Ink manufacturer Marabu has developed a new high-build varnish, Mara Shape DUV-HBV8, which ‘opens up new design opportunities’ for digital decoration of glass bodies.
The company stated that digital printing offers ‘exceptional flexibility’, enabling it to meet the growing demand for customised and personalised products. With Mara Shape DUV-HBV, new design opportunities for digital decoration of glass bodies are opened up. This includes multi-layered glass reliefs that can be reproduced whilst contours remain consistently sharp.
The process is said to be ideal for printing ultra-fine haptic details, even on convex or concave geometries, as well as higher and thicker graphic elements. In combination with the Ultra Jet DUV-C UV-curable inkjet digital printing ink, specially developed for direct printing on 3D packaging and containers, coloured and haptic effects can be combined and enhanced. This ink is noted as being particularly suitable for industrial single-pass printing, whilst the varnish oxidises without any residue for enhanced recyclability.
More specifically, Ultra Jet DUV-C has been mixed with digital printing directly on to glass in mind. It also has uses in advertising and interior design. An evenly applied primer as a bonding layer enlarges the application range with UV inkjet flatbed printers. The UV-PGL primer is applied by means of roller coating. Alternatively, a P5 primer can be wiped on manually or applied with a spray system. Mara Shield liquid coatings can additionally be used as a primer, whist UV-CGL opaque white ink can serve as a background on digitally printed surfaces.
These products and others are to be shown at glasstec 2022, taking place 20-23 September this year in Dusseldorf, Germany.
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