Sun Chemical was honored with a Foil & Specialty Effects Association (FSEA) Gold Leaf Award for its âInnovative Solutionsâ book during the IADDâąFSEA 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 âInnovative Solutionsâ 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 customersâ 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.
âOur goal is to help converters and brand owners develop packaging designed to help their products stand out on shelf,â says Heather Buchholz, Marketing Program Manager, Sun Chemical. âOur âInnovative Solutionsâ book was developed for that purposeâto show customers how Sun Chemicalâs inks, coatings and other special effects products can help packaging pop and grab attention. Winning this prestigious award from FSEA is an exciting honor.â
The book also talks about Sun Chemicalâs 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.
âCongratulations to Sun Chemical on its Gold winning entry for its âInnovative Solutionsâ book,â says Jeff Peterson, Executive Director, FSEA. âThis was a great piece with creative examples on how specialty UV coatings can be used in a variety of ways.â
