UVICARD^® UV Screen Inks

UV Ink For Plastic Cards

Nazdar^® has partnered with VFP to become the exclusive United States supplier of UVICARD^® UV curable screen ink to the plastic card manufacturing market.

UVICARD is the first UV screen ink that is stable during the heat lamination process associated with the plastic card market.

Features:

• New, ready to use, UV screen ink for PVC & PETG
• Special effects, metallic colors, gold, silver & pearls
• 12 months shelf life
• High lamination specification: up to 12 newton
• Suitable for offset overprinting
• Accepts embossing
• VOC free

UVICARD is a ready-to-use, single component UV ink that passes all credit card specifications. VFP is currently selling the UVICARD ink in markets outside of the U.S. with great success. UVICARD ink can be purchased in white, black and specific metallic colors. Color matched metallic spot colors are available.

Advantages of the UVICARD UV ink over solvent or aqueous inks are:

• All colors are VOC free
• Cards can be stacked, offset overprinted and laminated immediately after UV exposure.
• Single component, ready to use
• UV dryers typically use less energy and time than conventional dryers
• Does not dry in the screen
• 100% solid ink deposit
• One year shelf life

VFP’s UVICARD^®CC103 Opaque White has been tested against competitors' solvent inks. The test revealed that the UVICARD White is more opaque in one print of white than two or three prints of solvent whites. This testing was done using a 355 mesh for the UVICARD White and a 230 mesh for the solvent based ink. What this means to the customer is better results, less ink usage and faster production capabilities using the UVICARD ink.