Flexo and Gravure inks can be found in many different parts of the printing world. We have covered what these two versatile and prolific water-based inks are and how they work in previous articles.
Our water-based acrylic polymers are used for a wide variety of applications that span multiple industries. Gellner Industrial’s water-based acrylic polymers are used in many ink solutions, such as Flexographic and Gravure inks. Flexographic inks are primarily used in the process of flexography to print ink on materials such as plastic bags, newspapers, catalogues, food packaging, corrugated cardboard, cardboard boxes, and other types of packing mediums. In this article we’ll take a brief look at the process of Flexographic printing, the types of Flexographic inks that are most commonly used, and how our water-based acrylic polymers are used to aid […]
Clients all over the globe have come to find that Gellner Industrial is truly a world leader in the manufacture and production of water-based acrylic polymers. We deliver products that are unique, unmatched, and innovative, which are just a few of the attributes that set our products apart. However, it’s more than just that – our products are indeed cutting-edge, but so is our company. We possess a rare history that is rooted in both scientific ingenuity, as well as family tradition, to bring a culture of advancement and caring to our products and our customers. Our doors officially opened […]
The world of polymers is wide and varied, with many moving parts. There are hundreds of applications for our water based acrylic polymers in a variety of fields. A polymer, simply put, is a macromolecule comprised of many smaller molecules called monomers. These molecules react among themselves chemically to form long chain or three-dimensional networks. Both natural and synthetic polymers play a very important role in our day-to-day lives. The most commonly available polymer found in nature is cellulose, which is formed from the monomer glucose. Over 75% of most plant bodies are composed of cellulose. As an adhesive supplier and […]
Acrylic polymer, derived from the monomer methyl methacrylate (MMA), was first developed more than 60 years ago. Since then, formulations have extended the material’s performance range, resulting in varying levels of melt flow, impact resistance, colorability, gamma recovery, and other controlled characteristics. General-purpose acrylic grades contain a comonomer, added during the polymerization process, to facilitate flow during injection molding and extrusion. Specialty grades are formulated to perform in applications requiring high impact strength and heat resistance. UV-light-transmitting formulations are also available, and are specified for certain critical diagnostic equipment in which even slight UV absorption or variation in material flow […]
When working with water based acrylic polymers, you will surely come across acrylic polymer emulsions. To better understand what exactly an acrylic polymer emulsion is, we should first look at what emulsions are. What is an Emulsion? The word “emulsion” is derived from the Latin word meaning “to milk”, as milk is technically an emulsion of fat and water. Emulsions are a mixture of two or more liquids that aren’t normally mixable. Within an emulsion, one liquid, known as the dispersed phase, is dispersed within the other, known as the continuous phase. The two liquids can form different types of […]
In 1934 the first usable acrylic resin dispersion was created by the German chemical company BASF, patented by Rohm and Haas. By the 1940s the first synthetic paint was used, combining some of the properties of oil and watercolor paints to create one of the first water based acrylic polymers. Sometime between 1946 and 1949, Leonard Bocour and Sam Golden put their heads together and created a solution acrylic paint under the brand Magna Paint. Acrylic paints were made commercially available in the 1950s. This sprung the development of a water based acrylic polymer paint known as “Aquatec”, created by […]
There are many products in our daily lives that each requires a specific chemical make-up in order to function properly. Take printing inks for example. Here at Gellner Industrial, we are proud to offer versatile polymers for screen printing inks with unique capabilities. And each ability is a direct result of their chemical make-up. Here are just a few ways in which our chemical process contributes to the overall efficiency of your specific type of printing ink. Screen Printing When it comes to silk screen printing, our acrylic polymers allow for the best possible results. Silk screen printing has always been […]
High performance resins and chemicals developed with water-based acrylic industrial polymers offer many improvements over solvent based products. Water-based acrylic industrial polymers are environmentally friendly and easy to work with. Used to produce premium-quality acrylic resins and chemicals, our polymers are widely used in many industrial applications including industrial coatings, printing inks, and high-gloss varnishes. Gellner’s vast assortment of water-based acrylic polymers provides adhesion and hardness characteristics that allow for bonding to a many different substrates. When these polymers are used in the development of acrylic resins they are extremely resistant to damages like chemicals, exposure to water, and alkaline […]
The summer season means a lot of things to a lot of people and industries: warmer weather, barbeques, outdoor events, and for a variety of industries, outdoor painting projects. With the longer days and higher temperatures, most facilities choose the summer months to tackle their painting, which means paint manufacturers, suppliers, and contractors are busier than ever. This also means that they need to make and choose the best paint products—those that are high-quality, efficient, compliant, and made to last. At Gellner, we’ve created the WONDERWET™ IV paint additive to meet these needs, allowing paint manufacturers to produce the best paint possible. WONDERWET […]