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2015

FINETONE product catalog

ABOUT FINETONE 1

FINETONE brings you from concept to shelf with pre-press, color management, plates, inks, coatings and consumables.

FINETONE is boasting an impressive portfolio of name brand consumables, for nearly all your printing needs. An unrivalled and unique product portfolio enables us to meet almost every requirement. Our sales and technical experts deliver powerful solutions to help customers achieve their goals. Receive high-quality professional services, from Finetone based in Brooklyn, NY. Whether your project is large or small, our team of experts can provide the resources and solutions you need to get the job done right. Our track record for consistency, timely service, and subject matter expertise make insurmountable tasks possible to overcome. Our multifaceted company is here to assist by providing a wide range of services at affordable prices. To speak with an experienced member of staff, simply contact us at your earliest convenience.

INKS: From commercial sheetfed to screen industrial and digital solvent wide-format.

COATINGS: Heatset gloss, matte and satin applications and sheetfed specialty effects.

CONSUMABLES: Press room washes, fountain solutions, blankets, rollers and press components.

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WHY FINETONE?

ABOUT

ABOUT 2015 catalog

HUBER GROUP FINETONE 3

HUBER The hubergroup is an international holding group comprising of 40 companies, spread across the Globe.

The group is acknowledged as one of the leading printing ink manufacturers and is also equipped with the know how to manufacture and market printing varnishes, coatings, dampening solutions, additives and printing auxiliaries.

Today through more than 150 branch offices, sales offices, distributing warehouses and representatives worldwide it delivers high quality printing ink solutions, often tailor made, to clients with diverse and demanding needs.

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PROCESS INKS

PERFEXION APPLICATION:!NKREDIBLE technology printing inks for maximum gloss and intensive colour reproduction or heavy builds. These stay-open printing inks are formulated on the basis of renewable raw materials.The ideal series for users who demand exceedingly high standards of gloss, colour brilliance and contrast and who are also in no way prepared to make any compromise with respect to printing characteristics and suitability for perfecting.

YOUR BENEFITS:This mineral oil free ink series enhances productivity for jobs where perfecting meets high ink coverage or heavy builds with a high demand in gloss.

SPECIAL PROPERTIES:• Exceptionally high gloss• High colour intensity• High contrast and dot definition in colour reproduction• Excellent sub-surface drying• Minimises start-up waste• Maximum stability in the production run• Ideally suited to perfecting• Chromaticity coordinates in compliance with ISO 2846-1 and ISO 12647-2• Suitable for laser printing in postprint finishing• Easy to handle with IPA-free printing using SUBSTIFIX-AF• Very fast adjustment of a stable ink/water balance

INK PROFILE

Perfecting:Gloss:

Rub resistance:Setting:

Postprint finishing:Dot sharpness:

FASTNESS PROPERTIES

YellowMagenta

CyanBlack

Light5 + + +5 + + -8 + + +8 - - +

Alcohol Solvent Alkali


MAXXIMA APPLICATION:!NKREDIBLE technology printing ink for maximum reliability in the printing process: all-purpose without weaknesses in performance profile.Ideal series for users not willing to compromise in printability whilst still maintaining highest demands in rub resistance, brilliance, print contrast and suitability for the perfecting process.

YOUR BENEFITS:This process colour ink series is very economical by covering the broadest spectrum of applications, minimising wash-ups and press down times.

SPECIAL PROPERTIES:• Optimum setting• Optimum rub resistance• Optimum gloss• Optimum performance on perfecting presses• Maximum process reliability• Highest stability during print run• Very low start-up waste• Chromaticity coordinates according to ISO 2846-1 and ISO 12647-2• Easy to handle with IPA-free printing using SUBSTIFIX-AF• Very fast adjustment of a stable ink/water balance

INK PROFILE

Perfecting:Gloss:



FASTNESS PROPERTIES

YellowMagenta

CyanBlack

Light5 + + +5 + + -8 +

+++

+8 +



ULTIMA APPLICATION:Specialised !NKREDIBLE technology process ink set for printing on critical substrates, formulated on the basis of renewable raw materials.These inks are available in non-stay-open and conditional stay-open version. The ideal process series for matt-coated or uncoated stocks when fast post print finishing is required.

YOUR BENEFITS:This versatile series can cover a large variety of applications and creates savings with the reduced number of wash-ups for changing the ink.

SPECIAL PROPERTIES:• Excellent rub resistance• Particularly suitable for printing on critical paper grades• Extremely fast, oxidative drying• Optimised carboning characteristics• Fast postprint finishing under high mechanical stress• Very good gloss• High fountain solution tolerance• Maximum stability in the production run• Chromaticity coordinates in compliance with ISO 2846-1 and ISO 12647-2• Easy to handle with IPA-free printing using SUBSTIFIX-AF• Extremely fast adjustment of the ink/water balance• Not recommended for printing on films or other non-absorbent substrates

INK PROFILE

Perfecting:Gloss:



FASTNESS PROPERTIES

YellowMagenta

CyanBlack

Light5 + + +5 + + -8 +

+++

+8 +



RAPIDA APPLICATION:!NKREDIBLE technology stay-open printing inks with fast physical drying properties for immediate work-and-turn and rapid postprint finishing.The ideal process series for frequent job changes, offering maximum flexibility in regard to varying volumes of the print runs.

YOUR BENEFITS:This process ink supports effectiveness especially when fast job changes and rapid work & turn is required. With its excellent performance profile, quality and quantity of output are in perfect harmony.

SPECIAL PROPERTIES:• Very fast setting and outstanding stacking characteristics• Ideally suited to rapid work-and-turn• High fount solution tolerance• Good gloss• Minimal powder spraying required• Ideally suited to inline coating• Minimises start-up waste• Maximum stability in the production run• Chromaticity coordinates in compliance with ISO 2846-1 and ISO 12647-2• Easy to handle with IPA-free printing using SUBSTIFIX-AF• Extremely fast adjustment of the ink/water balance

INK PROFILE

Perfecting:Gloss:



FASTNESS PROPERTIES

YellowMagenta

CyanBlack

Light5 + + +5 + + -8 +

+++

+8 +


*More sheetfed sets available.


PANTONE INKSFINETONE offers a wide range of options for all your Pantone needs.• Mixes• Fast service• Same day mixes available• In-house FINTONE lab providing mixes, draw downs and color matching• Same day rush orders


OVERPRINT VARNISHES

PRINTLAC APPLICATION:PRINTLAC overprint varnishes are available from high-gloss to matt, showing pleasantly low-yellowing at high versatility.Spot or full area processing via regular printing unit is both possible, making overprint varnishes an extremely versatile finishing tool at low cost.

YOUR BENEFITS:Overprint varnishes can serve from plain protection to impressive finishing results. Make use of the full potential of your press and offer this low-cost extra attractiveness to your customers today.

SPECIAL PROPERTIES:• Improves rub resistance of print• Adds matt/gloss effect• Spot coating always in register• No need for special fastnesses of inks• Light-weight papers keep their dimensions• Little tendency to yellowing

SPECIAL INFORMATIONSome versions of overprint varnishes have better performance either processed wet-on-wet, or wet-on-dry. Please refer to the technical information of the specific product to receive proper processing instructions.

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ALCHEMY APPLICATION:ALCHEMY is the complete collection from 871 to 877 – silver, gold or even copper shades with premium runability and printability characteristics.These one or two-component systems with precious metallic shine are aluminium or brass based, designed for printing on paper and board.

YOUR BENEFITS:These metallic offset inks with advanced vehicle technology by hubergroup and premium pigments from ECKART provide perfect processing and quality characteristics.

SPECIAL PROPERTIES:• Great metallic brilliance• Excellent printing characteristics• Optimum ink transfer• Good dot definition characteristics

METALLICS AND FINISHINGMetallic inks change in appearance if they are finished with coating or varnish. Suitable testing should be conducted, in correspondence with the customer, prior to a print run.

METALLICS AND FINISHINGMetallic inks change in appearance if they are finished with coating or varnish. Suitable testing should be conducted, in correspondence with the customer, prior to a print run.

SPECIAL INFORMATIONControlling the volume of applied ink usually is a critical and hard to determine factor in printing metallics. We have collected some valuable information on processing metallic offset inks in our technical information sheets, available for download on the website.


UV INKS

NEW V NEWS APPLICATION:UV offset ink for use on newsprint presses for printing semi-commercial and newspaper.NewV news offers fast cure speed combined with good rub resistance and excellent ink/water balance.

SPECIAL PROPERTIES:• High gloss• High colour intensity• No set-off• VOC free• No dry-back• Fast, immediate curing• High fount solution tolerance• Quick adjustment of the ink/water balance

PRINTING PROCESSESUV newsprint web offset, suitable for overshot and undershot ink knife systems

SUITED SUBSTRATES• Coated and uncoated papers• newsprint paper• LWC-Papers• SC-Papers• MFC-Papers• VAC-Papers

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NEW V POLY APPLICATION:This UV offset ink is designed for use on non-absorbent substrates, providing optimum adhesion. NewV poly is ideally suited to cosmetics / spirits packaging, lenticular displays, plastic cards and other printed products made from plastic.

AVAILABLE VERSIONS:Each series applies to the mentioned curing technology:• NewV poly: for standard mercury UV-lamps• NewV poly HS: for LE-UV, HR-UV, LEC-UV lamps• NewV poly KHS: for H-UV lamps

SPECIAL PROPERTIES:• Excellent adhesion on non-absorbent surfaces• High colour intensity• High fount solution tolerance• Quick adjustment of the ink/water balance• ITX-free formula• Suitability for hot foil stamping and laminating

PRINTING PROCESSESUV sheet-fed offset, UV narrow web, UV letterpress, UV web offset

SUITED SUBSTRATES• Pretreated PE, PVC and PP (corona or gas flame)* or

preprimed material*• Metallised paper and board (by vapour deposition)*• Aluminium foils*

* adhesion pretest highly recommended


NEW V SET APPLICATION:This UV offset ink for use on absorbent substrates is designed to cover various different types of commercial products.NewV set is especially strong in high speed printing on UV-web, rotary and UV-sheetfed offset presses. It is available for a number of different curing technologies.

SPECIAL PROPERTIES:• High colour intensity• Fast, immediate curing• High fount solution tolerance• Quick in adjusting a stable ink/water balance• Suitable for laser printing applications• Quick adjustment of the ink/water balance

PRINTING PROCESSESUV sheet-fed offsetUV web offsetUV narrow webUV letterpress

SUITED SUBSTRATES• Coated and uncoated papers• newsprint paper• LWC-Papers• SC-Papers• MFC-Papers• VAC-Papers

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NEW V PACK APPLICATION:With its low odour, this UV offset ink is designed for packaging printing on absorbent substrates, with impressingly rich colours.NewV pack is especially suited to printing high quality cosmetics packaging and secondary packaging for food.

AVAILABLE VERSIONS:• Each series applies to the mentioned curing technology:• NewV pack: for standard mercury UV-lamps• NewV pack EB: for electrobeam curing

SPECIAL PROPERTIES:• Low-odour formulation• High colour intensity• Fast, immediate curing• High fount solution tolerance• Quick adjustment of the ink/water balance• ITX-free formula

PRINTING PROCESSESUV sheet-fed offset, UV narrow web, UV letterpress, UV web offset

SUITED SUBSTRATES• Pretreated PE, PVC and PP (corona or gas flame)* or

preprimed material*• Metallised paper and board (by vapour deposition)*• Aluminium foils*

* adhesion pretest highly recommended


COLDSET/HEATSET INKS

INK SERIESGOOD NEWS inks offer long (L), medium (M) and short (S) flow versions for matching the requirements of the various inking systems. Anilox (A) and hybrid (H) inks are as well available as dry flow (DF) inks for waterless offset. Please contact our sales or service personnel to receive more information.

GOOD NEWS APPLICATION:The new web-offset coldset process inks for high-speed newspaper presses offer stable printing characteristics on all types of presses.The full range of different inking systems, dampening systems and press speeds has been considered as well as all materials on press when developing these top performing inks.

YOUR BENEFITS:!NKREDIBLE GOOD NEWS is not simply an ink, but matched to individual requirements of a printing location. Receive the ink set tailored to the predefined requirements and rest in confidence to have no deviations from that specification.

SPECIAL PROPERTIES:• Excellent printability and converting• Highest runability leading to maximum productivity• High degree of brilliance and colour strength• Outstanding ink/water-balance, even at high speed• Optimum flow characteristics for all inking systems• Minimal start-up waste thanks to fast runoff• Minimal piling on the blanket and cylinders• Very good setting characteristics on the substrate• Halftone reproduction with perfect dot definition• Smooth solids with consistently high print contrast• Very low level of set-off and thus perfect results in post print finishing• Minimal strike-through depending on grade of paper

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REVOLUTION APPLICATION:These !NKREDIBLE technology heatset inks are meeting all demands regarding high-speed printing presses, premium quality jobs and ambitious production conditions.Transparency, emulsification characteristics, dot gain, grey balance and trapping are creating the perfect printing environment for an efficient and stable in quality output.

YOUR BENEFITS:These process inks are enabling the pressmen to focus on the primary factors of print quality rather than fixing runability issues. Also providing gain in efficiency, REVOLUTION is pure enhancement for the input-output balance of your print production.

SPECIAL PROPERTIES:• Excellent stability in the production run• Fast drying• Fantastic gloss• Good rub resistance• Good transfer from the blanket• Chromaticity coordinates in compliance with ISO 2846-1 and ISO 12647-2• Neutral grey balance• High fountain solution tolerance• Immediate adjustment of a stable ink/water balance• Reduced start-up waste• Ideally suited to IPA-free printing

AVAILABLE PRODUCTS:Among the different series, REVOLUTION offers high (H), medium (M) and low tack (L) versions for all offset quality papers, coated (gloss, matt, LWC) and uncoated (SC, NP) paper grades. Within the series, characteristics like e.g. extra-glossy, are available. Please contact our sales or service personnel to receive more information.

TOKYO PRINTING INK

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TOKYO INK Tokyo Printing Ink is a quality manufacturer of specialty chemicals including printing inks, color and additive concentrates and compounds.

Our products add color and performance to many things you see in everyday life such as newspapers, magazines, books, posters, brochures, packaging materials, automobiles, consumer electronics, boats, bath tubs, construction, civil engineering and agricultural materials.

Our cutting edge material formulation techniques and process technologies offer customers the best solutions for making their products even better.

T O K Y O P R I N T I N G I N K M F G . C O . , LT D .

SHEETFED INKS


GP-X SHEETFED OFFSET

MAXX

APPLICATION:The Non Skin GP-X process series is ZIPSET’s most advanced four color process series due to its strength, stability and superior dry times. It is a Non Skinning vegetable oil based ink that stays open on press and in the can for up to two days. Only the highest grade pigments are used in manufacturing to provide transparent colors which inevitably create the finest trap results. Coupled with a heavy pigment load and innovative additives this series generates the sharpest dot reproduction while maintaining excellent mileage not seen with other brands. The GP-X uniquely combines cutting edge design and technology with over 100 years of manufacturing tradition.

SPECIAL PROPERTIES:• Vegetable oil based• Superior work-and-turn ink• Stays open up to two days• Quick setting/Fast drying• Stable on high speed presses• Excellent mileage• ISO-2846-1• UV & Aqueous coatable • Foil stampable and laser safe

APPLICATION:The MAXX series is ZIPSET’S newest sheetfed ink technology. It is designed to reduce make ready times and improve pressroom efficiency. Stable color control is achieved through the use of MAXX concentrations of pigment. Proprietary resin technology allows for superior tranfer and blanket release while providing high levels of gloss. This series is designed to keep up with todays fast paced print requirements. It sets up and dries quickly on a wide variety of substrates. The MAXX ink series is a vibrant, high quality ink that provides the versatility and reliability needed to achieve unrivaled print results.

SPECIAL PROPERTIES:• Vegetable oil based• Superior work-and-turn ink• Stays open 3-5 days• Fast drying• Stable on high speed presses• Excellent mileage• Reduced make ready• UV & Aqueous coatable • Foil stampable and laser safe

HG UV PROCESS APPLICATION:Designed Specially for high end commercial sheetfed and packaging printers. This UV ink is engineered to cure instantly under low intesity UV lamps. The result is a durable ink film which has a high resistence to scuffing. Clean and vibrant colors can be produced while retaining a high level of gloss. Excellent transfer reduces blanket build up which drastically reduces the need to stop and clean the blankets. HG UV is designed to produce excellent adhesion on most synthetic substrates. It’s versitility results in superior performance on both inter-stationed UV and hybrid style presses.

AVAILABLE VERSIONS:• Process colors• Waterless inks• Stock colors• Sheetfed CCM base• Packaging inks• Perfecting inks• Matte inks• Overprint varnishes• Pantone colors

SPECIALTY INKS:• Gold inks• Silver inks• Fluorescent inks• Scented varnishes• UV Inks• Drop out inks• Proof Inks• Fade resistent inks

TOKYO PRINTING INK

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UV INKS

SPECIAL PROPERTIES:• High gloss retention• Fast cure• Highly rub resistent• Clena, strong, tranparent pigments• Sharp dot (minimal dot gain)• Achieves excellent mileage• Wide water tolerance • Extremely stable• Specially formulated to reduce roller and blanket

swelling• Low energy consumption• Extended shelf life• Excellent adhesion on a majority of synthetic substrates

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RYCOLINE FINETONE exclusively designed line from SUN CHEMICALS for sheetfed inks.Sun Chemical Rycoline offers a complete line of pressroom consumable products. Regardless of the type of printing, Rycoline can provide products to meet your needs.

Exclusive distributor for all SUN CHEMICAL products.

PRESSROOM SUPPLY:• Press washes - conventional inks• Press washes - Optima• Pre washes - UV, EB and Hybrid inks• Dampening roller cleaners -MRC’s• Fountain solution• Roller care / Printing aides• Plate cleaners• Aerosol• Specialty products• Anti-offset powder• Fountain liners• Web products

COATINGS:• Primers• Satin & Matte coatings• Folding carton coatings• Work-and-turn coatings• General purpose coatings• Super high gloss coatings• Specialty &functional coatings

RYCOLINE BY:

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PRESSROOM The Manufacturers and users of modern printing presses rightly expect their materials suppliers to provide comprehensive system solutions. In today’s streamlined, ideally uninterrupted printing process, rollers, blankets and cleaning solvents form a functional unit. Böttcher - the industry benchmark in rubber covered rollers - offer their partners a fully competitive working system tuned to the specific needs of the application.

BÖTTCHER is a global company with more than 275 years of experience in the development and manufacture of “world-class” materials for the printing industry. When you choose original Böttcher products, know that you have a vast network of resources available to you.

PRESSROOM SUPPLY:• Press washes - conventional inks• Press washes - Optima• Pre washes - UV, EB and Hybrid inks• Dampening roller cleaners -MRC’s• Fountain solution• Roller care / Printing aides• Plate cleaners• Aerosol• Specialty products• Anti-offset powder• Fountain liners• Web products

PRESSROOM SUPPLY:• Sheetfed offset printing rollers• Web & Newspaper offset printing rollers

PRESSROOM SUPPLIES

DYC BLANKETS FINETONE 22

DYC SUPPLY CO. DYC product line consists of high quality offset printing blankets for virtually every application including, all paper stocks, film, board, newspapers, trading cards, stamps, high quality playing cards, UV printing or coating, magazines, metal decorating and waterless printing.

DYC Supply Offset Blankets Provide:

Unsurpassed longevityConsistant performanceLess make-ready timeSharper dotGuaranteed thickness to be within +/-.0008” from roll to rollThe DYC/Kinyo manufacturing process guarantees uniformity of thickness from blanket to blanket, no pinholes and no porosity.

DYC/Kinyo offset printing blankets are guaranteed to be talc free, in perfect condition and ready to mount on your press when you receive them. If our blankets do not perform, it will cost you nothing. Consistent, Superior Quality Guaranteed.

PRINITNG BLANKETS

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