What does OPT stand for?

The Ebecryl 5000 series bioligomers are based on renewable content ranging from 10 percent to 62 percent, and can be used in formulating inks for flexo, litho and screen printing, and for overprint varnishes.

EcoTech inks can be teamed with aqueous coating or overprint varnishing inline with VP Soy overprint varnish.

7,338,986 B2 Ashland Licensing and Intellectual Property LLC has received a patent for a low gloss, UV curable overprint varnish composition comprised of the reaction product of a low gloss additive, comprised of a liquid Michael addition resin, comprised of the reaction product of Michael donor and a Michael accepter, and a polyamide polymer powder, and a reactive acrylate monomer, wherein the overprint varnish composition has a lower gloss value as determined by ASTM 523-89 at 60[degrees] than an overprint varnish composition without the combination of the Michael addition resin and the polyamide powder.

The company originally intended using their existing direct thermal printer but tests showed that the overprint quality was not of an acceptable standard.

Not the spangly affair sported by Paul Parker above, nor the bizarre lion overprint inflicted on Alan Shearer (left).

Because this film minimizes gloss-up problems associated with forming and molding decorated polycarbonate films, it is no longer necessary to overprint a first-surface decorated film in order to control first-surface gloss.

Overprint Sup-plies, on the Paynes Lane Estate, and Pre- cision Toolmakers on the Somers Road Industrial Estate were targeted.

Texall will represent and distribute "SequaBond" binders for water-based flexo and gravure inks and overprint varnishes.