Bluestar Silicones Launches New SILCOLEASE® UV Range Products
LYON, France, September 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ –
As well as the latest additions in the SILCOLEASE(R) Optima thermal
solventless technology Bluestar will also showcase its full and growing UV
curing range which allow silicone curing without any heat stress of the
substrate. With new products in both Cationic and Free Radical series the
SILCOLEASE(R) range can rise to the challenges posed by the ever growing
application fields of filmic liners, liner less labels and narrow web
coaters.
The SILCOLEASE(R) UV 200 seriesis based on epoxy functionalised silicone
polymers with a cationic curing mechanism. The major advantage of these
products is their excellent cure response to UV C radiation due to the
incorporation of patented Iodonium Borate photoinitiator technology. This
photoinitiator can be supplied as a catalyst to add to a base polymer but a
unique feature of SILCOLEASE(R) UV 200 series is the possibility to supply a
mono-component system, ready to use, without further bath formulation.
The SILCOLEASE(R)UV 100 free radical curing series based on acrylate
functional chemistry is used particularly where substrate inhibition of
other reactive systems is seen. This feature is particularly useful in
“liner less” applications where silicone is frequently required to cure on
printed surfaces.
When asked about the specific benefits offered by the SILCOLEASE(R) UV
range Global Market Manager Sean Duffy said “With changing cost structures
of Pt containing systems and development in substrate, machine and adhesive
technologies UV systems are more than ever a real alternative to traditional
thermal cure systems for an ever growing number of label applications.”
With more than 30 years of experience as a global supplier and innovator
in silicone paper & film release coating solutions, Bluestar Silicones
offers expertise, knowledge and innovation in the silicone market, unmatched
in the industry.
Visit Bluestar Silicones at LABELEXPO Europe / September 28 – October 1,
Booth 12T120
SOURCE BLUESTAR SILICONES
