Sun Chemical invests in expanding Liquid Electrophotography Primer Portfolio

Converters running Liquid Electrophotography presses continue to seek ways to improve productivity, reduce waste, and simplify operational complexity. Sun Chemical continues to invest in primer technologies designed to support evolving packaging and label market requirements.

Proven Primer Solutions for Today

Sun Chemical’s primer portfolio includes solutions designed to deliver strong adhesion performance across a broad range of label and surface print applications. These products help converters achieve reliable print quality, operational efficiency, and application flexibility across multiple production environments.

Users benefit from clean laydown, low-foam operation, water-based cleanup, and dependable press performance, helping simplify day-to-day production.

Continuing Innovation in Shrink Sleeve Applications

In addition to Sun Chemical’s commercially available digital primer solutions for label applications, the company is continuing development of new technologies intended to expand application coverage, including advanced seamable primer concepts for shrink sleeve production. These innovations are currently being evaluated and are not yet broadly commercially available.

The technology aims to support full-width priming while maintaining downstream converting requirements, potentially reducing operational complexity and improving substrate utilization.

Development and evaluation activities are ongoing to validate performance across a range of customer workflows, substrates, and converting processes.

Supporting Future Growth

As digital packaging and label markets continue to evolve, Sun Chemical remains committed to expanding its primer portfolio through both commercially available solutions and ongoing technology development efforts. By combining proven products with continued innovation, Sun Chemical aims to provide converters with greater flexibility, productivity, and application coverage in the future.