Effect Coatings Inline finishing: Efficient and eye-catching
The brand name TerraEffekt stands for eye-catching finishing Effect coatings clearly outperform specialty printing inks with out of the coating unit. TerraEffekt includes pigmented regard to brilliance, coverage and finishing results. Compared coatings such as pearlescent and metallic coatings, opaque to traditional offline finishing, effects out of the coating unit white as well as Drip Off systems. persuade by many advantages: flexible use, economic inline process, no costs and time loss due to external finishing A major part of these coatings is available both waterbased operations. (physically drying by hot air and infrared) and UV based (curing through ultraviolet radiation). TerraEffekt effect The coordination between print design and effect coating is coatings are ready-to-use. Pigments and coatings harmonize of special importance. Contact us for your individual consul- perfectly and are professionally dispersed. tation around the application of effect coatings.
You can achieve impressive effects when applying effect coatings in the right way. Packaging, labels and commercial prints are enhanced by an additional printing dimension.
2 TerraEffekt Effect Coatings Drip Off coatings 4
Metallic coatings 5
Pearlescent coatings 6
Opaque white 7
Coatings mentioned in this brochure just represent a selection of our TerraEffekt product programme. Many other effect coatings as well as colored coatings are available on demand.
The numeric values mentioned in this brochure refer to a scale of 1 to 10. While 10 stands for the highest/best value, 1 represents the lowest/worst value.
Overview 3 Drip Off coatings
Drip Off represents an efficient and eye-catching method to The combination of oil based primer and waterbased high achieve matt/gloss effects or matt/structure effects in a gloss coating achieves pleasant homogeneous matt areas as single process with just one coating unit. well as distinctive matt/gloss differences. All systems provide good drying characteristics as well as a good scratch and The principle: In the last ink duct a primer is partially used. scuff resistance. Out of the coating unit, a high gloss coating is applied full area. Where primer and high gloss coating meet, a repellent For the application of UV Drip Off (also called hybrid coating), effect is realised. Where the primer has been left out, you both UV based and oil based primers for the ink duct are realise high gloss surfaces. In this way, you can produce fine available in combination with UV coatings. Depending on the printing motives without a spot coating plate. primer, application amount and the setting of your printing press (power of UV lamps), you can achieve medium to As the owner of the patented Aquaprint Drip Off system, strong structures which provide a highly visual and haptical ACTEGA Terra offers the original. Additionally, other water- difference compared to the high gloss coating. The systems based and UV based Drip Off systems are available. are characterised by a very good scratch and scuff resistance.
Scuff Wet block Gloss Drying Two-sided Drip Off effect Information Waterbased resistance resistance
TerraEffekt Drip Off Primer Matt GNS + Fine structure Oil based 10 6 7 7 7 Aquaprint 975 Drip Off* (matt) primer
TerraEffekt Drip Off Primer 1680 + Fine structure Oil based 10 6 8 7 7 TerraWet High Gloss Coating G 9/680 Drip Off (matt) primer
TerraEffekt Drip Off Primer 1260 + Fine structure Mineral oil 10 6 8 4 1 TerraWet High Gloss Coating G 9/666 N2 FoodSafe (silky matt) free primer
*Available in Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Denmark
UV based Gloss Reactivity Drip Off effect Information
TerraEffekt Drip Off Primer 1290 + 8 8 Medium structure Oil based primer TerraGloss UV Gloss Varnish G 8/192 F VK Drip Off
TerraEffekt Drip Off Primer 1250 + 8 8 Medium structure Oil based primer TerraGloss UV Gloss Varnish G 8/192 F VK Drip Off
TerraEffekt UV Drip Off Primer 1235 + 8 8 Medium structure UV curing primer TerraGloss UV Special Varnish G 8/282 F VK Drip Off
TerraEffekt UV Drip Off Primer 1235 + 8 8 Strong structure UV curing primer TerraGloss UV Gloss Varnish G 8/192 F VK Drip Off
4 Drip Off coatings Metallic coatings
TerraEffekt metallic coatings provide a flexible and economic coatings for the application after printing, ACTEGA Terra also way of applying metallic effects in an inline process. In offers coatings for the coating unit before printing. These contrast to metallic inks, they are characterised by a higher coatings are characterised by non-leafing pigments and show brilliance. a very good overprintability with conventional colours.
Gold and silver coatings develop their effect by means of UV based silver coatings provide a very high brilliance as they small metal plates which reflect the light. While silver contain extremely thin non-leafing aluminum plates coatings contain aluminum plates, gold coatings sparkle produced by vacuum metallisation. UV silver coatings realise through a copper/zinc mixture. homogeneous metallic surfaces that represent an economical and ecological alternative to cold and hot foil stamping. TerraEffekt gold and silver coatings persuade through their outstanding coverage, a striking brilliance and a very high Beyond those metallic coatings shown in this brochure, edge definition. They provide good running characteristics special colour shades are available on demand. Please on the press as well as a good scratch and scuff resistance. contact our laboratory for colour matching.
Waterbased gold and silver coatings are available in various colour shades for offset and gravure printing. In addition to
Running Scuff Colour Brilliance Drying Information Waterbased behaviour resistance
TerraEffekt Gold Coating G 17/725 Rich gold 8 8 8 6
Primer TerraEffekt Gold Coating G 17/705 Rich gold 8 8 9 6 (coating before printing)
TerraEffekt Gold Coating G 17/722 Rich pale gold 8 8 8 6
Primer TerraEffekt Gold Coating G 17/712 Rich pale gold 8 8 9 6 (coating before printing)
TerraEffekt Gold Coating G 17/738 Pale gold 8 8 8 6
TerraEffekt Silver Paste G 17/504 + Silver 8 8 8 6 2-components-system TerraEffekt Binding Agent G 17/999 LV
Running Scuff Colour Brilliance Reactivity Information UV based behaviour resistance
TerraEffekt UV Silver G 7/880 Silver 10 7 7 6
Metallic coatings 5 Pearlescent coatings
TerraEffekt pearlescent coatings enrich printing products At ACTEGA Terra you get ready-to-use pearlescent coatings with an elegant and high value surface. Pealescent coatings in which pigments are dispersed in an optimal way. These can be applied in a flexible way: full area or partially for a pearlescent coatings provide a good scratch and scuff defined finishing. Depending on the colour, the pigment size resistance. Pearlescent coatings cannot only be applied out and type of pigment (e.g. colour changing), you can achieve of the coating unit after printing, but also before printing for various effects. For the realisation of the required pearlescent a more subtle shimmer. Special pearlescent coatings with a effect, the print design is of high importance. very good printability have been developed for this objective.
TerraEffekt pearlescent coatings make use of the phenom- Below you can find an overview of our standard waterbased enon of light refraction. Pearlescent pigments consist of a pearlescent coatings. Many other pearlescent coatings (also structure of transparent layers with different refractive UV based) are available on demand. Our colouristic depart- indices. The different optical wavelengths are amplified or ment is pleased to do the colour matching. absorbed dependent on the thickness and type of the pigment plate. Therefore the coating shimmers in the defined colour only and not over the whole colour spectrum.
Pigment size Running Scuff Colour Coverage Drying Information (μm) behaviour resistance
Pearlescent Coating G 29/400 Silver 10-60 5 8 9 7
Pearlescent Coating G 29/485 Silver 5-100 5 8 8 6
Very high transparency Pearlescent Coating G 29/502 Silver 20-100 2 8 8 6 and reflection capability
Primer Pearlescent Coating 29/100 Silver 10-60 5 8 9 6 (coating before printing)
Pearlescent Coating 29/438 Gold 10-60 5 8 8 7
Very high transparency Pearlescent Coating 29/593 Gold 20-100 2 8 8 6 and reflection capability
Primer Pearlescent Coating 29/137 Gold 10-60 5 8 9 6 (coating before printing)
Pearlescent Coating 29/462 Blue 5-25 6 8 9 7 Interference
Very high transparency Pearlescent Coating 29/561 Blue 15-60 3 8 8 7 and reflection capability
Pearlescent Coating 29/430 Green 10-60 5 8 8 6 Interference
High transparency and Pearlescent Coating 29/525 Green 20-200 3 8 9 6 reflection capability, pureness, colour strength
Primer Pearlescent Coating 29/235 Green 10-60 5 8 9 6 (coating before printing), interference
Pearlescent Coating 29/465 Lila 10-60 5 8 8 7
Very high transparency Pearlescent Coating 29/524 Red 35-150 2 8 8 6 and reflection capability
6 Pearlescent coatings Opaque white
TerraEffekt opaque white for the application out of the TerraEffekt opaque white is available both waterbased and coating unit provides optimum coverage for non-opaque UV based and can be processed out of the coating unit surfaces. It is used in cases of metallised, foil laminated, before and after printing. Applied out of the coating unit transparent and coloured substrates as well as for kraft before printing a sufficiently good coverage is achieved with board. Also for maximum requirements with regard to the just one application. The opaque white is dried immediately printing of colour charts, TerraEffekt opaque white guaran- by the dryer after the coating unit and can be printed inline tees true-colour printability. immediately.
Through the use of high quality titanium dioxides, opaque white is provided with a very high grade of whiteness and is Information characterized by a very good overprint capability with conventional and UV inks. Opaque white out of the coating Opaque White G 6/905 Waterbased unit outperforms opaque white out of the ink duct by higher Opaque White G 7/910 UV based opacity and higher coverage.
Additives and cleaning agents
Cleaning agents Application Information
Environmental-friendly cleaning agent; for coating units, TerraWet Clean Cleaning Agent G 12/180 Waterbased coatings anilox rollers, pipe systems, blankets and coating plates
Waterbased coatings Manuel and periodical cleaning agent for the deep TerraWet Clean Cleaning Liquid G 12/200 UV coatings cleaning of anilox rollers
Cleaning agent for coating units, anilox rollers, pipe systems, TerraGloss Clean UV Cleaning Agent G 13/160 UV coatings blankets and coating plates
Additives Application Information
Additive in order to slow down the drying of the coating TerraAdd Retarder G 12/111 Waterbased coatings (sticking to the coating blanket, cracking)
TerraAdd Slip Agent G 12/115 Waterbased coatings Additive to improve slip ability
TerraAdd Defoamer G 12/119 Waterbased coatings Additive in order to reduce foaming
TerraAdd Wetting Agent G 12/127 Waterbased coatings Additive to improve wetting of the coating on the printing ink
TerraAdd Anticrackling Agent G 12/141 Waterbased coatings Additive to avoid cracking of the coating film
Additive to get a better wetting and a better flow out. TerraAdd UV Wetting and Slip Agent G 13/101 UV coatings The slip angle will change.
TerraAdd UV Defoamer G 13/108 UV coatings Additive to improve defoaming
TerraAdd UV Antistatic Agent G 13/110 UV coatings Additive to reduce static charging
TerraAdd UV Accelerator G 13/122 UV coatings Additive to improve reactivity
The numeric values mentioned in this brochure refer to a scale of 1 to 10. and examinations in customer-specific circumstances due to the wide range of While 10 stands for the highest/best value, 1 represents the lowest/worst materials, production conditions, operations and processes. If an application is value. intended to be made under different conditions than those specified here, we only assume liability after having examined the respective different conditions. Please consider: All information provided here are made to the best of our We reserve the right to change product characteristics because of technical knowledge. This brochure does not claim to be complete. It represents a progress, amendment of applicable law and mandatory production-related technical quality description, is advisory and does not release from own tests needs.
Opaque white, additives and cleaning agents 7 ACTEGA Terra GmbH Coated with Industriestraße 12 Outside: TerraEffekt Pearlescent Coating G 29/519 TerraEffekt UV Drip Off Primer 1235 + 31275 Lehrte TerraGloss UV Gloss Varnish G 8/192 F VK Drip Off Germany Inside: TerraEffekt UV Drip Off Primer 1235 + TerraGloss UV Gloss Varnish G 8/192 F VK Drip Off Tel +49 51 32 50 09-0 Fax +49 51 32 50 09-1 10 offi[email protected] www.actega.com/terra Issue: March 2012 Issue: March