MFX®

Eckart GmbH & Co. KG, based here, a world leader in the manufacture of metallic and special effect printing inks and pigments, is announcing a worldwide ‘Strategic Partner’ alliance with MetalFX® Technology Ltd., from Leeds, England, the developer of the innovative MFX® metallic colour system which is gaining global momentum as the latest design advancement for graphic arts, packaging and printing.

Eckart signed a license with MetalFX®  becoming the first officially licensed supplier of silver base inks for the MetalFX® system.

MetalFX® is a metallic colour library and software-based system that works with major design software tools. It offers designers and printers the freedom to create up to 104 million metallic colours and different effects. This is achieved in a simple printing operation using five colours, a base silver printed first, and then overprinted with the four process colours, cyan, magenta, yellow and black.

For the programme, Eckart will offer two versions of the MFX® silver base ink – a premium silver, based on the innovative vacuum metallized technology for an ultra-brilliant metallic effect; and a standard silver based on conventional metallic pigment technology which delivers a crisp metallic appearance.

Eckart offers a complete line of Eckart/MFX® silver inks for the offset, flexo and gravure printing. These inks are based on Eckart’s established brands already highly regarded in the graphic arts market for outstanding gloss and brilliance – TOPSTAR® and METALSTAR® inks for offset printing, and ULTRASTAR® and ROTOSTAR® inks for flexo and gravure printing.

This programme will help drive metallic creativity and usage across many fronts and provide brand owners with an excellent system for colour reproducibility.

The entire MetalFX® programme is provided in a complete system kit containing the MFX® swatch book with 615 metallic colours, MFX® UV and flexo target charts, the MFX® software CD and a 40-page user guide. For information on MetalFX technology, visit the company’s website at www.metal-fx.com.