LINX Printing Technologies has announced the development of an ink that seeks to address the challenges of delivering long-term high-quality code adherence for rigid plastics and plastic films.
The coding and marking specialist claimed the new Linx Black Ultra Strong Plastic-Adherent Ink 1061 ensures ‘excellent and consistent’ adhesion, particularly on PET and low surface energy substrates, including OPP, BOPP, HDPE, and LDPE.
This ink often eliminates the need for plasma treatment on the packaging, a process sometimes used to modify the surface of the material and enhance adhesion.
Linx added that the codes can withstand ‘rigorous handling or rubbing’ during production, packing, and onward transit.
The solution is compatible with Linx 8000 Series CIJ printers and free from PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), CMR substances (carcinogenic, mutagenic, reprotoxic), and contains no mineral oils.
“The low surface energy of plastics has always made printing onto them a challenge and while there are specialist inks for individual materials, until now there has not been one that has the flexibility to work effectively across many substrates,” said Simon Millett, product manager for Inks at Linx Printing Technologies. “Our new Linx Black Ultra Strong Plastic-Adherent Ink 1061 fills this gap by excelling in rigorous QA adhesion tests, ensuring long-lasting and consistently high-quality codes on the latest generation of mono flexible films and rigid plastics.”
