Marabu Presents Mara® Shape DUV-HBV – New Innovation in Glass Printing by UV Digital Inks with Combination of Screen and Digital Printing

22 May 2023: This high build varnish is available in India through Green Printing Solution; it heralds a new innovation in glass printing by UV Digital Inks with the combination of screen and digital printing.

Marabu’s Mara® Shape DUV-HBV high build varnish heralds a new innovation in glass printing by UV Digital Inks with the combination of screen and digital printing. It has been specially developed for the decoration of haptic printings for the digital direct printing on packaging and hollow bodies and is particularly suitable for the industrial single-pass process. Depending on the number of layers, thicknesses of more than 1mm can be realized easily. By using the Mara Shape DUV-HBV, glasses can be universally embellished haptically without complex moulding tools.

Pradeep Agarwal, Managing Director, Green Printing Solution, the authorised distributors of Marabu Inks in India, shared, “Green Printing Solution is a leading, screen, pad and digital printing solution company with over 50 years of collective experience in textile and graphic screen printing. We continue to raise the quality and creativity bar in textile and graphic printing industry with high productivity and sustainable solutions. We are happy to announce that we are now going to introduce glass printing inks in association with Marabu.”

“We see good scope for the glass printing segment in India. The printers who specialise in this also stand to benefit from this announcement as they will be able to source the required high-quality ink provided by a reputed brand quickly from us. This is a win-win for everyone connected with glass printing,” he added.

The Mara Shape DUV-HBV is a digital ink, specially developed for the digital decoration of haptic glass structural effects. The Mara Shape DUV-HBV is a specially developed varnish for the digital decoration of glass containers. Special designs can be realised by printing haptic structures.

For direct printed beverage bottles, screen printing opens up completely new design possibilities and ensures that the bottles will stand out in the shop. Bright and glossy colours along with high opacity are Marabu’s daily business. Screen printing machines can print up to seven colours, the colour mixture can realise individual, such as Pantone.

You only need CMYK and white in digital printing, there is no colour change for different images, limited stock for the customer, no hardener or additives needed and photorealistic motifs. It is suitable for clear relief printing of higher and thicker graphic elements – up to 3mm, fine details, combination of visual and haptic effects. Contactless printing enables you to shot into gaps, concave or convex geometries are easy going for digital, enabling to print on the edges and beyond it. The design will be extended over the glass geometry and complex geometries can be compensated by software features.

Fine lines are achievable in screen printing, high edge sharpness and intricate designs are no problem. It enables individualisation in digital printing with print on demand, no printing form necessary, customisation possible, easy channel differentiation, individual printing and glass shaping. High print velocity in screen printing is possible with printing an average 80 bottles per minute.

www.marabu-inks.com / www.greenprintech.com