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| Project Metadata Element | Details |
| Project Title | Development of Water Based Inks for Printing of Bread and Confectionary Wrapping |
| Research Area | Water |
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| Principal Investigator or Lead Irish Partner | Jack McGuiness |
| Lead Institution or Organisation | Manders Coatings and Inks Ireland Ltd. |
| Lead Country | Ireland |
| Latitude, Longitude (of Lead Institution) | 53.38057, -6.33780 |
| Lead Funding Entity | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Approximate Project Start Date | 29/08/2002 |
| Approximate Project Finishing Date | 29/08/2003 |
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| Project Keywords | Production; Water based Inks; Printing; Reduced VOC Emissions |
| Project Abstract | The project aims to develop suitable water based inks and production processes for printing polypropylene and paper bread wrap and confectionary wrap. Technical work is two fold. The first partner (Manders) will seek to develop suitable formulations of inks which will allow printing at same speed as using solvent based inks. The second partner (IFP) will seek to determine the optimum printing method. The outputs will be: 1. A range of water based inks suitable for printing polyproplylene and paper to a quality suitable for self display of products, and 2. Technical guidance on how to set up flexographic printing machines to print with these inks. Since the inks to be developed are water based, the benefit to both partners will be the elimination of solvents from the manufacture and use of these inks. This will reduce VOC emissions to atmosphere and improve the work environment. |