|
Traditional
ACL/Labels |
Hartness-Inks
Uvaclear |
Hartness-Inks
Advantage |
| Environmental
Impact |
| |
- 50
– 90% volatile (air pollution)
- Contains
heavy metals
|
- Essentially
0% volatile
- No
heavy metals
- 100%
organi
|
- No
volatiles released into atmosphere
- M
eets environmental regulations
- Meets
environmentally Green Technology
|
| Energy |
| |
- Lehr
AND Printing Machine
|
- NO Lehr
- Printing Machine only
|
- Reduction
in energy costs
|
| Cure
Requirements |
| |
- ACL - 1-2 hours @ 1100ºF
- Heat Transfer - 1-1½ hours @ low temperature
|
- 1/4 second at ambient temperature (UV lamp)
|
- Improvement in productivity energy cost savings
|
| Color
Laydown |
| |
- ACL
- 4 colors maximum-limited by machine capability
- PSL/Heat
Transfer - 4 color process & Wax build up
|
- 8
colors maximum
-
Ability to do 4-color process
|
- Flexible
design capability
|
| Color
Range |
| |
- ACL
- Limited 12-14 colors.
Inconsistent colors due to excessive heat
- PSL/Heat
Transfer
Unlimited
|
- Unlimited
- Full
Pantone and RAL Range
- No
limitations with reds
|
- Flexible design capability
|
| Special
Colors |
| |
- ACL
- Not capable due to heat requirements
- PSL/Heat
Transfer
Limited
|
- Frost
- Fluorescents
- Phosphorescent
- Thermographic
- Metallics
|
- Increased design capability
|