Flexographic Ink Options: A Cleaner Technologies Substitutes Assessment

This report is a comparative evaluation of solvent-based, water-based, and ultra-violet cured ink technologies on wide-web film substrates. It assesses the performance, cost, energy, and environmental and human health impacts of 45 ink formulations.

Options for Cleaner Flexo Inks: Highlights from the Flexo CTSA (PDF) (2 pp, 505 KB)

Volume A—CTSA, 388 pages

Front Cover (PDF, 425 KB)
Title Page, Acknowledgements, Member List, Table of Contents, Abbreviations, and Glossary (PDF, 870 KB)
Executive Summary (PDF, 575 KB)
Chapter 1: Introduction to the CTSA (PDF, 79 KB)
Chapter 2: Overview of Flexographic Printing (PDF, 388 KB)
Chapter 3: Risk (PDF, 626 KB)
Chapter 4: Performance (PDF, 1.1 MB)
Chapter 5: Cost (PDF, 304 KB)
Chapter 6: Resource and Energy Conservation (PDF, 303 KB)
Chapter 7: Additional Improvement Opportunities (PDF, 183 KB)
Chapter 8: Choosing Among Ink Technologies (PDF, 535 KB)

Volume B—CTSA Appendices, 452 pages

Front Cover (PDF, 415 KB)
Title Page, Acknowledgements, Member List, Table of Contents (PDF, 811 KB)
Appendix Chapter 3-A (PDF, 180 KB)
Appendix Chapter 3-B (PDF, 312 KB)
Appendix Chapter 3-C & D (PDF, 127 KB)
Appendix Chapter 3-E & F (PDF, 234 KB)
Appendix Chapter 3-G & H (PDF, 131 KB)
Appendix Chapter 3-I through P (PDF, 322 KB)
Appendix Chapter 4-A through D (PDF, 369 KB)
Appendix Chapter 4-E (PDF, 384 KB)
Appendix Chapter 4-F through K (PDF, 301 KB)
Appendix Chapter 5-A & B (PDF, 184 KB)
Appendix Chapter 6-A & B (PDF, 143 KB)
Appendix Chapter 6-C (PDF, 67 KB)

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Flexographic Ink Options: A Cleaner Technologies Substitutes Assessment

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