Post Time：Dec 10,2008Classify:Glass QuotationView：624
Touted as a possible replacement for labels on glass bottles, Hartness Inks (
Coatings can be made in virtually any Pantone Matching System (
Hartness Inks is partnering with Inx Intl. (
Can run to 250 bpm
According to Hartness, the full bottle coating process has the potential to run at 250 bpm; 200 bpm using six-color printing. The coating is said to provide comparable barrier protection to amber glass and can provide a UV barrier with a clear coating. A short video displayed how the coating is sprayed to bottles as they’re rotating in place. Color changeovers are possible in 15 seconds.
The company promoted the process as a sustainable one, not only because the inks are made with organic materials, but also because coating and curing the bottles requires less energy than does the typical process for producing colored glass. Hartness said its process was more economical than using shrink-sleeve labels.
Source: packworld.comAuthor: shangyi
