Metallic

• Iridescent Silver ink – holographic-type color shift effect in silver ink
• Pearlescent – new “diamond dust” sparkle with more clarity
• Water-based “Metallized Effects” inks – make regular spot colors look metallic
• Liquid Foil – High sheen silver with brilliance similar to foil stamp
• 3D effect with metallic/pearlescent coating – combination of two flexo units and a special coating to provide a 3D effect image

Texture

• Glitter UV coating
• Rubber-Feel UV coating
• UV Rotary Screen Braille – raised image coating
• Textured Coating or Grit – 40 bcm or higher for largest particle size
• Reticulation – chemical effect to create textured matte/gloss contrast
• Raised UV – gives a similar effect as embossing with smooth paper surface, requires 40 bcm or higher

Color Change

• Irreversible thermochromics – one-way color shift in response to temperature
• Reversible thermochromics – color shifts in response to temperature
• Liquid Crystal ink – reversible color shifts in response to temperature (“mood ring” effect)
• Irreversible Solvent-based Hydrochromic ink – red or blue turns clear when water is applied
• Hydrochromic Water-based Reversible white (rotary screen printing necessary)
• Water Activated ink – water-based black turns red and stays red when water is applied
• Bleach activated ink – white turns brown when subjected to bleach
• Hidden Color – inks print clear and turn to color when activated with special wax crayon
• Blacklight red, green, yellow, purple, orange, white inks – glow when exposed to blacklight
• Infrared green, violet, orange inks – changes color under IR light source
• Direct Thermal Activator ink – prints white and images black on DT printer

Security

• Scratch Activated ink – white to black, white to blue, red-to-black, yellow-to-black
• Coin Reactive White, Red, Green and Yellow inks – pigment reacts with metal in coin to turn gray when scratched
• Datalase water-based – pigment that lays down laser-marking surface for digital information such as barcodes Miscellaneous
• Scratch ‘n sniff
• FDA direct food contact water-based black, coating, and other colors
• Hi-heat Resistant water-based coatings
• PSA Release Coatings that do not lock up