In contemporary times Digital Printing is the name of the game given its ability to offer ultimate solutions for flexible packaging, labels and decorative printing segments. The converting industry for long has been grappling with restricted availability of the right type of substrate supporting direct digital printing without prior priming /coating or surface treatment for that matter.
The main objective of any surface treatment method is to increase the energy of film’s surface for improving wet-out and adhesion of coatings, inks and adhesives used in converting process. Surface treatment of films/substrates may involve several techniques like corona discharge; flame treatment; priming and chemical etching. This could be an expensive proposition besides increasing the lead time.
To alleviate this problem, Flex Films has launched a special polyester film, F-PDP with modified surface on one side while the other side remaining untreated. This film is digitally printable without any need for priming/ coating.
This film can be directly printed without requiring printing plates/ cylinders as in the case of conventional printing process. Additionally the film demonstrates good transparency; optical clarity; excellent machinability and dimensional stability besides offering excellent flatness and agile handling properties.
The polyester (PET) film F-PDP has been certified by Rochester Institute of Technology for digital printing by HP Indigo commercial and sheet fed presses.
There are a multitude of benefits associated with digitally printable PET films:
• Suitable for small run jobs particularly for new launch or re-launch of products;
• Minimizes lead time at the converter’s end because no primer/ coating is required;
• Gives excellent print results with high quality resolution for pictures and half-tone jobs using primary colors i.e. C,M,Y,K and White giving results at par with conventional printing even on transparent substrates;
• Option of special colors like Gold, Silver etc. can further impart depth in printing;
Visit Flex Films at interpack 2017 in Duesseldorf from May 4-10 at Hall 10, Stand D-44.
More info: www.flexfilm.com
The main objective of any surface treatment method is to increase the energy of film’s surface for improving wet-out and adhesion of coatings, inks and adhesives used in converting process. Surface treatment of films/substrates may involve several techniques like corona discharge; flame treatment; priming and chemical etching. This could be an expensive proposition besides increasing the lead time.
To alleviate this problem, Flex Films has launched a special polyester film, F-PDP with modified surface on one side while the other side remaining untreated. This film is digitally printable without any need for priming/ coating.
This film can be directly printed without requiring printing plates/ cylinders as in the case of conventional printing process. Additionally the film demonstrates good transparency; optical clarity; excellent machinability and dimensional stability besides offering excellent flatness and agile handling properties.
The polyester (PET) film F-PDP has been certified by Rochester Institute of Technology for digital printing by HP Indigo commercial and sheet fed presses.
There are a multitude of benefits associated with digitally printable PET films:
• Suitable for small run jobs particularly for new launch or re-launch of products;
• Minimizes lead time at the converter’s end because no primer/ coating is required;
• Gives excellent print results with high quality resolution for pictures and half-tone jobs using primary colors i.e. C,M,Y,K and White giving results at par with conventional printing even on transparent substrates;
• Option of special colors like Gold, Silver etc. can further impart depth in printing;
Visit Flex Films at interpack 2017 in Duesseldorf from May 4-10 at Hall 10, Stand D-44.
More info: www.flexfilm.com
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