2024 Energy-Curable Ink Report

Raws li kev txaus siab loj hlob nyob rau hauv tshiab UV LED thiab Dual-Cure UV inks, ua lub zog-kho tus number case manufacturers yog optimistic txog lub neej yav tom ntej ntawm technology.

Kev lag luam hluav taws xob kho tau - ultraviolet (UV), UV LED thiab hluav taws xob hluav taws xob (EB) kho- tau ua lag luam muaj zog rau lub sijhawm ntev, vim kev ua tau zoo thiab cov txiaj ntsig ib puag ncig tau ua rau kev muag khoom loj hlob hauv ntau daim ntawv thov.

Thaum lub zog kho tshuab siv nyob rau hauv ntau yam kev lag luam, inks thiab graphic arts tau yog ib feem loj tshaj plaws.

"Los ntawm kev ntim khoom rau kev kos npe, cov ntawv sau, thiab luam ntawv luam tawm, UV kho inks muab cov txiaj ntsig tsis sib xws ntawm kev ua tau zoo, zoo, thiab kev ruaj ntseg ib puag ncig,"hais tias Jayashri Bhadane, Transparency Market Research Inc. Bhadane kwv yees tias kev lag luam yuav ncav cuag $ 4.9 nphom hauv kev muag khoom thaum kawg ntawm 2031, ntawm CAGR ntawm 9.2% txhua xyoo.

Leading zog-kho tus number case manufacturers yog sib npaug optimistic. Derrick Hemmings, tus thawj tswj khoom, tshuaj ntsuam, lub zog kho flexo, LED North America,Sun Chemical, tau hais tias thaum lub zog kho lub zog txuas ntxiv mus ntxiv, qee cov thev naus laus zis uas twb muaj lawm tau dhau los siv tsawg dua, xws li cov tsoos UV thiab cov pa luam yeeb hauv cov ntaub ntawv siv offset.

Hideyuki Hinataya, GM ntawm Overseas Ink Sales Division rauT&K Toka, uas yog feem ntau nyob rau hauv lub zog curable number case, tau sau tseg tias kev muag khoom ntawm lub zog kho inks yog nce piv rau cov pa roj raws li cov inks.

Zeller + Gmelin kuj yog tus kws tshaj lij kho hluav taws xob; Tim Smith ntawmZeller + Gmelin'sPab Pawg Tswj Xyuas Khoom Muag tau sau tseg tias vim lawv ib puag ncig, kev ua tau zoo, thiab cov txiaj ntsig kev ua haujlwm, kev lag luam luam ntawv tau nce zuj zus siv cov tshuaj tua hluav taws xob, xws li UV thiab LED thev naus laus zis.

Smith tau hais tias "Cov inks no tso tawm qis dua cov organic sib txuas (VOCs) dua li cov kuab tshuaj hnyav, ua raws li cov cai nruj dua ib puag ncig thiab cov hom phiaj kev ruaj ntseg," Smith tau taw qhia. "Lawv muab kev kho tam sim thiab txo kev siv hluav taws xob, yog li txhim kho cov khoom tsim tau.

"Tsis tas li ntawd, lawv cov adhesion zoo tshaj, ua haujlwm ntev, thiab tshuaj lom neeg ua rau lawv haum rau ntau yam kev siv, suav nrog CPG ntim thiab cov ntawv lo," ntxiv Smith. "Txawm hais tias cov nqi pib siab dua, kev ua haujlwm ntev thiab kev txhim kho kom zoo lawv ua rau pom tseeb qhov kev nqis peev. Zeller + Gmelin tau txais cov qauv no rau lub zog-kho inks uas qhia txog kev lag luam kev cog lus rau kev tsim kho tshiab, kev ruaj khov, thiab ua tau raws li cov kev xav tau ntawm cov neeg siv khoom thiab cov cai tswj hwm. "

Anna Niewiadomska, tus thawj tswj hwm kev lag luam thoob ntiaj teb rau lub vev xaib nqaim,Flint Group, tau hais tias qhov kev txaus siab thiab kev muag khoom loj hlob ntawm lub zog-kho inks tau ua rau muaj kev vam meej nyob rau hauv 20 xyoo dhau los, ua rau nws cov txheej txheem luam tawm tseem ceeb hauv lub vev xaib nqaim.

Niewiadomska tau sau tseg tias "Cov neeg tsav tsheb rau qhov kev loj hlob no suav nrog kev txhim kho kev luam ntawv zoo thiab cov yam ntxwv, kev tsim khoom ntau ntxiv, thiab txo lub zog thiab pov tseg, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog thaum pib ntawm UV LED," sau tseg Niewiadomska. "Tsis tas li ntawd, lub zog-kho cov inks tuaj yeem ua tau raws li - thiab feem ntau tshaj - qhov zoo ntawm letterpress thiab offset thiab xa cov yam ntxwv zoo tshaj plaws ntawm ntau hom substrates dua li dej-based flexo."

Niewiadomska tau hais ntxiv tias raws li cov nqi hluav taws xob nce ntxiv thiab kev xav tau kev ruaj ntseg txuas ntxiv mus rau theem nruab nrab, kev siv zog-kho UV LED thiab dual-curing inks tau loj hlob,

"Qhov zoo siab, peb pom kev txaus siab tsis yog los ntawm cov tshuab luam ntawv nqaim xwb tab sis kuj los ntawm cov tshuab luam ntawv dav thiab nruab nrab ntawm lub vev xaib flexo nrhiav kom txuag nyiaj ntawm lub zog thiab txo lawv cov pa roj carbon hneev taw," Niewiadomska txuas ntxiv.

Bret Lessard, tus thawj coj ntawm cov khoom lag luam rau "Peb txuas ntxiv mus pom kev txaus siab rau kev lag luam hauv lub zog kho cov tshuaj pleev xim thiab txheej txheej thoob plaws ntau yam kev siv thiab cov substrates,"INX International Ink Co., qhia. "Qhov nrawm nrawm dua thiab txo qhov cuam tshuam ib puag ncig uas them los ntawm cov inks no tau ua raws li peb cov neeg siv khoom kom pom tseeb."

Fabian Köhn, tus thawj coj thoob ntiaj teb ntawm nqaim lub vev xaib khoom tswj hwm ntawmSiegwerk, hais tias thaum kev muag khoom ntawm lub zog kho inks hauv Teb Chaws Asmeskas thiab Europe tam sim no stagnating, Siegwerk tab tom pom kev lag luam muaj zog heev nrog kev loj hlob UV ntu hauv Asia.

"Cov xovxwm flexo tshiab tam sim no feem ntau nruab nrog LED teeb, thiab hauv kev luam ntawv offset ntau tus neeg siv khoom twb tau nqis peev rau UV lossis LED kho vim qhov ua tau zoo dua piv rau cov tshuab luam ntawv offset," Köhn tau pom.
Rise ntawm UV LED
Muaj peb lub ntsiab technologies nyob rau hauv lub zog-kho lub kaus. UV thiab UV LED yog qhov loj tshaj plaws, nrog EB ntau dua. Qhov kev sib tw nthuav yog nyob nruab nrab ntawm UV thiab UV LED, uas yog tshiab dua thiab loj hlob sai dua.

Jonathan Graunke, VP ntawm UV / EB technology thiab tus pab R&D tus thawj coj rau INX International Ink Co. "Kev siv cov xovxwm kawg ntawm UV yog tseem muaj qhov sib npaug ntawm cov nqi / kev ua tau zoo, tshwj xeeb nrog cov txheej txheem. "

Köhn tau taw qhia tias zoo li xyoo dhau los, UV LED tau loj hlob sai dua li ib txwm muaj UV, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog nyob hauv Europe, qhov twg cov nqi hluav taws xob siab ua rau lub zog rau LED thev naus laus zis.

"Ntawm no, cov tshuab luam ntawv feem ntau tau nqis peev hauv LED thev naus laus zis los hloov lub teeb UV qub lossis txawm tias tag nrho cov ntawv luam tawm," Köhn ntxiv. "Txawm li cas los xij, peb tseem tab tom pom muaj zog txuas ntxiv mus rau kev kho LED hauv kev lag luam xws li Is Nrias teb, Cov Neeg Esxias Qab Teb Hnub Tuaj thiab Latin America, thaum Tuam Tshoj thiab Asmeskas twb tau qhia txog kev lag luam siab ntawm LED."
Hinataya tau hais tias UV LED luam ntawv tau pom kev loj hlob ntxiv. "Qhov laj thawj ntawm qhov no tau kwv yees tias yog tus nqi hluav taws xob nce ntxiv thiab hloov pauv los ntawm cov teeb mercury mus rau LED teeb," ntxiv Hinataya.

Jonathan Harkins ntawm Zeller + Gmelin's Product Management Team tau tshaj tawm tias UV LED thev naus laus zis tau dhau los ntawm kev loj hlob ntawm cov tsoos UV kho hauv kev lag luam luam ntawv.
"Qhov kev loj hlob no yog tsav los ntawm UV LED qhov zoo, suav nrog kev siv hluav taws xob qis, kev ua neej ntev ntawm LEDs, txo cov cua sov, thiab muaj peev xwm kho tau ntau yam ntawm cov substrates yam tsis muaj kev puas tsuaj rau cov ntaub ntawv kub-rhiab," ntxiv Harkins.

Harkins tau hais tias "Cov txiaj ntsig no ua raws li kev lag luam nce kev tsom mus rau kev ruaj khov thiab ua haujlwm tau zoo," Harkins hais. "Yog li ntawd, cov tshuab luam ntawv nce nqis peev hauv cov cuab yeej siv nrog LED kho tshuab. Qhov kev hloov pauv no tau tshwm sim hauv kev ua lag luam sai sai ntawm UV LED systems hla ntau Zeller + Gmelin ntau lub khw luam ntawv, suav nrog flexographic, qhuav offset, thiab litho-printing technologies. Cov qauv no qhia txog kev lag luam dav dav mus rau ntau tus phooj ywg ib puag ncig thiab cov txiaj ntsig luam ntawv daws teeb meem, nrog UV LED thev naus laus zis nyob rau pem hauv ntej. "

Hemmings tau hais tias UV LED tseem loj hlob zuj zus vim kev ua lag luam hloov mus ua kom tau raws li qhov xav tau kev ruaj khov dua.

Hemmings tau sau tseg tias "Kev siv hluav taws xob qis dua, kev saib xyuas qis dua, muaj peev xwm ua rau lub teeb yuag, thiab muaj peev xwm khiav cov ntaub ntawv kub-sensitive yog txhua tus tsav tsheb tseem ceeb ntawm UV LED number case siv," Hemmings tau sau tseg. "Txhua tus neeg hloov pauv thiab cov tswv lag luam tau thov ntau dua UV LED daws teeb meem, thiab cov tuam txhab xovxwm feem ntau tam sim no tsim cov xovxwm uas tuaj yeem hloov tau yooj yim rau UV LED kom tau raws li qhov xav tau."

Niewiadomska tau hais tias UV LED kho tau loj hlob nyob rau peb lub xyoos dhau los vim muaj ntau yam, suav nrog cov nqi hluav taws xob nce ntxiv, xav kom txo cov pa roj carbon monoxide, thiab txo cov pov tseg.

Niewiadomska tau sau tseg tias "Tsis tas li ntawd, peb pom ntau yam ntawm UV LED teeb nyob rau hauv kev ua lag luam, muab cov tshuab luam ntawv thiab cov hloov pauv nrog ntau yam ntawm cov teeb pom kev zoo," Niewiadomska tau sau tseg. "Cov neeg siv lub vev xaib nqaim thoob ntiaj teb pom tias UV LED yog qhov ua pov thawj thiab siv tau thev naus laus zis thiab nkag siab txog cov txiaj ntsig tag nrho uas UV LED coj tau - txo nqi luam tawm, pov tseg tsawg dua, tsis muaj ozone tiam, xoom siv Hg teeb, thiab kev tsim khoom ntau dua. Qhov tseem ceeb, feem ntau nqaim web converters nqis peev hauv UV flexo presses tshiab tuaj yeem mus nrog UV LED lossis mus rau lub teeb teeb uas tuaj yeem hloov kho sai thiab kev lag luam rau UV LED raws li xav tau. "

Dual-Cure Inks
Muaj kev txaus siab ntau ntxiv hauv kev kho dual-kho lossis hybrid UV thev naus laus zis, inks uas tuaj yeem kho tau siv cov pa taws lossis UV LED teeb pom kev zoo.

Graunke hais tias, "Nws yog qhov paub zoo," hais tias feem ntau cov inks uas kho nrog LED kuj yuav kho nrog UV thiab additive UV (H-UV) hom tshuab."

Siegwerk's Köhn tau hais tias feem ntau, inks uas tuaj yeem kho nrog LED teeb kuj tuaj yeem kho nrog cov qauv Hg arc teeb. Txawm li cas los xij, cov nqi ntawm LED inks yog ntau dua li cov nqi ntawm UV inks.

"Vim li no, tseem muaj kev mob siab rau UV inks ntawm kev ua lag luam," Köhn ntxiv. "Yog li ntawd, yog tias koj xav muab qhov tseeb dual-kho system, koj yuav tsum xaiv cov qauv uas sib npaug tus nqi thiab kev ua haujlwm.

Hinataya tau hais tias "Peb lub tuam txhab twb tau pib muab ob-kho tus cwj mem nyob ib ncig ntawm rau rau rau xya xyoo ua ntej raws li lub npe 'UV CORE'," Hinataya tau hais. "Kev xaiv ntawm photoinitiator yog ib qho tseem ceeb rau ob-kho tus cwj mem. Peb tuaj yeem xaiv cov khoom siv raw uas tsim nyog tshaj plaws thiab tsim tus cwj mem uas haum rau kev ua lag luam. "

Erik Jacob ntawm Zeller + Gmelin Pab Pawg Tswj Xyuas Khoom Muag tau sau tseg tias muaj kev txaus siab ntxiv rau cov tshuaj kho dual-kho. Qhov kev txaus siab no tshwm sim los ntawm qhov yooj yim thiab ntau yam uas cov inks muaj rau cov tshuab luam ntawv.

"Dual-kho inks ua kom cov tshuab luam ntawv siv cov txiaj ntsig ntawm LED kho, xws li kev siv hluav taws xob thiab txo cov cua sov, thaum tswj kev sib raug zoo nrog cov txheej txheem UV kho uas twb muaj lawm," Jacob hais. "Qhov kev sib raug zoo no tshwj xeeb yog thov rau cov tshuab luam ntawv hloov mus rau LED thev naus laus zis maj mam lossis cov kev ua haujlwm sib xyaw ntawm cov khoom qub thiab tshiab."

Jacob tau hais ntxiv tias vim li ntawd, Zeller + Gmelin thiab lwm lub tuam txhab luam ntawv tab tom tsim cov inks uas tuaj yeem ua tau raws li ob qho tib si kho cov txheej txheem yam tsis muaj kev cuam tshuam zoo lossis kev ua haujlwm ntev, ua raws li kev lag luam xav tau kev hloov pauv thiab kev luam ntawv zoo dua qub.

Jacob tau hais tias "Cov qauv no qhia txog kev lag luam tsis tu ncua rau kev tsim kho tshiab thiab muab cov tshuab luam ntawv nrog ntau yam kev xaiv, tus phooj ywg ib puag ncig," Jacob tau hais.

Hemmings tau hais tias "Cov neeg hloov pauv hloov mus rau LED curing xav tau cov inks uas tuaj yeem kho tau ob qho tib si ib txwm muaj thiab los ntawm LED, tab sis qhov no tsis yog qhov kev sib tw, raws li, hauv peb qhov kev paub dhau los, tag nrho cov inks LED kho tau zoo hauv cov teeb mercury," Hemmings tau hais. "Qhov no muaj nuj nqi ntawm LED inks ua rau cov neeg siv khoom hloov pauv los ntawm ib txwm UV rau LED inks."
Niewiadomska tau hais tias Flint Group tab tom pom kev txaus siab txuas ntxiv rau kev kho dual kho tshuab.

Niewiadomska hais ntxiv tias "Ib qho kev kho dual kho tau ua rau cov neeg hloov pauv siv tib tus cwj mem ntawm lawv cov UV LED thiab cov pa UV kho cov xovxwm, uas txo cov khoom muag thiab qhov nyuaj," Niewiadomska ntxiv. "Flint Group ua ntej ntawm qhov nkhaus ntawm UV LED kho tshuab, suav nrog kev kho dual thev naus laus zis. Lub tuam txhab tau pioneering high-kev ua tau zoo UV LED thiab Dual Cure inks rau ntau tshaj ib xyoo caum, ntev ua ntej lub tshuab ua rau nws siv tau thiab dav siv raws li niaj hnub no. "

De-inking thiab Recycling
Nrog rau kev txaus siab rau kev ruaj khov, cov tuam txhab luam ntawv yuav tsum tau hais txog kev txhawj xeeb txog UV thiab EB inks nyob rau hauv cov nqe lus ntawm de-inking thiab recycling.
"Muaj qee qhov tab sis lawv feem ntau tsawg," Graunke hais. "Peb paub UV / EB cov khoom tuaj yeem ua tau raws li cov khoom siv rov ua dua tshiab.

"Piv txwv li, INX tau qhab nia 99/100 nrog INGEDE rau daim ntawv de-inking," Graunke pom. "Radtech Europe tau tshaj tawm txoj kev tshawb fawb FOGRA uas txiav txim siab UV offset inks yog de-inkable ntawm daim ntawv. Lub substrate ua lub luag haujlwm tseem ceeb hauv cov khoom siv rov ua dua tshiab ntawm daim ntawv, yog li kev saib xyuas yuav tsum tau ua hauv kev ua daim pam rov ua dua cov ntaub ntawv pov thawj.

"INX muaj cov kev daws teeb meem rau kev rov ua dua tshiab ntawm cov yas uas cov inks yog tsim los rau lub hom phiaj nyob rau hauv substrate," Graunke ntxiv. "Txoj kev no, cov ntawv luam tawm tuaj yeem raug cais tawm ntawm lub cev yas tseem ceeb thaum lub sijhawm rov ua dua tshiab yam tsis muaj kev sib kis ntawm cov tshuaj ntxuav caustic. Peb kuj muaj cov tshuaj de-inkable uas tso cai rau cov ntawv luam tawm los ua ib feem ntawm cov kwj deg los ntawm kev tshem tus number case. Qhov no yog ib yam rau shrink films kom rov qab PET yas. "

Köhn tau sau tseg tias rau daim ntawv thov yas, muaj kev txhawj xeeb, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog los ntawm cov neeg siv khoom siv rov ua dua tshiab, hais txog kev kis kab mob ntawm cov dej ntxuav thiab rov ua dua tshiab.

Köhn tau hais tias "Kev lag luam twb tau tsim ntau txoj haujlwm los ua pov thawj tias qhov de-inking ntawm UV inks tuaj yeem tswj tau zoo thiab qhov kawg rov ua dua tshiab thiab cov dej ntxuav tsis muaj paug los ntawm cov khoom siv number case," Köhn pom.

"Hais txog cov dej ntxuav, kev siv UV inks txawm tias muaj qee qhov zoo dua lwm cov thev naus laus zis.," Köhn ntxiv. "Piv txwv li, cov yeeb yaj kiab kho tau tshem tawm hauv cov khoom loj dua, uas tuaj yeem lim tawm ntawm cov dej ntxuav tau yooj yim dua.

Köhn tau taw qhia tias thaum nws los txog rau daim ntawv thov, de-inking thiab recycling yog ib txheej txheem tsim.

"Muaj twb muaj UV offset tshuab uas tau lees paub los ntawm INGEDE raws li yooj yim de-inkable los ntawm ntawv, yog li ntawd cov tshuab luam ntawv tuaj yeem txuas ntxiv tau txais txiaj ntsig los ntawm qhov zoo ntawm UV number case technology yam tsis muaj kev cuam tshuam rov ua dua tshiab," Köhn hais.

Hinataya tau tshaj tawm tias kev txhim kho tau nce zuj zus nyob rau hauv cov nqe lus ntawm de-inking thiab recyclability ntawm cov ntaub ntawv luam tawm.

"Rau ntawv, kev faib cov number case uas ua tau raws li INGEDE de-inking cov qauv yog nce, thiab de-inking tau dhau los ua cov txheej txheem, tab sis qhov kev sib tw yog tsim cov txheej txheem los txhim kho cov khoom siv rov ua dua tshiab," Hinataya ntxiv.

Hemmings tau hais tias "Qee lub zog kho tus cwj mem de-ink zoo, yog li txhim kho kev rov ua dua tshiab," Hemmings hais. "Qhov kawg-siv thiab substrate hom yog qhov tseem ceeb hauv kev txiav txim siab txog kev rov ua dua tshiab thiab. Sun Chemical's SolarWave CRCL UV-LED curable inks ua tau raws li Lub Koom Haum ntawm Cov Plastic Recyclers '(APR) cov cai rau kev ntxuav thiab khaws cia thiab tsis tas yuav siv cov primers. "

Niewiadomska tau sau tseg tias Flint Group tau tsim nws cov Evolution ntau yam ntawm primers thiab varnishes los daws qhov xav tau ntawm kev lag luam ncig hauv ntim.
"Evolution Deinking Primer tso cai rau de-inking ntawm lub tes tsho cov ntaub ntawv thaum lub sij hawm ntxuav, kom ntseeg tau tias shrink lub tes tsho daim ntawv lo yuav siv tau nrog rau lub raj mis, ua rau kom cov yield ntawm cov ntaub ntawv rov qab thiab txo lub sij hawm thiab cov nqi cuam tshuam nrog cov txheej txheem tshem tawm daim ntawv lo," said Niewiadomska. .

"Evolution Varnish yog siv rau cov ntawv sau tom qab cov xim luam tawm, tiv thaiv tus cwj mem los ntawm kev tiv thaiv los ntshav thiab abrading thaum nyob ntawm lub txee, tom qab ntawd ntws los ntawm cov txheej txheem rov ua dua tshiab," nws hais ntxiv. "Cov kua roj vanish ua kom muaj kev sib cais huv ntawm daim ntawv lo ntawm nws lub ntim, ua kom lub ntim ntim tau rov ua dua tshiab rau hauv cov khoom zoo, muaj txiaj ntsig zoo. Cov kua roj vanish tsis cuam tshuam xim xim, duab zoo lossis cov lej nyeem tau.

Niewiadomska tau hais tias "Lub Evolution ntau yam hais txog cov teeb meem rov ua dua tshiab ncaj qha thiab, dhau los, ua ib feem hauv kev ruaj ntseg yav tom ntej rau kev ntim khoom," Niewiadomska xaus lus. "Evolution Varnish thiab Deinking Primer ua txhua yam khoom uas lawv tau siv ntau dua tuaj yeem mus dhau los ntawm cov saw hlau rov ua dua tshiab."

Harkins tau pom tias txawm tias muaj kev sib cuag tsis ncaj, muaj kev txhawj xeeb txog kev siv UV inks nrog ntim khoom noj thiab dej haus nrog rau lawv cov kev cuam tshuam rau cov txheej txheem rov ua dua tshiab. Qhov teeb meem tseem ceeb yog nyob ntawm qhov muaj peev xwm tsiv teb tsaws ntawm photoinitiators thiab lwm yam khoom siv los ntawm cov inks rau hauv cov zaub mov lossis dej haus, uas tuaj yeem ua rau muaj kev phom sij rau kev noj qab haus huv.

"De-inking yog qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws rau cov tshuab luam ntawv nrog kev tsom mus rau ib puag ncig," ntxiv Harkins. "Zeller + Gmelin tau tsim cov thev naus laus zis tshiab uas yuav tso cai rau lub zog-kho tus cwj mem kom tshem tawm hauv cov txheej txheem rov ua dua tshiab, tso cai rau cov yas huv kom rov ua dua tshiab rau hauv cov khoom siv. Lub tshuab no hu ua EarthPrint. "

Harkins tau hais tias hais txog kev rov ua dua tshiab, qhov kev sib tw yog nyob rau hauv inks 'kev sib raug zoo nrog cov txheej txheem rov ua dua tshiab, vim qee qhov UV inks tuaj yeem cuam tshuam cov ntawv rov ua dua tshiab ntawm cov ntawv thiab cov yas substrates los ntawm kev cuam tshuam cov khoom siv rov ua dua tshiab.

"Los daws cov kev txhawj xeeb no, Zeller + Gmelin tau tsom mus rau kev tsim cov inks nrog cov khoom tsiv teb tsaws qis dua txhim kho kev sib raug zoo nrog cov txheej txheem rov ua dua tshiab, thiab ua raws li cov cai tswj hwm kom muaj kev nyab xeeb ntawm cov neeg siv khoom thiab kev ruaj ntseg ib puag ncig," Harkins sau tseg.