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    Waterless Offset: Growing After Dry Times

    A market that showed so much initial promise is coming back to life on the heels of new technologies.

    Tom Williams, Ink World Associate Editor09.02.05

    As environmental regulations toughen and VOC reduction becomes a more prevalent concern around the world, it would seem that a virtually VOC-free printing process providing the benefits of reduced waste, faster makereadies and improved print quality would be an attractive investment for printers and ink manufacturers alike. In spite of this, waterless offset printing, which was introduced more than 10 years ago and showed so much early promise, has yet to gain more than a stable foothold on the mountain of printing market prominence.

    The initial inability of Toray, which originally held the patent on waterless negative plates, to meet early market demand has been cited as the primary reason for waterless offset’s failure to climb higher. According to Dick Drong, Sun Chemical’s marketing manager, sheetfed offset inks, Toray’s supply issues “shook the confidence of people interested in waterless printing, essen

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