reactivity and quick absorption, make them ideal for printing on the fastest presses and provide a cost-effective solution for commercial and publication sheetfed printers.
    
“The commercial and publication sheetfed offset market requires modern printing inks to provide high-intensity printing, fast work and turn and rapid finishing,” said John Adkin, European product director, sheetfed and UV, Sun Chemical Europe. “This is a significant challenge for ink manufacturers. EOS inks have the key attributes required to achieve this, providing high-strength printing on fast presses.”
    
These high-quality sheetfed offset inks give best results in stack performance and fast conversion on a wide range of substrates. They offer high resistance to print scratching and to on-press marking, two properties that are vital for fast production.
    
To complement the launch of EOS, Sun Chemical has also produced a best practice guide for fast work and turn on high-speed presses. This covers issues such as set-off and marking in the stack, marking on the press, problems with fast finishing and reduced spray powder operation.
    
The EOS series of inks are available for immediate delivery across Europe.
Quad/Graphics Plans Expansion at CR/T’s Hartford, WI Ink Plant
According to published reports, Quad/Graphics Inc. has introduced plans to expand its Hartford, WI-based Chemical Research/Technology (CR/T) ink manufacturing facility by approximately 33,000 square feet.
    
The expansion is in addition to a 160,000 square foot addition begun in 2005 of the Hartford plant on a project started in 2005. The plant, which is more than 1.5 million square feet, prints and distributes magazines, catalogs and other materials in addition to manufacturing ink.