Products in Packaging Coatings: Faster Cycle Time

ADDITOL® XW 395 is a versatile solution for waterborne paint systems, functioning as a wetting agent, defoamer, and leveling agent. It carries labeling claims of being APEO-free, formaldehyde-free, and tin-free, ensuring high-quality results. Its features include improved surface preparation, reduced short waves, and enhanced dullness, making it an excellent choice for waterborne coatings and clearcoats.

EBECRYL® 3701, a product of CASE Ingredients, is a clear liquid designed for radiation-curable coatings across automotive, paints and coatings, and printing and packaging sectors. Emphasizing environmental responsibility, it carries labeling claims like low carbon footprint (PCF), solvent-free, and VOC-free. Tailored applications encompass automotive OEM coatings, wood finishes, industrial coatings, and diverse printing applications such as flexography, gravure, lithographic, and screen printing. With versatile application methods like curtain coating, dip coating, and gravure coating, it caters to substrates like plastics and wood.

UCECOAT® 2801 is a flexible option. This product offers better multi-substrate adhesion and hardness, with an emphasis on short cycle time, low energy usage, and long pot life. UCECOAT® 2801 improves formulation performance and is perfect for overprint varnishes, can coatings, and other packaging coatings. Its advantages also apply to inks and printing, especially inkjet printing. UCECOAT® 2801 is a dependable option that combines efficiency, durability, and versatility for improved application performance.

EBECRYL® 3203 is a low viscosity diluted epoxy acrylate, stands out for its exceptional pigment wetting properties, particularly with black pigments. Its fast cure response, when formulated with other oligomers and cured via ultraviolet light (UV) or electron beam (EB), adds to its versatility. Primarily designed as a grinding aid, EBECRYL® 3203 is used for preparing high pigment loading pigment pastes using equipment such as triple roll mills or bead mills. It is particularly well-suited for the grinding of black pigments, white pigments, and inorganic pigments and fillers. Noteworthy features include a faster cycle time, low energy consumption, a long pot life, and improved hardness. These attributes make EBECRYL® 3203 a valuable choice for formulators aiming for efficient and high-quality pigment dispersions.

ADDITOL® VXW 6214 is a fluorine-modified additive serving as both a leveling agent and substrate wetting agent in waterborne paint systems, formulated without silicone. With labeling claims of being tin-free, NMP-free, and APEO-free, this additive stands out for its commitment to environmental considerations. It offers features such as high gloss, wet-on-wet properties, improved short-wave reduction, faster cycle time, improved edge coverage, and enhanced long-wave reduction. Suitable for applications in decorative paints, wood coatings, and finishes, ADDITOL® VXW 6214 contributes to the performance and esthetics of waterborne coatings.

EBECRYL® 171 is a methacrylate-modified acidic adhesion-promoting agent, that serves as a valuable modifier for ultraviolet (UV) and electron beam (EB) curable coatings. Specifically designed for optimal performance, it is recommended for use in coatings on various substrates such as metal, glass, plastics, and melamine paper. Acting as a coupling agent and adhesion promoter, EBECRYL® 171 boasts features like long pot life, multi-substrate adhesion, faster cycle time, low-temperature curing, and low energy consumption. Its versatility finds application in furniture coatings, industrial coatings, metal coatings, gravure printing, and screen printing.

EBECRYL® 8110 is a radiation-curable coating available as a clear to slightly hazy liquid. This formulation, free from bisphenol A, emphasizes eco-conscious attributes with its low carbon footprint, solvent-free, and voc-free characteristics. Tailored for specific markets, it finds applications in printing and packaging, particularly for packaging coatings and film and foil coatings. The product supports various application methods, including dip coating, gravure coating, and slot-die, ensuring versatility in usage.

EBECRYL® 114 is a clear liquid radiation-curable coating designed as a monomer and active diluent. Tailored for markets like paints and coatings and printing and packaging, it boasts a low carbon footprint, VOC-free, and solvent-free attributes. Noteworthy features include exceptional adhesion, improved flexibility, and a prolonged pot life. Ideal for various printing techniques such as flexography, gravure, and screen printing, its compatibility extends to plastics. Application methods encompass curtain coating, gravure coating, and roller techniques.

EBECRYL® 3720-TP25, from CASE Ingredients, is a clear liquid formulated as a radiation-curable coating with a low carbon footprint (PCF). This product, free from solvents and VOCs, targets multiple sectors, including automotive and transportation, paints and coatings, and printing and packaging. Specifically tailored for applications like automotive OEM coatings, wood finishes, and specialty coatings, it excels in curtain, dip, gravure, roller, and slot-die application methods.

EBECRYL® 150 is a clear liquid varnish designed for radiation cure processes. Belonging to the CASE Ingredients family, it falls under the acrylics and acrylates category, specifically as an oligomer. This formulation excels at delivering high gloss and robust properties like improved chemical resistance and hardness. Catering to sectors such as paints and coatings and printing and packaging, it finds its niche in wood finishes, industrial coatings, and specialized applications like lithographic printing. With features like low energy consumption and low volatility, it ensures efficient performance and sustainability for various coating tasks.

EBECRYL® 871 is a clear amber liquid radiation-curable coating designed for paints and coatings and the printing and packaging sectors. Emphasizing a low carbon footprint (PCF), it is formulated to be solvent-free and voc-free. Tailored for building and construction paints, wood coatings and finishes, and packaging coatings, it supports applications like offset and lithographic printing and screen printing. This product is applied using screen coating methods on wood substrates, utilizing radiation cure technology, and serving as a varnish for lithographic ink.

EBECRYL® 450, crafted by CASE Ingredients, stands out as a radiation-curable coating that is bisphenol A-free and boasts a low carbon footprint (PCF). This solvent-free and VOC-free liquid product primarily serves the paints and coatings and printing and packaging sectors. Specifically tailored for packaging coatings and overprint varnishes, it seamlessly integrates into various printing techniques like gravure, offset, and lithographic printing. For application, it employs curtain coating, gravure coating, lithography, roller, and screen coating methods, all while utilizing radiation cure technology.

EBECRYL® LEO 10501 is a clear liquid radiation-curable coating designed for paints and coatings and the printing and packaging markets. With a bisphenol A-free composition and a low carbon footprint (PCF), it stands out as a solvent-free and voc-free solution. Tailored for packaging coatings, overprint varnishes, and printing applications like flexography, offset and lithographic printing, and screen printing, this product serves as a versatile radiation-curable coating and is compatible with flexography ink, lithographic ink, and offset ink.

EBECRYL® 205 is a tin-free aromatic urethane triacrylate oligomer diluted with 25% tripropyleneglycol diacrylate (TPGDA)(1) monomer, produces films with commendable flexibility, acceptable abrasion resistance, and excellent adhesion to various substrates when cured by ultraviolet light (UV) or electron beam (EB). This versatile product finds application in radiation-curable coatings, gravure ink, and screen printing ink. EBECRYL® 205 excels in various application methods such as curtain coating, gravure coating, and roller application, making it suitable for both gravure and screen printing ink formulations.

EBECRYL® 4858, developed by CASE Ingredients, is a bisphenol A-free radiation-curable coating designed for various sectors like paints and coatings and printing and packaging. This clear liquid formulation, boasting a low carbon footprint (PCF), is tailored for applications such as wood finishes, industrial coatings, and specialized packaging coatings on plastics and wood. With versatile application methods like curtain coating, dip coating, gravure coating, roller, and slot-die, it is compatible with inkjet inks for printing applications.

EBECRYL® 3639 is a unique epoxy acrylate known for its good flexibility and exceptionally high reactivity. It is particularly recommended for formulating radiation-curable coatings and inks that require a combination of excellent flexibility, high reactivity, and outstanding scratch and chemical resistance. End uses for EBECRYL® 3639 include gravure ink, radiation-curable coatings, varnishes, flexography ink, and screen printing ink. This product features labeling claims of low carbon footprint (PCF), solvent-free, and VOC-free.

EBECRYL® 4501 is an undiluted aromatic urethane acrylate designed specifically for wood coatings, including cork and parquet, emphasizing high-grit feeder abrasion resistance. Coatings formulated with EBECRYL® 4501, cured through UV/EB processes, exhibit noteworthy characteristics such as high flexibility, good coin scratch resistance, and substantial abrasion resistance, particularly according to the grit feeder method. This product offers a range of features, including matting, improved mechanical resistance, high gloss, faster cycle time, low-temperature curing, low energy consumption, high impact resistance, a good balance of properties, improved flexibility, and long pot life. Additionally, EBECRYL® 4501 adheres to labeling claims, including being bisphenol A-free, having a low carbon footprint (PCF), being solvent-free, and VOC-free.

EBECRYL® 3420 is a low viscosity, modified epoxy acrylate, exhibits excellent pigment wetting ability, making it particularly well-suited for UV offset lithography and UV flexo inks. This versatile product can also be applied in various other applications, including screen printing, gravure, and overprint varnishes (OPV). Key features of EBECRYL® 3420 include improved flexibility, long pot life, good pigment wetting, high pigment loading, high gloss, improved chemical resistance, faster cycle time, low-temperature curing, and low energy consumption.

EBECRYL® 524, developed by CASE Ingredients, is a radiation-curable coating known for its bisphenol-A-free composition and eco-friendly attributes, including a low carbon footprint (PCF). This clear to slightly hazy liquid serves diverse markets, such as paints and coatings, printing, and packaging. Its applications span across building and construction, industrial coatings, including furniture, and specialized areas like packaging coatings. Suited for various substrates like metal, paper, plastics, and wood, it's efficiently applied using methods like curtain coating, dip coating, gravure coating, roller, and slot-die.

EBECRYL® 5848 by CASE Ingredients is a bio-based, radiation-curable coating designed for eco-conscious applications. With a bisphenol A-free formulation and emphasizing an environmentally friendly approach, it boasts a low carbon footprint (PCF) while being solvent-free and VOC-free. This versatile product suits various sectors, including building, construction, and industrial coatings. Its application methods range from air knife and curtain coating to flexography and gravure coating, offering compatibility with metal, plastic, and wood substrates.

EBECRYL® 4587, developed by CASE Ingredients, is a bisphenol A-free, low-carbon footprint (PCF) radiation-curable coating suited for the paints and coatings and printing and packaging markets. Tailored for various applications, it finds its niche in building and construction paints, wood finishes, industrial coatings—including furniture coatings—and specialty coatings. Specifically designed for radiation cure, this formulation is adept for use on wood substrates.

SETALUX® 1184 SS-51, an acrylic polyol featuring 2.0% OH (calculated on non-volatiles), stands out with its excellent fast-drying properties. This versatile resin, crafted for solventless and high solids coating, solventborne, 1K, and 2K coatings, offers a range of features. These include long potlife, excellent scratch resistance, improved chemical resistance, faster cycle time, and outdoor durability. SETALUX® 1184 SS-51 is a reliable choice for coating applications where a combination of fast drying, durability, and performance is crucial.

EBECRYL® 446 is a modified chlorinated polyester resin diluted in TMPTA (32%), designed primarily for grinding in lithographic ink formulations. This product exhibits excellent pigment wetting and dispersion characteristics. The end uses of EBECRYL® 446 include radiation-curable coatings. It features a range of advantages, such as low energy consumption, a good balance of properties, improved flexibility, long pot life, multi-substrate adhesion, high gloss, faster cycle time, and low-temperature curing. Furthermore, EBECRYL® 446 adheres to labeling claims such as low carbon footprint (PCF), solvent-free, and VOC-free, making it an environmentally friendly choice.

UCECOAT® 6558 is a clear to cloudy liquid designed for the paints, coatings, and printing and packaging markets. With labeling claims of being bisphenol A-free, solvent-free, and VOC-free, it finds applications in building and construction, wood coatings and finishes, industrial coatings, including furniture coatings, and various packaging coatings. Applied using a roller, this radiation-curable and waterborne coating is specifically compatible with wood substrates, offering versatility and environmental benefits.

EBECRYL® 1710, belonging to the acrylics and acrylates chemical family, functions as an oligomer within the CASE Ingredients realm. Marketed primarily for paints and coatings and the printing and packaging sectors, this clear liquid is ideal for applications like packaging coatings, including flexography, gravure, and screen printing. Designed for compatibility with plastics, it efficiently cures through radiation methods, serving as a radiation-curable coating.

EBECRYL® 246/20 HEMA is a difunctional aliphatic urethane acrylate diluted with 20 parts HEMA. It distinguishes itself by excluding intentionally added organic tin compounds, heavy metals, or quinones. While acknowledging the presence of quinones in some raw materials, the overall content is reduced, but not zero. Films cured by electron beam (EB) or ultraviolet light (UV) display impressive attributes such as excellent abrasion resistance, toughness, flexibility, and resistance to yellowing. This product is further characterized by its water resistance, long pot life, faster cycle time, improved flexibility, low-temperature curing, and low energy consumption, making it a versatile and reliable choice for various coating formulations.

EBECRYL® 452, by CASE Ingredients, is a bisphenol A-free, low-carbon footprint (PCF) radiation-curable coating tailored for the paints and coatings and printing and packaging sectors. Specifically designed for packaging coatings, it excels in can coatings, film and foil coatings, overprint varnishes, primers, and lacquers. This liquid formulation is optimized for radiation cure applications, complementing both flexography and inkjet printing with its clear, dark appearance.

EBECRYL® 1360 is a cloudy liquid radiation-curable coating designed for various applications. Notably, it offers faster cycle times, extended pot life, and energy-efficient features. Tailored for automotive and transportation, paints and coatings, and printing and packaging sectors, it excels in automotive OEM coatings, industrial coatings, and specialty coatings, among others. The product is applied using methods like curtain, dip, and gravure coating on compatible surfaces like wood, offering a clear finish with varnish capabilities.

EBECRYL® 600/35 OT, the diacrylate ester of bisphenol a epoxy resin diluted with 35% OTA 480, boasts low odor, light color, and a fast cure response. Offering high surface hardness, gloss, and solvent resistance, it presents features like low energy consumption, long pot life, improved hardness, high pigment loading, and improved chemical resistance. It finds application in wood coatings, furniture coatings, and industrial coatings.

EBECRYL® LEO 10552 is a clear liquid radiation-curable coating designed for paints and coatings and the printing and packaging sectors. With a bisphenol A-free composition and low carbon footprint (PCF), it stands as a solvent-free and voc-free solution. Tailored for gravure coating applications in packaging coatings and overprint varnishes, it also supports printing methods such as gravure printing and screen printing. Additionally, it serves as a radiation-curable coating and varnish, compatible with gravure ink and screen printing ink.

EBECRYL® 303, crafted by CASE Ingredients, is a cutting-edge product tailored for paints and coatings and the printing and packaging sectors. Notably Bisphenol A-free and boasting a low carbon footprint, this solvent-free and VOC-free liquid is optimized for applications like film and foil coatings and overprint varnishes. Its versatility shines in printing techniques such as flexography, gravure, inkjet, and screen printing, especially on plastic substrates. With efficient curtain and gravure coating methods, it ensures rapid radiation curing, delivering a clear and impeccable finish.

UCECOAT® 6560 is a versatile coating solution compatible with wood surfaces. With its low-temperature curing, faster cycle time, and extended potlife, this product stands out in the paints and coatings industry, specifically in building and construction, industrial coatings, furniture coatings, and packaging coatings. Offering improved flexibility, UCECOAT® 6560 enhances wood coatings and finishes, delivering high-performance results.

EBECRYL® 53 stands out as a purified grade of OTA 480, crafted for the formulation of ultraviolet light (UV) and electron beam (EB) curable printing inks and overprint varnishes, specifically targeting applications in food packaging. The purification process ensures the removal of potential sources of odor and extractables in cured products, making EBECRYL® 53 an ideal choice where lower odor and irritancy are desired. With notable features such as faster cycle time, good pigment wetting, improved flexibility, hardness, long pot life, low energy consumption, low-temperature curing, and low viscosity, it excels in various applications, including automotive OEM coatings and wood coatings and finishes.

EBECRYL® 716 is a chlorine-free inert binder diluted with trimethylolpropane triacrylate (TMPTA). It is specially formulated to offer excellent adhesion to non-corona treated rigid plastic substrates. The features of EBECRYL® 716 include faster cycle time, low-temperature curing, low energy consumption, long pot life, improved hardness, and water resistance. This product finds applications in various areas such as textile manufacturing, other packaging coatings, and overprint varnishes.

EBECRYL® 110 is an oxyethylated acrylate monomer, distinguishes itself with low odor and viscosity. Tailored for UV/EB cured coatings, it reduces viscosity and boosts flexibility. Key features encompass faster cycle time, improved flexibility, long potlife, low energy consumption, and low temperature-curing. Utilizing radiation cure, EBECRYL® 110 is presented in liquid form.

UCECOAT® 2804 is a flexible option. With characteristics like low migration, low temperature-curing, and enhanced chemical resistance, this product guarantees shorter cycle times and lower energy usage. UCECOAT® 2804 performs exceptionally well in packaging coatings and printing inks, making it perfect for uses such as inkjet ink, waterborne coating, varnishes, clearcoat, radiation curable coating, and overprint varnishes.