Graphic Arts Technologies
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Technologies:
- Acrylics
- Emulsion polymers are made by the same free radical reaction as solvent borne acrylics. However, in emulsion polymerization, acrylic, methacrylic or vinyl monomers are emulsified in a water-continuous phase during free radical polymerization. Emulsion polymers are also known as latex. There are two types of latex emulsions commonly found in the ink industry; Surfactant-based systems and Fortified or support resin systems.
- Epoxy Acrylates
- Acrylated Epoxy resins are cured using ultra-violet light or electron beam. They are used on a large scale in printing inks and overprint coatings for graphic arts and offer the advantages of fast cure, excellent adhesion, chemical resistance, high gloss, and good strength and toughness.
- Epoxy Esters
- Epoxy ester resins are based on epoxy resins which have been esterified with a fatty acid. Generally, epoxy esters dry or cure by reaction with oxygen, similar to alkyd resins.
- Epoxy Resins
- Reichhold’s epoxy-based materials are specifically intended for use in toner applications. These epoxies are particularly effective when combined with high-molecular-weight or crosslinked polyesters for rheology modification, viscosity reduction and improvement of low temperature fixing of solid polyester toner.
- Polyesters
- Reichhold manufactures a variety of polyesters for toner applications. These polyesters include the common bisphenol-A polyesters used in toner applications as well as bisphenol-A-free polyesters.
- Urethanes
- Urethanes have shown versatility in all areas of graphic arts applications. Reichhold’s UROTUF® high performance products can enhance a variety of systems. We offer waterborne oil modified urethanes, low molecular weight aromatic urethanes, urethane acrylates and uralkyds.
