Fluorescent ink adds extra layers of security
Ideal for security printing and brand protection, Domino is adding a new fluorescent ink to its UV80CL range to help businesses fight counterfeiting and forgery. The new ink has been developed for the K600i piezo drop-on-demand inkjet printer and will be launched at Labelexpo.
Domino’s UV80CL ink prints clear, but fluoresces green, under an ultraviolet UV-A 365nm blacklight. It can be used to print 2D codes, barcodes, alpha-numeric codes, images, graphics and personalised data printing, which can be used in security, authentication and anti-counterfeit applications. The combination of variable data and green fluorescence provides a high complexity rating which would be extremely difficult to replicate.
The Domino K600i printer can be integrated into an existing web-fed press or used as a standalone roll-to-roll solution or finishing line, and the UV80CL ink is compatible with standard medias including PE, PP, and coated and uncoated papers.
‘In today’s price competitive and technology savvy marketplace, it is imperative that brand owners establish a strong and effective anti-counterfeiting and brand protection programme to safeguard their brands,’ said Mark Herrtage, aftercare product manager. ‘With that in mind, the new fluorescent ink provides security, label and packaging converters with an added value offering to assist brand owners on this quest.’
