Abstract: A coating material processable by non-impact printing to form at least a part of a coating layer representing an image, the coating material having an amorphous resin portion, is curable and is configured for being applied with a thickness of at least 15 ?m, the coating material having one or more of the following: a polyester resin having at least one incorporated acid monomer and wherein at least 10 weight percent of the at least one incorporated acid monomer is isophthalic acid; a polyester resin containing 1 to 100 w-% of cycloaliphatic glycol compounds with respect to the total weight of the glycol compounds of the polyester resin component; an acrylic resin; a fluorine containing polymer; a polyurethane resin.

Abstract: The present invention provides an aqueous pigment concentrate comprising one or more pigments, wherein the total pigment concentration in the aqueous pigment concentrate is from 5 to 40 wt. %, one or more pigment dispersing agents, wherein the total pigment dispersing agent concentration in the aqueous pigment concentrate is from 0.5 to 5 wt. %, one or more non-ionic surfactants with a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) value of at least (12), wherein the total concentration of non-ionic surfactants with an HLB value of at least (12) in the aqueous pigment concentrate is from 0.1 to 10 wt. %, and water as balance. Also provided is an aqueous ink comprising the aqueous pigment concentrate as well as a use thereof for inkjet printing, preferably on a corrugated board or on a liner for the production of corrugated board.

Abstract: A coating layer application device (200) for applying a coating layer, which is located on a transfer element, to a substrate, the coating layer (206) being formed from a coating material, in particular a thermosetting coating material, the coating layer (206) being curable and comprising an amorphous material, the coating layer application device comprising: a heating device (214, 220) being configured so as to (i) maintain the temperature of the coating layer (206) within a temperature range before removal of N the transfer element (204) from the coating layer (206), wherein within the temperature range the uncured coating material is in its supercooled liquid state; and/or (ii) partially cure the coating layer (206) during a contact of the coating layer (206) and the substrate (210) and before removal of the transfer element (204) from the coating layer, in particular by increasing the temperature of the coating layer (206) to a temperature at or above a curing temperature of the coating layer (206).

Abstract: The present invention provides an aqueous ink comprising one or more film forming agents, wherein the total film forming agent concentration in the aqueous ink is from 0.1 to 30 wt. %, and optionally one or more emulsifiers, preferably wherein the total emulsifier concentration in the aqueous ink is from 0.1 to 10 wt. %. The one or more emulsifiers, if present, are fatty acid esters of polyalkoxylated sorbitan and/or the one or more film forming agents fulfil at least one of the following properties: a Young modulus of at least 2 GPa, and a nano hardness of at least 0.08 GPa. Also provided is a use thereof for inkjet printing, preferably on a corrugated board or on a liner for the production of corrugated board.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a radiation curable ink, wherein the polar portion of the surface tension is equal to or greater than 10%, of the total surface tension, and the total surface tension is between 25 and 31 mN/m, the vapor pressure of the total formulation is equal to or less than 25 mPa at room temperature and the ink includes up to 30% by weight, based on the total ink composition, of unsaturated, hydroxy-functional vinylic and/or methacrylic acid esters.

Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-stage curing ink comprising compounds for forming at least one organic matrix, which is cured via radical polymerisation and which curing can be initiated by radiation, and comprising alkoxysilane in a quantity of 10 to 60 wt. %, preferably 20 to 50 wt. %, in relation to the total formulation, in order to form at least one inorganic matrix, which is cured via non-radical polymerisation and which curing can be initiated thermally, the ink also including a structure-reinforcing polymer having a number average molecular mass (Mn) of greater than 3000 g/mol, preferably greater than 10,000 g/mol, and particularly preferably greater than 30,000 g/mol, and the viscosity of the ink at 50° C. is in the region of 6 to 15 mPa·s, particularly preferably in the region of 9 to 11 mPa·s, measured with a Brookfield rheometer using a UL adapter with a rotational speed of 50 rotations per minute.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a thermosetting polymeric powder composition in a 3D printing process to produce a 3D duroplast, wherein the composition comprises at least one curable polymeric binder material and at least one thermoplast having a Tg and/or Mp below the temperature provided in a pass of the printing process and wherein during each pass of the printing process said polymeric binder material is at least partially cured within the layer thus formed and also at least partially crosslinked with the previous layer. The invention furthermore relates to a 3D printing process using such a thermosetting polymeric powder composition and a 3D-printing product obtained when using such a thermosetting polymeric powder composition.

Abstract: Coating material (237) for generating a coating layer by non-impact printing wherein the coating layer represents an image and wherein a resolution of the image is at least 100 DPI, the coating material comprising a curable resin; wherein the coating material (237) exhibits a minimum viscosity when being heated from room temperature with a heating rate of 5 Kelvin per minute up to a temperature where curing of the coating material occurs, wherein the minimum viscosity is in a range between 3 Pascal seconds to 20000 Pascal seconds, in particular in a range between 50 Pascal seconds and 10000 Pascal seconds and further in particular in a range between 250 Pascal seconds and 7000 Pascal seconds; and wherein a pill flow length is below 350 mm at a potential curing temperature which may be used to cure the coating material.

Abstract: A non-impact printing device (301) comprising: a coating material (237) being curable and comprising a resin; the coating material comprising an amorphous resin portion in an amount of at least 30 w-% based on the overall amount of resin and comprising with respect to the entire amount of coating material less than 0.

Abstract: A developer comprises: at least one carrier; and, in an amount of 10 wt-% or less, a coating material (237), in particular for generating a coating layer by non-impact printing, the coating material being provided in the form of particles and comprising: a curable resin preferably an at least partially thermal curable resin and even more in particular curable by a crosslinking agent able to react with functional groups of the resin, the resin comprising in particular an amorphous resin portion; wherein an average diameter of the particles is in a range between 1 ?m and 25 ?m; and wherein the particles have an average sphericity larger than 0.7, in particular larger than 0.8, in particular a sphericity larger than 0.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a powder coating formulation, comprising at least one partially crystalline thermoplastic unsaturated polyester (A), at least one thermoplastic allyl prepolymer (B) which is copolymerizable with said polyester, and a thermal initiation system (C), including at least one thermal initiator, wherein the allyl prepolymer (B) has a weight average molar mass greater than 5000 g/mol, preferably greater than 10000 g/mol, and particularly preferably greater than 20000 g/mol, and/or has a viscosity of 30 mPas to 200 mPas, preferably of between 40 mPas and 170 mPas, particularly preferably of between 50 mPas and 150 mPas, and wherein the unsaturated polyester (A) has a melting point of between 90 and 120° C., preferably of 90-110° C., particularly preferably of 90-105° C., and still more preferably of 90-100° C.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a thermosetting polymeric powder composition in a Selective Laser Sintering process to produce a 3D duroplast, wherein the composition comprises at least one curable polymeric binder material and wherein during each pass of the SLS process said polymeric binder material is at least partially cured within the layer thus formed and also at least partially crosslinked with the previous layer. The invention furthermore relates to a SLS process using such a thermosetting polymeric powder composition and a 3D-printing product obtained when using such a thermosetting polymeric powder composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to a powder paint comprising at least one base powder paint and at least one effect powder paint having effect pigments, said effect pigments being dispersed in a melt made from transparent effect powder paint. The invention also relates to a method for producing said type of powder paint and to an effect powder coating containing said type of powder paint.

Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-stage curing ink comprising compounds for forming at least one organic matrix, which is cured via radical polymerisation and which curing can be initiated by radiation, and comprising alkoxysilane in a quantity of 10 to 60 wt. %, preferably 20 to 50 wt. %, in relation to the total formulation, in order to form at least one inorganic matrix, which is cured via non-radical polymerisation and which curing can be initiated thermally, the ink also including a structure-reinforcing polymer having a number average molecular mass (Mn) of greater than 3000 g/mol, preferably greater than 10,000 g/mol, and particularly preferably greater than 30,000 g/mol, and the viscosity of the ink at 50° C. is in the region of 6 to 15 mPa·s, particularly preferably in the region of 9 to 11 mPa·s, measured with a Brookfield rheometer using a UL adapter with a rotational speed of 50 rotations per minute.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a thermosetting polymeric powder composition in a 3D dry printing process to produce a 3D duroplast object, the composition comprising at least one curable polymeric binder material with free functional groups, wherein during the 3D dry printing process the formed object is only partially cured to a curing degree of below 90%, preferably below 60%, most preferably between 35% and 60%, and the printing process is being followed by a post treatment comprising a heat treatment step to fully cure the printed object into a 3D duroplast object.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a radiation curable ink, wherein the polar portion of the surface tension is equal to or greater than 10%, of the total surface tension, and the total surface tension is between 25 and 31 mN/m, the vapor pressure of the total formulation is equal to or less than 25 mPa at room temperature and the ink includes up to 30% by weight, based on the total ink composition, of unsaturated, hydroxy-functional vinylic and/or methacrylic acid esters.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a powder coating formulation, comprising at least one partially crystalline thermoplastic unsaturated polyester (A), at least one thermoplastic allyl prepolymer (B) which is copolymerizable with said polyester, and a thermal initiation system (C), including at least one thermal initiator, wherein the allyl prepolymer (B) has a weight average molar mass greater than 5000 g/mol, preferably greater than 10000 g/mol, and particularly preferably greater than 20000 g/mol, and/or has a viscosity of 30 mPas to 200 mPas, preferably of between 40 mPas and 170 mPas, particularly preferably of between 50 mPas and 150 mPas, and wherein the unsaturated polyester (A) has a melting point of between 90 and 120° C., preferably of 90-110° C., particularly preferably of 90-105° C., and still more preferably of 90-100° C.

Abstract: Disclosed is a radiation curable coating composition, including polymerizable, unsaturated compounds such as (meth)acrylates, vinyl compounds, or the like in a concentration range of 15-98% by weight, with an addition of 5-35% by weight, preferably 5-20% by weight, of organic UV absorber(s), wherein the UV absorber(s) has/have its/their maximum absorption coefficient in a wavelength range of <390 nm, preferably <350 nm, wherein the coating composition optionally includes other components in the amount of the balance to 100% by weight, and a method for curing such a coating composition. Also disclosed is a coating composition of this kind, wherein the organic UV absorber is radically polymerizable.