Charlotte, N.C., January 15, 2008
- HarperScientific™, the printing and coating supplies division of global
anilox supplier Harper Corporation of America, announces the introduction of
AltraWash Blue™, an environmentally friendly, multi-purpose cleaner for UV and
solvent-based inks which is absolutely safe for use on aluminum.
The sister product to AltraWash Green™, the non-corrosive cleaner designed for
water-based inks, AltraWash Blue is a new, concentrated cleaner specifically
formulated for cleaning UV and solvent-based inks in pressure washing systems,
soak tanks and ultrasonic tanks, or it can be used simply as an on-press anilox
cleaner. It is also useful for cleaning printing plates.
"The fact that AltraWash Blue is perfectly safe for aluminum is particularly
exciting," explained Tony Donato, Product Development Engineer at Harper
Corporation of America. "Because aluminum is used in the construction of most
wide-web and narrow-web anilox sleeves as well as lightweight anilox rolls, a
non-corrosive cleaner with a safe pH level is critical for protecting anilox
investments."
AltraWash Blue has a pH of 11.8. The new cleaner's advanced surfactant
technology is also exceedingly environmentally friendly, using no petroleum
distillates or environmentally hazardous chemicals. It is a biodegradable,
low-V.O.C. product, and has low vapor pressure.
Available exclusively through HarperScientific (www.HarperScientific.com), this
concentrated formula, which can be diluted with water, is sold in 1 gallon, 5
gallon, 30 gallon and 55 gallon containers.
HarperScientific is the manufacturer of CeramClean II™ and CeramClean SOLV-IT™
anilox cleaners, and a variety of bladed, laser-engraved hand-proofing systems
including the Phantom™ line of hand proofers used to color-match flexographic
and gravure inks.
For additional information about AltraWash Blue™, please contact Jim Harper,
vice president of HarperScientific at 704-588-3371, or
jharper@HarperImage.com .
