Sun Chemical was honored with a Foil & Specialty Effects Association (FSEA) Gold Leaf Award for its āInnovative Solutionsā book during the IADDā¢FSEA Odyssey Expo.
The FSEA provides a wide range of resources to help print finishing companies remain profitable today and into the future. The Gold Leaf Awards recognize design and execution excellence in foil stamping, embossing, and other specialty effects.
The āInnovative Solutionsā book features 24 printed sample pages utilizing Sun Chemical UV inks and coatings. Highlights from the book include a variety of options for satin, matte, and gloss printing, in addition to its SunInspiresensory coatings line, which offer special effects that allow a customersā product packaging to stand out on store shelves visually through high luster metallic, fluorescent, glitter, pearlescent, as well as iridescent finishes. SunInspire tactile coatings, ranging from coarse and gritty to soft and smooth, are also featured.
āOur goal is to help converters and brand owners develop packaging designed to help their products stand out on shelf,ā says Heather Buchholz, Marketing Program Manager, Sun Chemical. āOur āInnovative Solutionsā book was developed for that purposeāto show customers how Sun Chemicalās inks, coatings and other special effects products can help packaging pop and grab attention. Winning this prestigious award from FSEA is an exciting honor.ā
The book also talks about Sun Chemicalās SunLase laser marking solutions which adds variable data after the closure of a package, its anti-counterfeiting technology, SunBar (Aerobloc) oxygen barrier coatings for extended freshness and shelf life of perishable products, and SunUno Solimax multi-purpose inks to maximize pressroom efficiency.
āCongratulations to Sun Chemical on its Gold winning entry for its āInnovative Solutionsā book,ā says Jeff Peterson, Executive Director, FSEA. āThis was a great piece with creative examples on how specialty UV coatings can be used in a variety of ways.ā
