UV Flexo Ink formulation consulting

Do you need help to formulate UV flexographic inks? 3Dresyns provides 2D formulation and synthesis consulting (technology transfer) to develop, optimize and industrialize UV flexo ink systems aligned with your press setup, anilox selection, substrates and end-use performance targets.

Flexo ink portfolio

INTENSIVE: concentrated single-pigment inks (14 bases) for carton and paper.
PROCESS: ultra-sharp inks for 4-colour printing.
PANTONE: accurate matches to Pantone colour book formulations when used with specified volume anilox rollers.
HEXACHROME: formulated to match Hexachrome origination at standard densities.
6 COLOUR PROCESS: widest colour range without fluorescent pigments, optimized for flow and transfer.
HiAD Labels: full range of Pantone base inks and process colours with high adhesion to difficult substrates (e.g., self-adhesive plastics, foils).
SPECIAL: metallics (high lustre gold and silver), fluorescent colours (full range for optimum brightness).

Key formulation advantages

Outstanding flexo performance, very low viscosity, exceptional transfer with high colour densities and sharp dot reproduction.
User-friendly: suitable for major press types and a wide range of substrates without the need for formulation adjustments.
Excellent cure response, excellent rub resistance, laser compatible, press ready and fully intermixable.
Low taint and odour options suitable for indirect food packaging (application-dependent).
Excellent in-can stability, surfactant-free for best intercoat transfer and adhesion, non-foaming behavior.
Compatible with chamber doctor blades, and one- and two-roll pan applications.
Benzophenone-free versions available where minimum migration is required (e.g., food packaging, microwave cooking use cases).

How we support your project

Ink architecture design and raw material selection, viscosity and reactivity tuning for stable transfer and target density.
Anilox and process-fit guidance (volume, line count, press conditions), cure optimization and robustness of the process window.
Troubleshooting support (transfer defects, dot gain/definition, rub resistance, adhesion on difficult substrates, foaming, odour/taint constraints, stability drift).
Scale-up guidance and manufacturing implementation support with practical technology handover.

Deliverables

Target-driven formulation roadmap, candidate formulations and benchmarking versus your references, recommended test methods and acceptance criteria, documented development outcomes and knowledge handover (project-dependent).

Contact

Share your press type, anilox details, substrates, curing setup and performance requirements (transfer, density, rub, adhesion, migration/odour constraints). Contact us at info@3dresyns.com.