Printing inks: "Sustainability is currently the driving force"
印刷油墨:“可持续发展是当前的驱动力”
Interview by Kirsten Wrede
Ray Verderber, technical manager at Eckart America Corporation, addresses drivers and challenges for printing inks.
Eckart公司的技术经理Ray Verderber阐述了印刷油墨的驱动因素和挑战.
What factors are driving current R&D for printing inks?
是什么因素推动了目前印刷油墨的研发?
Ray Verderber: Sustainability is currently the driving force influencing how R&D is conducted for printing inks. When it comes to sustainability, it is a very broad topic, including recycling, carbon footprint, bio-degradable and environmentally friendly ingredients. For example, consumer product companies expect the supply chain to deliver sustainable solutions aimed at improving recycling rates. To meet these needs researchers are developing formulations that allow for easier recovery of plastic and paper-based substrates.
Ray Verderber:可持续性是目前影响印刷油墨研发的驱动力.说到可持续性,这是一个非常广泛的话题,包括回收利用、碳足迹、生物可降解和环保成分.例如,消费品公司希望供应链能够提供可持续的解决方案,以提高回收率.为了满足这些需求,研究人员正在开发配方,使塑料和纸张基板更容易回收.
How significant are water-based printing inks and what are their drawbacks?
水性印刷油墨有多重要?它们有哪些缺点?
Verderber: Water-borne inks continue to be a significant portion of the overall ink market. The extreme weather last winter and ongoing supply-chain issues have had a severe impact on the ability of manufacturers to provide consistent supply, resulting in shortages of feedstocks used to make acrylic and urethane polymers, for example.
Verderber:水性油墨仍然是整个油墨市场的重要组成部分.去年冬天的极端天气和持续的供应链问题严重影响了制造商稳定供货的能力,例如,丙烯酸和聚氨酯聚合物的原料短缺等.
One of the drawbacks with water-based inks is the energy needed for drying them, especially on film substrates. Another concern is that the majority of the water-borne polymers today are derived from petroleum feedstocks, while formulators are looking for more sustainable solutions such as water-borne polymers that contain higher levels of bio-based carbon.
水性油墨的缺点之一是干燥它们,特别是在薄膜底材上,是需要能量的.
另一个令人担忧的问题是,目前大多数水性聚合物都来自石油原料,而配方商正在寻找更可持续的解决方案,如含有更高水平生物基碳的水性聚合物.
What are the prospects for packaging printing compared to publication printing?
与出版物印刷相比,包装印刷的前景如何?
Verderber: Publication printing will continue to contract since the communication of information in this segment is ideal for digital alternatives. Packaging printing will continue to grow as it plays a valuable role in how products and merchandise are brought to market, providing protection, brand identity and shelf appeal for consumer product companies.
Verderber:出版印刷将继续萎缩,因为这一领域的信息交流可以被数字产品替代.包装印刷将继续增长,因为它在产品和商品如何进入市场方面发挥着宝贵的作用,为消费品公司提供保护包装,品牌识别和货架吸引力.
Packaging printing will develop further through offering more than just product protection and distribution, including information and functionality. Research is being conducted that could embed the packaged product with information that would communicate, for example, at a sorting and recycling facility, whether the package is indeed recyclable.
除了提供更多的产品保护和运输保护,包装印刷将进一步进行信息和功能方面的发展.人们正在研究可以在包装的产品中嵌入信息,例如,在分类和回收设施中,确认包装是否确实可回收.
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