BELGIUM – Japanese multinational conglomerate, Fujifilm has launched its first indirect food contact ink, CuremaX IDFC at the Brussels Labelexpo.
The new series features a range of gloss LED UV inks that come with the option to be cured using conventional lamps.
This dual-cure product line was designed specifically for printing on food and pharmaceutical packaging, ensuring indirect food contact safety and minimizing the risk of migration.
CuremaX inks are ideal for narrow web labels, accommodating a variety of applications such as self-adhesive labels, unsupported films, saturated pouches, and shrink sleeves.
Label printers can use CuremaX on all synthetic and non-synthetic substrates, including PE, PP, OPP, PET, PVC, aluminium, coated and uncoated papers.
Designed to provide high colour density and replicate the full pantone colour library, the inks come in various low-viscosity, high-press-ready colours.
Furthermore, the inks can be over-printed with thermal transfer ribbons and cold foil adhesives.
Fujifilm Speciality Ink Systems aftermarket manager Steve Wakefield said: “The launch of CuremaX IDFC marks an exciting time for Fujifilm. We’re confident that these inks will enable customers to explore new markets and achieve new standards with confidence.
“Additionally, the dual cure option offers printers flexibility, no matter what their business requirements are.
“CuremaX, in combination with our newly launched LuXtreme LED curing system and our Flenex water washable flexo plates, provides customers with the perfect combination of reliability, performance, efficiency and sustainability, via one partner.”
CuremaX IDFC is claimed to be formulated to adhere to The Swiss Ordinance (SR 817.023. 21), which defines provisions particularly associated with printing inks for non-food contact surfaces of food contact materials.
Fujifilm Dimatix introduces STARFIRE® SG1024 L3F Inkjet Printhead
In another development, Fujifilm Dimatix, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fujifilm Corporation, has launched Fujifilm Dimatix STARFIRE® SG1024 L3F for customers seeking high-performance printheads used for additive manufacturing, including sand casting and metal binder jetting.
The STARFIRE SG1024 L3F will be previewed for the first time at the TCT Asia annual meeting, booth #4.1H N63, September 12-14, 2023, in Shanghai, China.
Fujifilm’s STARFIRE SG1024 L3F printhead’s unique design uses 400 DPI resolution with drop sizes ranging from 80-200pl that allow for optimal and efficient use of binder fluids.
Additionally, the new printhead leverages Fujifilm’s patented REDIJET® ink recirculation technology at the nozzle plate level, which is designed to support rapid printing startup, improve printhead life, and reduce maintenance time.
Based on research by the Market Research Group (2022), the Metal casting market will reach US$584.5 billion globally dollars by 2031.
The research points to additive manufacturing using binder jetting as a process that enables fast turnaround, and high-fidelity object production used in broad range of industries such as automotive, aerospace, and construction.
Additionally, Binder Jetting is estimated to grow at 11.3% and reach U$184 million in technology revenues by 2028 according to Business Research insights research (2023).
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