Materials
Inks and Coatings
Diamond carefully evaluates all inks and coatings suppliers in an effort to make the best recommendation for our customers’ products. We utilize a variety of standard and specialty coatings to protect and enhance your packaging.
Flint (inks)
- Conventional inks are vegetable-based
- UV ink curing involves 100% solids
- No solvents or VOC’s (volatile organic compounds) are released into the atmosphere during the curing process
- UV cured materials are fully repulpable*
- UV cured materials are fully recyclable*
- Specialty metallic UV coating
- Delivers "Foil on demand at print speed"
- Economical, in-line alternative to film and foil laminates
- Environmentally friendly
- UV cured materials are fully repulpable*
- UV cured materials are fully recyclable*
Cast and Cure (holographic effects)
- Cost effective, inline decorative process
- Produces high-gloss, holographic finishes through the use of specialty coatings and film
- Economical alternative to holographic foil stamping
- Can be more efficient than holographic foil stamping, depending on design (less material and energy usage compared to an off-line foil stamping process)
- Spot or overall coating options
- Casting film is reusable
- Casting film is recyclable
Kelstar, Superior, Henkel (coatings)
- Ultraviolet (UV) and water-based (aqueous) standard coatings
- Ultraviolet (UV) and water-based (aqueous) specialty coatings (e.g., DiamondEmboss, DiamondGlitter, DiamondGloss, DiamondMatte, DiamondPearl, DiamondTexture, DiamondTouch)
- UV curing involves 100% solids
- No solvents or VOC’s (volatile organic compounds) are released into the atmosphere during the curing process
- UV cured materials are fully repulpable*
- UV cured materials are fully recyclable*
- UV printed and coated paper waste can be completely broken down and recycled into low-grade or fine paper grades using common, commercially available recycling equipment*
- As a solid waste class, printed materials, with or without UV coating, are considered by the EPA to be in the non-hazardous materials class for landfill purposes. They pose no unsafe conditions to the environment as a solid waste.
* Source: Beloit Study, 1992