Forscher
participated in the ABRAFATI for
the first time and presented a large
number of new products for the coatings
and printing inks markets.
One of the most important launches was the
TICO™ line from Heubach GmbH.
This line of pigments was specially
developed to substitute products which
contain lead and cadmium in their
formulations, with excellent performance –
having high grades in all fastness
properties – and also with the best cost x
benefits for such a substitution.
Our products allow a formulation of yellow
colors of 15 to 30% cheaper than the ones
formulated with bismuth vanadates or
organic pigments.
In case of red colors, formulations with
TICO™ provide cost savings of 40 to
60% when compared to already existent
alternatives.
Heubach’s
pigment preparations (Heucosperse,
Microsperse, Aquis, Heucotint,
Monolite, Monastral, etc.) were
also presented to the customers.
We also introduced thermochromic pigments
and pigment preparations of the company
Thermographic Measurements Ltd. for
the production of special effect coatings
and inks.
Such pigments allow, for example,
paintings to change their colors due to
temperature alterations and create
interactive effects between the walls and
the decoration of a room.
In our booth, we showed these effects and
many others applied for a practical
demonstration.
Amongst the most innovative products, we
presented materials for authentication and
brand protection provided by the company
DatatraceDNA Technology Assessment.
These materials can also be classified as
“chemical barcodes”, consisting of a group
of inert ceramic materials, which can be
integrated in the composition of
innumerous goods, including paints,
printing inks, plastics, ceramics, papers,
concrete, metals, glass, packaging, etc.
A special reading device is able to detect
the presence of this marker and extract a
large number of information, like for
example: origin, manufacturing date, batch
code, through whom the material was sold,
if there is an adulteration on the
original concentration, etc., a lot more
than what traditional barcodes allow us to
do.
Forscher hosted a lecture about
this theme during the congress. It is
an extremely important matter for
companies suffering from piracy.
Other important product lines presented to
the market were the Carbon Black
preparations manufactured by
Wolstenholme International Ltd, which
are suitable for the following industries:
coatings, printing inks, plastics, asphalt
sealants and tinting ofmulch.
These products have a high dispersion
technology, providing a superior
performance at competitive prices.
We also introduced the dispersion machines
produced by the German company Ystral
GmbH. Their high technology equipments
allow the feeding of powder pigments
through a vacuum generated by the
equipment itself, resulting in an
exceptionally clean working environment.
The dispersion process occurs during the
feeding of the product and afterwards,
during the product’s recirculation.
It reduces the dispersion time in up to
60%. Its installation is extremely simple,
very similar to a centrifuge pump.
Other product lines presented: our
pearlescent pigments, from Shanghai
Pearl (China); fluorescent
pigments, from Vicome (Taiwan);
high performance organic pigments and many
more.
