Products in Flexography: Coupling Agent

TYTAN™ AP20 is primarily designed to strongly increase adhesion of solvent based inks to a variety of plastics used for food packaging or other purposes, but also pigment distribution and heat sealing resistance are improved allowing perfect hiding power and appearance of printing on otherwise problematic substrates.

TYTAN™ AP100 is a titanium phosphate complex in which the alkoxy groups can react with resins to promote adhesion and/or cross-linking while the chelating agents stabilize the molecule. Tytan AP100 is mainly designed to strongly increase the adhesion of solvent-based inks to a variety of plastics used for food packaging or other purposes.

TYTAN™ TAA is a titanium chelate whose alkoxy groups can react with resins to enhance adhesion and/or crosslinking, while the chelating agents stabilize the molecule. TYTAN™ TAA has an exceptional balance between reactivity and crosslinking/adhesion-improvement properties, which makes it highly suitable for significantly enhancing the performance properties of industrial coatings on challenging modern polymeric substrates, glass, and some metals.

Tytan™ AP20 is specifically tailored for flexible packaging films. This product offers the benefit of being insensitive to crystallization, ensuring improved stability in various applications.

Tytan™ AP100 is primarily formulated to significantly enhance the adhesion of solvent-based inks to various plastics utilized in food packaging and other applications. It is transparent, Tytan™ AP100 is particularly suitable for modifying ink to achieve clear-color and high-gloss printing, thereby resulting in improved gloss of the cured ink.

Tytan™ TAA boasts an exceptional balance between reactivity and cross-linking/adhesion-improvement properties, rendering it highly suitable for significantly enhancing the performance of industrial coatings on challenging modern polymeric substrates, glass, and certain metals. It's important to note that Tytan™ TAA is exclusively applicable in solvent-based inks and coatings.

EBECRYL® 160, a reactive diluent, is a staple in ultraviolet light (UV) and electron beam (EB) energy-curable coatings and inks. This versatile compound imparts crosslinking to coatings and inks, maintaining flexibility and toughness. Among common triacrylate diluents in energy-curable formulations, EBECRYL® 160 leads in reactivity and viscosity reduction of oligomers. Compatible with a broad spectrum of acrylated resins used in UV/EB curing applications, EBECRYL® 160's attributes, including hardness, abrasion resistance, and high gloss, contribute to its popularity in overprint varnishes, inks, coatings, and electronic applications like photoresists.

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® 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.

TYTAN™ AP40 is Strong adhesion improvement.

Anhui Elite Industrial Chlorinated Polypropylene CPP is a thermoplastic resin widely used in the fields of ink, painting and adhesives. It has strong adhesion to polypropylene (PP) as well as polyethylene paper and aluminum film,etc. CPP (non-toluene solution type) is easily soluble in various organic solvents and has a good compatibility with various kinds of resins. So you can select from the wide range of solvents to prepare solution, and it is good to be used in various ink systems such as gravure and flexo inks.

Onto™ EP1132 is a range of functional surface treatments that can be used to promote adhesion of two-part polyurethane and epoxy coatings to difficult-tobond substrates such as engineering polymers, high performance (speciality) plastics and thermoplastic composites. The treatment can be applied to a substrate from solution using a range of coating methods to form a functional layer of material that is strongly bonded to the substrate surface. The new surface functionality is chemically compatible for bonding to polyurethane and epoxy coatings and the treatment has been shown to prevent delamination even under severe weathering conditions.

TYTAN™ AP20 is suitable for solvent based flexographic and gravure inks. It is for strong adhesion of non-food contact inks.

Luxfer MEL Technologies Zirconium Propionate is used as an adhesion promoter in printing inks (Flexographic and gravure). It improves adhesion for printing onto difficult substrates, such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyester, metals, and other packaging materials.

TYTAN™ AP110 is suitable for solvent based flexographic and gravure inks. It is for viscosity stability.

TYTAN™ AP100 is Improved pigment dispersion.

TYTAN™ TAA is Strong adhesion improvement.