Offset printing

Grandal® products are aluminium pellets offered by SCHLENK and typically consist of approx. 95% pigment and 5% binder. They allow dust-free processing, are easy to dose and disperse, and can be used in a variety of formulations because unlike pastes they do not contain specific solvents.

Both leafing and non-leafing aluminium pigments are available in this delivery form, along with Grandal W versions for water-based printing inks and in the Grandal 170 for energy curable systems.

The Grandor® types are pigment preparations in pellet form consisting of approx. 95% pigment and 5% binder for solvent based gravure, flexo and screen printing inks. The Grandor® W series (with a water soluble carrier resin) are available for water-based systems. For UV applications we offer Grandor® UV.

Colors: Rich gold, rich pale gold and pale gold (other colors by request) Form of delivery: Dust-free pellets that are easy to dose.

Conventional offset printing inks that contain oil available in rich gold, rich pale gold, pale gold, silver and in Pantone colors.

Metaprint® LithoBright offset printing inks uses a selection of high quality pigments to create excellent metallic effects. This series can be used with a large selection of applications and print designs on cardboard, coated and uncoated papers.

UV curable offset printing ink in silver.

The selection of high quality pigments allows Metaprint® LithoBright UV offset printing inks to achieve excellent metallic effects. The LithoBright UV series can be used in a wide variety of applications and print designs.

Conventional offset printing inks that contain oil available in rich gold, rich pale gold, pale gold, silver and in Pantone colors.

Metaprint® LithoGloss sheetfed offset printing inks are formulated with high quality, small particle size pigments and deliver high print coverage and good printability on high speed presses. This series can be used with a large selection of applications and print designs, including fine print details, on board, coated and uncoated papers.

Metaprint® LithoLux UV is a UV curing offset printing ink based on Decomet®. LithoLux UV printing inks produce a highly reflective appearance. The best results can be achieved on high gloss paper.

Conventional offset printing inks that contain oil available in rich gold, rich pale gold, pale gold, silver and in Pantone colors.

Metaprint® LithoShine offset printing inks are a cost-effective series with good metallic effects for use in sheet fed offset printing. The series can be used with coated and uncoated paper and cardboard.

Heat set web offset ink available in rich gold, rich pale gold, pale gold, silver and Pantone colors.

Metaprint® LithoWeb was developed for use in web fed offset (heat set) printing. This series offers excellent gloss, metallic effects and printability, even on advanced, high speed printing machines.

The Offset® series includes aluminium pigments with an average particle size from 4 to 10 µm and gold bronze pigments with an average particle size from 2 to 3.5 µm.

Colors: Rich gold, rich pale gold and pale gold (other colors by request) Form of delivery: Powder or paste in mineral oil for conventional offset printing or in polymerizable monomers for UV curable systems.