Consumables

SUN CHEMICAL COLLABORATES WITH LEADER IN DEPOSITION PRINTING

Thursday 18. December 2008 - Global inks and pigments supplier, Sun Chemical, has agreed a deal with Cambridge-based digital print specialist, Tonejet, to manufacture and supply inks to Tonejet’s first customer, leading beverage can manufacturer, Ball Packaging Europe.

Sun Chemical is a leading provider of materials to packaging, publication, coatings, plastics, cosmetics, and other industrial markets and has been selected by Tonejet for its new product development and unsurpassed technical expertise.

Tonejet’s innovative, drop-on-demand digital print engine is currently being introduced into the fabrication process at Ball’s production plant in Germany. This cost-effective solution can digitally print directly on to a vast array of materials, in this case on to beverage cans. Sun Chemical manufactures and supplies specialist inks for this unique process.

John Law, Managing Director at Sun Chemical commented, “We pride ourselves in delivering ink and pigments of the highest quality and this will compliment the excellence of Tonejet’s digital print process. It is exciting to be a part of this digital revolution which will maximise the impact of the cans that are produced by manufacturers like Ball, making its cans stand out within a demanding marketplace.”

Ray Southam, CEO of Tonejet added, “Sun Chemical’s expert knowledge of ink manufacture and supply will complement our existing process. By partnering with Sun Chemical we are able to offer our customers the absolute best in ink quality, which combined with our digital print process will give them the ability to create consumer product packaging with a level of detail and personalisation which has never been possible before.”
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