Sun Chemical

Streamline inks from Sun Chemical are OEM-compatible digital aftermarket inks designed specifically for wide-format printers. These inks are well-suited for billboards, vinyl banners and vehicle and building wraps.

Sun Chemical's technical director, Tom DeBartolo, was chosen as the recipient of the 2013 National Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers (NAPIM) Printing Pioneer Award, for his significant contributions to the science of printing ink formulation, manufacturing and application.

Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of an explosion last Tuesday that sent seven Sun Chemical workers to area hospitals, including three who were treated at a regional burn center, The Bergen Record reported.

Every year since 1978, Printing Industries of America (PIA) has bestowed an InterTech Technology Award on new technologies that it predicts will have a major impact on the graphic arts. More than 80 percent of these award winners experience continued commercial success in the marketplace.

PITTSBURGH—Printing Industries of America (PIA) has announced that a dozen technologies were recipients of the 2012 InterTech Technology Awards. The technologies receiving this award have been judged as "truly innovative and are expected to advance the performance of the graphic communications industry," according to PIA.

Faced with continued increases in the costs of raw materials and volatility in the global supply chain, Sun Chemical will raise product prices on February 1 in North America.

Faced with continued increases in the costs of raw materials, both Sun Chemical and INX International Ink Co. have announced price increases.

Sakurai will mark its 65th year in business and 20th anniversary as a U.S. corporation with a summer Open House and Vendor Tradefair next Thursday. The latest offset and screen press technologies will be on display all day August 12, from 10 AM to 7:30 PM, at Sakurai's headquarters in Schaumburg, Ill.

Sun Chemical has acquired certain assets and liabilities of Handschy inks, coatings and varnishes business, from its parent company, Graphic Packaging International, Inc. Handschy’s customer lists, formulations and trademarks will be included in the acquisition.

In response to the strong demand for its digital plates throughout the Americas, Kodak has completed the previously announced expansion of its digital plate production facility in Columbus, Georgia. Adding 26,000 square feet to the existing facility, Kodak is using this third production line to meet the digital plate supply needs of print service providers in a wide variety of markets, and to further its commitment to advancing digital plate production processes and technologies.