Pulse shows new innovations at Labelexpo Europe 2023

Pulse will share the benefits of both its Monolox Fixed Anilox Printing and its PureTone DC dual cure inks at Labelexpo Europe 2023.  

Visitors to the Pulse booth (3C64) will be able to see first-hand the benefits of using a single anilox volume for their print jobs – made possible with Pulse’s PureTone ink range. Monolox Fixed Anilox Printing was launched last year in October.  

Pulse’s managing director, Gary Seward, said: ‘With PureTone inks and Monolox Fixed Anilox Printing, we’re fulfilling our commitment to help printers boost their accuracy, efficiency and throughput by effectively making flexo label printing more efficient than digital, and at a fraction of the cost. Using PureTone inks and a bespoke mixing database, printers can use this cutting-edge technique to make any spot colour, using just one anilox volume.  

‘This has unprecedented benefits for print efficiency, providing high-speed make ready and reducing waste through ink consumption. In fact, thanks to its high strength compared with other ink brands, using PureTone can cut ink consumption by as much as 30 percent, while still delivering a Delta E of less than two with ease. With this year’s Labelexpo Europe highlighting the ‘modern legends of print’, there’s never been a better time for businesses to find out how Monolox Fixed Anilox Printing could be the perfect solution for their business.’  

Seward said the Pulse booth would also showcase the company’s newest high-performance ink, PureTone DC, which can be cured with UV LED lamps.  

Being fully food packaging compliant, new PureTone DC is suitable for label converters supplying industry sectors that require compliance to food packaging regulations and guidelines. The range also includes CMYK+OGV for extended color gamut printing.  

Crucially, PureTone DC’s dual cure formulation means printers can use just one set of inks with both UV and LED curing presses. The new ink also matches the strength of others in the Pulse range.  

PureTone DC’s dual cure formulation means the initiators within the ink are activated when exposed to either traditional UV lamps or UV LED light. This feature is designed to help printers gradually phase out their existing mercury-based curing equipment. As an LED curing ink, PureTone DC can also cure at lower temperatures, making it suitable for a wider range of substrates including heat-sensitive thin films.  

‘There are already significant restrictions in place on disposal of mercury and introducing it into the waste stream, and these regulations are only tightening,’ said Seward. ‘With different rules and procedures across different countries around the world – particularly with regard to landfill – printing businesses are looking to transition away now, to get ahead of the changes on the horizon. 

‘We’re looking forward to joining customers and colleagues at this year’s Labelexpo and we can’t wait to share the benefits of these ground-breaking solutions with them.’