Graphic arts

Energy curing has revolutionized graphic arts with its ability to deliver superior results across various applications. Key benefits include:

• Enhanced Durability: Improved scuff resistance, chemical resistance, and long-lasting finishes.
• Exceptional Quality: High gloss levels and superior optical clarity.
• Faster Turnaround: Rapid curing times streamline production processes.
• Eco-Friendly Performance: Minimal volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions align with sustainability goals.

Energy curing technologies are widely used across the graphic arts landscape, including:

Overprint Varnishes

Enhanced scuff and chemical resistance, along with higher gloss and faster cure for overprint varnishes, are elements that favor UV/EB over other technologies, allowing this technology to dominate the cardboard packaging market.
IGM offers a comprehensive range of Energy Curing Resins, photoinitiators, additives and specialty resins providing, for example, matte finishes.

Printing Inks

UV/EB curable inks continue to experience strong growth given their advantages over solvent based and water based inks including faster drying times, improved setting, little or no VOC emissions, lower energy requirements and better resistance properties. They enable short-run, high quality on-demand commercial printing and online converting of folding cartons in the packaging industry.  Energy curable inks are used in lithographic, flexographic, screen, and inkjet printing.
IGM offers a comprehensive range of Energy Curing Resins, photoinitiators and specialty resins to optimize application properties, cure and performance properties of pigmented systems. 

Inkjet Printing

UV curable inkjet is a high growth printing technology.  Compared to conventional printing and imaging technologies, its advantages include relatively low hardware cost and full color high resolution image quality that is suitability for low-cost short-run digital and on-demand printing.  It also offers the possibility to print directly onto three-dimensional objects.  UV curable inkjet inks are typically formulated as 100% solids or water based. Formulations usually contain low viscosity Energy Curing Resins, as printing head nozzles must permit inks to be forced through very small orifices.

sensitive Packaging

Inks used in sensitive packaging applications (e.g. food and pharmaceuticals) must be formulated with raw materials designed for low migration while still providing the necessary stability, application and performance properties. IGM has acrylates, photoinitiators and additives that are specifically designed for low migration applications and comply with regulations (e.g. Swiss Ordinance) and end user guidelines (e.g. Nestle) – for example our patented OMNIPOL^® portfolio of polymeric photoinitiators. 

At iGM Resins, we are dedicated to supporting the energy curing needs of the graphic arts industry. Our comprehensive portfolio of raw materials is designed to optimize performance and efficiency in your applications. Key offerings include:

• Energy Curing Resins: Tailored to achieve desired mechanical, optical, and adhesion properties.
• Photoinitiators: Enhancing curing efficiency and print performance.
• Additives: Improving processability and end-use characteristics.
• Specialty Resins: Addressing unique challenges with customized solutions.

We are a global leader in energy curing raw material solutions, providing:

• Application Expertise: Technical support to help you achieve optimal results.
• Innovative R&D: Continuous development of next-generation materials.
• Regulatory Support: Guidance on compliance with industry standards.
• Sustainable Solutions: Products that align with environmental and safety goals.

Whether you’re innovating in commercial printing, advancing packaging applications, or exploring new opportunities in inkjet technology, iGM Resins is your trusted partner for energy curing excellence. Contact us today to learn how our tailored solutions can empower your graphic arts applications.