Press release
New inks simplify non-contact product marking
Paul LEIBINGER extends range of inks for inkjet printers
Tuttlingen, Jan. 14, 2016 – Paul LEIBINGER has launched six new inks for its inkjet printers,
thereby providing more opportunities for non-contact product marking during production. For
example plastic products which have been hard to print in the past can now be coded.
The new black adhesive ink is ideal for permanently marking products made from PE (polyethylene),
PP (polypropylene), and OPP (oriented polypropylene). Until now imprints on these materials with
conventional inks have rubbed off easily or offered very limited protection against scratching with
normal use. Imprints with the new adhesive ink from LEIBINGER on the other hand show extremely
good adhesion and abrasion resistance.
LEIBINGER now also supplies a heat-curing, white-pigmented ink especially for dark PA (polyamide)
surfaces. When producing PA pipes, the marking is applied immediately after extrusion and then dried
and cured automatically as the product passes through the downstream flame tunnel, making it
particularly adhesive.
A new silver gray ink can be used for both light and dark surfaces. So just one printer is needed when
marking products and packaging of different colors on one production line. The pigmented ink appears
almost white on black surfaces and gray on white ones.
LEIBINGER has a new security ink for marking products requiring counterfeit protection. The black,
pigmented ink appears green fluorescent under UV light. The authenticity of the printed coding can
therefore be checked under UV light with a special wavelength, where it should no longer appear
black but green fluorescent. Using the new pigmented ink, the LEIBINGER inkjet printer JET3up PI not
only makes possible serialization but also another means of preventing product imitations. A GS1
barcode printed with the security ink improves counterfeit protection several times over.
What's more, LEIBINGER now also has a new MEK-free, green pigmented and a light yellow,
pigmented MEK ink. Both inks produce a brilliant color imprint, even on dark backgrounds.
The new inks were developed especially for LEIBINGER inkjet printers. All LEIBINGER printers are
fitted with the automatic Sealtronic nozzle seal as standard. This system prevents ink from drying even
during long pauses in production. The German-engineered printers are therefore ready for use at the
touch of a button at all times. Upon request, the printer model from the JET3up and JET2neo series
and the ink best suited to a customer's requirements can be determined. Around 100 distributors
worldwide advise LEIBINGER customers on-site, provide no-obligation print samples, and ensure
optimum service.
www.leibinger-group.com
Image caption:
PL_Neue_Tinten_Kunststoffe.jpg: Markings on a wide range of products such as packaging, cables,
and pipes with the new inks for LEIBINGER inkjet printers.
Source: Paul Leibinger GmbH & Co. KG
Contact
Paul Leibinger GmbH & Co. KG
Daimlerstr. 14
Press release
78532 Tuttlingen
Germany
Phone: +49 74 61 / 92 86-0
E-mail: [email protected]
www.leibinger-group.com
Press contact
Paul Leibinger GmbH & Co. KG
Maren Klose
Daimlerstr. 14
78532 Tuttlingen
Germany
Phone: +49 74 61 / 92 86-224
Fax: +49 74 61 / 92 86-199
E-mail: [email protected]
www.leibinger-group.com
About Paul Leibinger GmbH & Co. KG
Paul Leibinger GmbH & Co. KG provides integrated solutions for industrial product marking and the printing industry. For
multiple decades, the company has been developing and producing industrial inkjet printers, numbering machines and camera
verification systems for monitoring and ensuring a smooth production process at its location in Tuttlingen. The made-inGermany products as well as a worldwide distributor network guarantee high product quality and reliable service. Currently, the
third-generation family-run company employs a staff of over 210 at the location in Tuttlingen, Germany and around 15
employees at the plant in East Troy, Wisconsin, USA.