Notice: Function _load_textdomain_just_in_time was called incorrectly. Translation loading for the wordpress-seo domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /var/www/html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6260 Vehicles and Varnishes - Ink World Magazine

What are you searching for?

Sign in
Features

Vehicles and Varnishes

The role of vehicles and varnishes is a critical one, and suppliers are developing new technologies while also facing increasingly higher raw material costs.

Author Image

By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World, Coatings World and Ink World Magazine

The importance of vehicles and varnishes in  inks is difficult to overstate. They play a key role in determining the physical and chemical properties of the final ink, and make up a sizable portion of the ink.     “Typically 70 percent of an offset ink is varnish,” said Chris Halvorsen, global market manager – commercial for Hexion Specialty Chemicals. “The vehicle is used to disperse or flush pigment and used in the letdown phase in the ink making phase. Vehicles are design...

Become an Industry Insider and get FREE 24/7 access to this story and all of Ink World magazine.

Already a subscriber? Sign in

Add us as a preferred source on Google

Get the latest Ink World magazine news, insights and analysis in your Google Search and AI experiences.

Add Ink World magazine as a preferred source on Google (opens in a new tab)

Keep Up With Our Content. Subscribe To Ink World magazine Newsletters

Topics