White masterbatch is a plastic material that used in the manufacture of plastic products to shorten production time, increase the durability of finished products as well as other physical features. In addition, white masterbatch not only create economic benefits to businesses, but also contribute to the development of others industrial and agricultural sectors. Recently, the technical printing industry has made remarkable development in finding a way to print directly on plastic shells instead of traditional method (off-set printing) or IML printing, more importantly, masterbatches play as an essential role in highlight colors pigment on the packaging’s surface.
What is white masterbatch? The original of this kind of material
This kind of master batch is also called CaCO3 color, which are a combination of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) and other additives. The main function of the the material is in order to increase the stiffness, impact resistance and color stability of the finished product. Furthermore, beside increasing the physical features of the product, white masterbatch also bring aesthetic advantages due to good color dispersion and can fit any complex or diverse shapes. This contribute to produce different eye-catching packaging design, engage the consumers when display products in shelves.
Types of white masterbatch commonly used for digital printing packaging
CaCO3 color has a variety of types with different benefits to meet the needs of manufacturing many products in different business areas. Particularly, in the field of tic packaging has high requirements on the quality of materials, the ability to maintain the color on the surface which means prevent color fading out during using the products, as well as the variety of making product shapes.
White masterbatch are preferred in printing activities including PP masterbatches, PS masterbatches and PE master batch. For explanation, PP and PE masterbatch have outstanding functions such as speeding up the process of mold cooling, balance expansion, fit any shape design.
The advantages of packaging made from white masterbatch in digital printing filed
Drive from the unique physical characteristic of CaCO3 color that mentioned above, in recent years, scientists in Australia and New Zealand has taken this advantage to come up with a new way to shorten time of printing as well as saving production costs. Instead of using traditional methods that take lots of time and prices such as off-set printing method or IML method, the new method of printing images directly onto plastic packaging. This is make the printing process more simple, reduce the cost of technology infrastructure investment.
However, many businesses has concerned that printing directly on products will reduce the color fastness of products. In fact, researchers recommend that businesses should focus on selecting a quality of master batch to ensure the color endurability of the product. In conclusion, white masterbatch is a key for development in plastic industry, especially in printing field.