The document discusses new paper, ink, and digital printing product offerings from various manufacturers including Finch Paper, Neenah Paper, Yupo Corp, Sun Chemical, and Sappi. Xeikon qualified self-adhesive label substrates that can be used on its digital press. The article also provides an overview of ecofriendly ink options for digital printers such as vegetable-based, UV, and waterless inks.

1. NewProducts By Denise Kapel
Paper
p
& Ink
Part I of our annual
two-part showcase Value priced text, cover line
Finch Paper (Glens Falls, NY)
r recycled fiber and elemen-
announces the newly available tal chlorine-free pulps. It
“Finch Fine Swatchbook.” is available in three shades,
Finch Fine fulfills aesthetic two finishes and more than
and economic expectations in 100 stocked sizes. An Ultra
wide product line stocked for Smooth and Antique finish
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digital and offset, in 60 lb. text
to 200 lb. double-thick cover.
offers a 98 brightness rating.
New Finch Fine Color
See our handy links at www.americanprinter.com. The new swatchbook uses a Copy is available in 24 lb.
farmer’s market analogy to through 100 lb. cover. This
Millmar Paper’s Xtreme Coated Cover offers digital printers 93 convey the authentic look and high-quality, bright white
brightness and coating that won’t crack under duress. feel of its Finch Fine line. The color copy paper for both of-
See www.xtremecoatedcover.com. “locally grown,” neighbor- fice and commercial printing
farmer idea also reflects Finch’s is used for full-color produc-
Legion Paper is the largest worldwide distributor of fine art, standing as one of the only tion and copying.
museum board, decorative and digital art papers in North America. integrated paper mills in the Finch Fine iD, specially en-
See www.legionpaper.com. country. Finch manages for- gineered for HP Indigo presses,
ests, pulps trees, makes its own offers a non-glare surface and
Kanzaki specializes in surfaced coated paper, film and other energy and makes paper. is available in a wide range of
materials. Its Dual Purpose Direct Thermal media is preprintable to A value text and cover basis weights for all types of ap-
create two layers of variable imaging. See www.kanzakiusa.com. paper, Finch Fine papers plications: 50 lb. text to 130 lb.
are made with 100% FSC- double-thick cover.
Iggesund Paperboard’s Invercote Creato is now HP certified. certified fiber, 66% renewable See finchpaper.com/
Weights range from 7.9 to 18.3 pt. See www.iggesund.com. energy, 10% post-consumer get-samples.
Ecological Fiber offers specialty covering materials and endsheets
for the ondemand book publishing, specialty packaging, stationery
and photobook markets. See www.ecofibers.com. New weights in
digital paper line
ACPO PSA roll label films are specifically designed Neenah Paper (Alpharetta,
for the digital market. See www.acpo.com. GA) has added two new
digital applications weights to its Classic Crest
Magnum Magnetics offers DigiMag PLUS magnetic sheets Yupo Corp. America’s (Chesa- Digital Papers selection: 24-lb.
and rolls for HP 5000, 5500, 4050 and 4500 presses. peake, VA) YUPOBlue synthetic writing and 130-lb. double-
See www.magnummagnetics.com. paper is specifically made thick cover. Both weights are
for and certified to run on available in four sizes in Solar
Flexmag’s “Ultamag Digital” gives digital printers matte and gloss HP Indigo digital presses. HP White, Classic Natural White
options for flexible magnetic sheets. See www.flexmag.com. Indigo inks won’t run or smear and Recycled 100 Bright White.
on YUPOBlue, because the ink Like all Neenah Digital
Newton Falls manufactures highly recycled FSC or SFI certified adheres to the substrate’s Papers, both weights are
fully coated papers with up to 30% PCW. Plus: recycled papers for surface. YUPOBlue Synthetic is HP Indigo Certified, ensuring
all digital print engines. See www.newtonfallsfinepaper.com. available in four weights of 12 the paper meets the high-
x 18-inch sheets: a 78-lb., 5.9 est HP Indigo performance
Gruppo Cordenons’ Plike is a “plastic-like” substrate. Its mil text; a 58-lb., 8.0 mil cover; expectations. The line also
surface treatment yields printing results uncoated papers can’t. a 74-lb., 9.9 mil cover; and an is FSC, Green Seal and Green-e
Neither UV inks nor driers are required. Plike is available in white 86-lb., 11.6 mil cover. certified.
and 9 colors. See www.gruppocordenons-usa.com/plike. See www.yupo-usa.com. See www.neenahpaper.com.
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2. NewProducts
Self-adhesive labels
for digital press
Xeikon (Itasca, IL) has worked closely
Ecofriendly
with self-adhesive label supplier UPM
Raflatac to qualify an extensive range
c
ink basics
of label substrates on its Xeikon 3300 Premium opaque offset By Joe Bendowski
digital press. The qualified substrates Soporset Premium Opaque Offset
represent some of the most commonly from Soporcel North America Finding affordable ways to offer
utilized conventional label stocks in (Norwalk, CT) is made from environmentally friendly services
narrow web label printing. The ability 100% eucalyptus globulus fibers can seem cumbersome in the
to use conventional stocks provides an from the parent company’s sustain- course of our regular business.
advantage in cost savings and effective able forests in Portugal (see www. It is important to realize that not every element of a busi-
implementation of digital technology. portucelsoporcel.com). The short ness has to be ecofriendly to achieve a reputation for
Qualified substrates from UPM length and thick cell walls of these sustainability. Combining the use of ecofriendly inks with
Raflatac include paper stocks as fibers result in the paper’s improved traditional inks will help reduce the carbon footprint,
well as synthetic films, such as clear porosity and opacity as well as high without calling for a major overhaul. Printers interested
and white Polypropylene (BOPP), and stiffness, bulk and dimensional in incorporating sustainable practices in the pressroom
Polyester (PET) of varying thicknesses. stability. Developed to provide top have a number of good choices when it comes to ink. Here
The qualification process, conducted quality and value, Soporset offers are some options:
at Xeikon’s North American technology 97 GE brightness and high opacity
center near Chicago, ensures that all for vivid colors, high image quality Vegetable-based inks | Vegetable-based ink is made
the tested substrates will provide per- and sharp contrast. It is available in with vegetable oil, such as soybean or corn oil, as a substi-
fect print quality and stable printing basis weights from 40 to 80-lb. text tute for petroleum or mineral oils. Vegetable-based inks sig-
behavior on the Xeikon 3300. and sheet sizes ranging from 8.5 x nificantly reduce the amount of volatile organic compounds
See www.xeikon.com and 11 to 28 x 40 inches. (VOCs) released into the air during printing.
www.upmraflatac.com. See www.soporset-usa.com. For example, soy ink is naturally low in VOCs and usage
can reduce emissions that cause air pollution. Because
the waste of soy ink is not considered hazardous, it can be
treated more easily, completely and cost-effectively. Using
soy inks is also helpful when it comes to paper recycling,
as the deinking process is easier and results in less fiber
damage to recycled paper. The soy ink waste that is pro-
duced from the deinking process is non-hazardous.
Strong sustainability
rating for sheetfed inks UV inks | UV ink is a two-part acrylic epoxy, where the
EcofriendlyOpus
cofriendlyOpus Five of Sun Chemical’s (Parsip- first part is the ink itself with receptors that are activated
Opus 30, Sappi’s (Boston) newest pany, NJ) commercial conven- by the second part: UV light. UV inks contain little or no
environmental paper, features 30% re- tional sheetfed inks have earned the solvents and therefore do not emit significant VOCs. Be-
cycled post-consumer waste (20% pcw highest average index ratings in the cause they do not cure until exposed to ultraviolet light,
in 100-lb. and 120-lb. cover weights); National Association of Printing UV inks can be left in the ink fountain overnight without
FSC and SFI certification; and Lacey Ink Manufacturers’ (NAPIM) bio- skinning, which reduces cleaning time and wasted ink.
Act compliance. 100% of the electricity renewable content (BRC) certifica- Additional benefits of UV inks include their color value,
used to manufacture Opus 30 is Green- tion program. SunLit Diamond, the high-speed, high-quality printing possible with a UV
e certified renewable energy. Like SunPak Diamond, SunLit Intense, process, the excellent resistance to rub-off and set-off and
other Opus products, Opus 30 offers SunLit Exact and SunLit Express the fast curing process. UV inks can be run on high-speed
high brightness. The SMO minimum each received a BRC index of 80, a production equipment and do not require large dryers.
for Opus 30 sheets is now 5,000 lbs. rating that means Sun Chemical’s
In addition, this product has an RDC inks use an average of 80% renew- Waterless inks | Waterless printing uses computer-
(rapid deployment center) stocking able resources. to-plate technology and silicon plates to eliminate
commitment. With the broadest range The BRC labeling program chemicals and water from the printing process com-
of paper weights of any Sappi brand, is an initiative by NAPIM used pletely. Waterless printing can help to reduce waste
Opus is the do-it-all paper—small or to evaluate and minimize the en- materials and ink consumption, making it yet another
large, gloss or dull, matte or satin. vironmental impact of printing ecofriendly option.
Sappi has created the “Vack and inks. The BRC index number is a Moving forward in 2010, we will continue to see the
Valicenti” Opus 30 demo piece, de- quantifiable value that is calculated importance of environmentally friendly choices and
signed by Rick Valicenti and featuring to represent the range of bio- practices. The good news is that ink suppliers (and their
the photography of Tom Vack. renewable content. The program customers) already have some great products to meet the
A newly launched eQ Tool includes a NAPIM registered label current demands.
(www.sappi.com/eQTool) allows you that can be applied to the ink con-
to explore the key factors behind tainer and a comparable design for Joe Bendowski is president of Van Son Holland Ink Corp.
choosing a sustainable paper. use by a printer that uses the inks. of America (Islandia, NY). Contact him at joebendowski@
See www.sappi.com/na. See www.sunchemical.com. vansonink.com or see www.vansonink.com.
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