The German paint manufacturer Zeller + Gmelin has developed a new paint series that can be cured with LED technology at a wavelength of 385/395 nm.
Michael Rakoci, Product Manager Metal Decoration, explains:
Our development began in 2017, when LED technology for metal decorations was still in its infancy. Limited resources of usable photoinitiators and continuous development of LED lamps were the challenge at that time.
Michael Rakoci, Product Management & Technical Support Metal Decoration
Today we have placed our new LED ink series for metal decoration with several customers for long-term testing. This is the first stand-alone metal decoration series based on FCM raw materials and specifically developed for food cans. By the end of this year, we will have all the migration reports available and this series will have the product code U531FCM (5 = LED,3 = metal,1 = food contact material).
The range for long-term trials consists of CMYK + opaque white, followed by the full range of basic colors for mixing all Pantone shades.
