Lustre pigments and powders

Abstract

The increasing demand for labels with greater appeal has lead to the specialised development of lustre pigments and powders, particularly in gravure and flexographic printing applications. They provide coatings ranging from soft, satin sheen to sparkling brilliance, and there are some which give rich metallic lustres. Printers who have had experience in the use of bronze and aluminium metallic powders have found that the techniques used in the incorporation of these types of pigments are much the same as when using lustre pigments.

Citation

Smith, T. (1985), "Lustre pigments and powders", Pigment & Resin Technology, Vol. 14 No. 7, pp. 16-18. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb042150