ECOBRITE® organic inks have an in situ adhesion promoter that eliminates the need for silane pretreatment and makes printing colorful glass bottles and containers easier.
The new formulation from PPG Industries’ performance glass coatings group is designed primarily for returnable and dishwasher-safe bottles and containers. EcoBrite inks now chemically couple and adhere to glass during the printing process. Prior to this development, the application of EcoBrite inks required glassware to be pretreated with a silane-coupling agent to facilitate a glass-ink bond strong enough to survive continuous cleaning and/or processing.