Study shows benefits of high-viscosity inks for printing

An independent study led by Dr Chris Phillips and Professor Davide Deganello has evaluated the performance of high-viscosity aqueous inks manufactured by Nazdar, compared with conventional ink formulations using XAAR’s Aquinox printheads. Key findings included enhanced colour impact, improved efficiencies and a reduction of drying energy when printing onto a variety of corrugated boards. The peer reviewed study, published in the Journal of Coatings Technology and Research, was conducted by the Welsh Centre for Printing and Coating at Swansea University, proving the transformative benefits of high-viscosity inks for printing, including increased colour density and reduced ink usage.

The findings were shared with the industry during a presentation by XAA’s Group R&D Director, Karl Forbes, and Business Development Manager – Inks, Neil Cook, at the FuturePrint Tech Conference in November. Their presentation outlined how XAAR’s Ultra High Viscosity Technology is reshaping the possibilities of digital printing with significant progress in more sustainable corrugated, textile and advanced manufacturing applications. Since the findings of this work, Nazdar and XAAR have further developed the High Viscosity concept into multiple sets of commercially available inks, suitable for markets such as textile and corrugate printing. (Source: Sign Africa)