Cast & Cure UV Coatings: Creating Holographic and Diffractive Effects on Packaging
Cast & Cure UV Coatings: Creating Holographic and Diffractive Effects on Packaging There is a moment in the consumer goods aisle when a package reaches out and grabs attention before the shopper has consciously decided to look. A spirit bottle. A cosmetics carton. A credit card pulled from an envelope. The surface shifts with the […]
Cork Chemist to speak at RadTech UV&EB Conference
RadTech UV&EB Conference We are excited to announce that Gina Martinelli, Senior Product Development Chemist with Cork Industries, will be a featured speaker at the RadTech UV&EB Conference, taking place May 18–21 in Detroit, Michigan. This year, Gina will once again co-teach the UV/EB Basics short course alongside Dr. Mike Idacavage. Her session will offer a practical […]
Cork Welcomes Phil Roberts!
Cork Industries, Inc. is pleased to welcome Phil Roberts to our Sales Team as a Technical Sales Representative for the greater New England area. Phil brings over 46 years of industry experience, beginning his career as a press operator and expanding his expertise in technical ink sales. He has over 22 years of specialized experience […]
Cork Welcomes Craig Lavosky!
Cork Industries, Inc. welcomes Craig Lavosky to the team. Craig will be filling the role of Operations Manager. Along with operations, he will be overseeing intellectual property management, capital planning, regulatory compliance, and information technology. Craig has interned at Cork Industries as a Manufacturing Associate on the plant floor, learning and assisting with the manufacturing […]
Cork Congratulates Bob Furman!
Please join Cork Industries in congratulating Bob Furman on his promotion to Technical Sales Representative. Bob is a graduate of Temple University, with a degree in Business Administration. Bob was previously responsible for Quality Control of Cork Industries’ Energy Curable portfolio.
Differences Between Aqueous and UV Coatings
First and foremost both Aqueous (water-based) and UV coatings have achieved widespread use in the Graphics Arts Industry as competing top coats. Both offer aesthetic enhancement and protection, adding value to a variety of printed products.
Aqueous Coatings: Storing, Handling & Using
Opening Aqueous Coatings Aqueous coatings may be thermoplastic or thermoset, emulsion or solution polymer blends. The major volatile component is water along with small percentages of other volatile items. Some of these, such as ammonia or amine can evaporate and accumulate in the headspace of a sealed container, therefore opening is best done in a […]
Aqueous Blister Coatings Printed In-line
Aqueous Blister Coatings Take Over Talk about a market change over! It wasn’t too many years ago that the blister card market was dominated by solvent based blister card coatings. Not only has the blister card market grown by leaps and bounds, but the dominating solvent based blister card coatings have been replaced by aqueous […]
Coatings & Anilox Transfer Efficiency To The Substrate
Flexo Style Chambered Doctor Blade Metering Coaters Flexo style chambered doctor blade metering coaters have become the dominant coater type used on sheet fed offset presses. They have proved capable of producing high levels of precise, repeatable application of clear coatings, and other fluid products. Integral to this success has been the development of the […]
Dry Erase Whiteboard & Chalkboard UV Coatings
Dry Erase & Chalk Board UV Coatings Specialty UV coatings give printers and brand managers alike the opportunity to create a product marketing advantage. Today, UV coatings that provide a smooth matte finish on a printed substrate are available from Cork Industries to create both whiteboard & chalkboard surfaces on a variety of common printable and […]