CN103818130A - Method and device for making matte of paper packaging box - Google Patents
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A method for making matte of a paper packaging box includes utilizing an intaglio printing machine to coat matte ink on the surface of the paper packaging box and diluting matte ink before coating the matte ink on the printing surface of the packaging box. The invention further provides a matte ink composed of polyurethane resin, polyethylene, organic silicon defoamer, sulfonic succinate, and dipropylene glycol mono methyl ether. The invention further provides a device for implementing the method and comprising an upper ink duct and an ink tank. The upper ink duct is connected with the ink tank in an ink transport pipe. The method can be utilized to decorate the surface of the packaging box to form a uniform matte coating on the surface of the paper packaging box which makes the packaging box elegant and graceful.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to print field, relate in particular to the surface treatment method of paper package box, particularly a kind of preparation method of paper package box matte and device thereof.
Background technology
In prior art, the surface of paper package box mainly adopts the technique of glazing and overlay film to carry out surface finish, makes packing box surface brighter, prevents that the picture and text on packing box surface are scratched simultaneously.Its surface finish effect is more single, just increases layer protecting film on packing box surface, is difficult to meet consumer to having the demand of high-grade packing box of novelty, unique surface decorative effect.Although also having part surface finishing process can realize such as the special-effect such as frosted, snowflake, but it is residual that the packing box surface after ornamenting has the VOCs such as a large amount of benzene classes, ketone, can cause pollution to a certain degree to the product in environment and packing box.In addition, most of packing box all need to be on packing box face printed patterns word, because the surface printing adaptive of matte material is not as good as art paper and paperboard, be difficult at the tiny word clearly of its surface printing and coloury picture, cannot adapt in enormous quantities, high-speed print production, be not suitable for adopting flannelette or velvet paper to make packing box.
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The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of preparation method of paper package box matte, the preparation method of described this paper package box matte will solve available technology adopting flannelette or velvet paper is made the technical problem that packing box can not print tiny word clearly and coloury picture, cannot adapt in enormous quantities, high-speed print production.
The preparation method of this paper package box matte of the present invention, comprise that an employing printing machine sticks with paste at cross cutting not the step that word and pattern printing are carried out in the surface of the paper package box of box moulding, it is characterized in that: also comprise that an employing intaglio press is coated with the step of matte ink to the surface of described paper package box, described matte ink is by polyurethane resin, polyethylene, silicone defoaming agent, semi-annular jade pendant base butanedioic acid and dipropylene glycol methyl ether composition, in described ink, the mass percent of described polyurethane resin is 85%～95%, described poly mass percent is 0.85%～1.25%, the mass percent of described silicone defoaming agent is 1%～5%, the mass percent of described semi-annular jade pendant base butanedioic acid is 1%～5%, the mass percent of described dipropylene glycol methyl ether is 1%～5%, before coating, need matte ink to dilute, retarder thinner is the mixed liquor of absolute ethyl alcohol and water, after dilution, use and examine grace cup measurement matte ink Engler viscosity for No. 4 between 25 seconds～35 seconds, then adopt the matte ink after dilution to be coated with at packing box printing surface, temperature in coating process is controlled at 15 ℃～28 ℃, humidity is controlled at 50%～65%.
Further, the mixed proportion of absolute ethyl alcohol and water is 1:1.
Further, be coated with in the step of matte ink on the surface of the paper package box to described, the gravure screen frequency using when coating is 75 lines/cm～85 line/cm, and screen angle is 24 °～36 °, and the ink cell degree of depth is 42 μ m～50 μ m.
Further, be coated with in the step of matte ink on the surface of the paper package box to described, in intaglio press, start three infrared lamps and two ultraviolet lamp tubes, the power of every infrared lamp is 2000W, the power of every uviol lamp is 8000 W, and to print surface blowing hot-air, hot blast temperature is controlled between 40 ℃～60 ℃.
Further, be coated with in the step of matte ink on the surface of the paper package box to described, the headstock temperature of intaglio press is between 32～45 ℃, and the speed of a motor vehicle is at 2500～4000/hour.
Further, be coated with in the step of matte ink on the surface of the paper package box to described, should be noted that and avoid the position that packing box surface does not need to carry out the ornamenting of matte effect, concrete as gold stamping pattern, concavo-convex word, anti-fake mark, paste box gluing region etc.
The present invention also provides a kind of matte ink, described this matte ink is made up of polyurethane resin, polyethylene, silicone defoaming agent, semi-annular jade pendant base butanedioic acid and dipropylene glycol methyl ether, in described ink, the mass percent of described polyurethane resin is 85%～95%, described poly mass percent is 0.85%～1.25%, the mass percent of described silicone defoaming agent is 1%～5%, the mass percent of described semi-annular jade pendant base butanedioic acid is 1%～5%, and the mass percent of described dipropylene glycol methyl ether is 1%～5%.
The present invention also provides a kind of device of the preparation method that realizes above-mentioned paper package box matte, described this device comprises an inking groove and a black cylinder, wherein, between described inking groove and described black cylinder, be connected with an inking conduit and one time black conduit, one end of returning black conduit is connected to the bottom of inking groove, one end of inking conduit is connected to the top of inking groove, the other end of the other end of inking conduit and time black conduit all extends in black cylinder, in inking groove, be provided with a forme drum, described forme drum is connected with an intaglio press.
Further, in described inking groove, be provided with matte ink, be provided with matte ink in black cylinder, forme drum contacts with the matte ink in inking groove.
Adopt technique of the present invention to carry out surface finish to packing box, can form the coating that one deck is uniform, have matte handle effect on the packing box surface that adopts paper material printing to make, make package printed matter present sensation high-end, atmosphere, bring the impact of vision and sense of touch simultaneously to consumer.Use the typographies such as offset printing, gravure, UV printing and seals such as gold stamping, concavo-convex afterwards the packing box of processes production all can adopt technique provided by the invention to carry out surface finish.After ornamenting, the surface of packing box can present the dumb light effect that is similar to velvet cloth, and touches with hand the feel that also can feel similar to flannelette.Matte ink adhesion-tight, sticks with paste after box moulding, and the matte ink at packing box surface laps place there will not be China ink layer obscission, and slightly dirty if surface has, available soft cloth dips in clear water and wipes, and can not affect matte effect.Package printed matter through the ornamenting of matte effect can also carry out the following process such as gold stamping, concavo-convex, can not affect gold stamping fastness and matte feel.This technique does not have specific limited for the paper of package printed matter, common paperboard, art paper all can adopt this technique to make surface have matte handle effect, and can, according to the appearance design of package printed matter, carry out the ornamenting of matte effect at space of a whole page local location or the view picture space of a whole page.After ornamenting, VOC total amount residual in packing box is few, and wherein benzene content can be controlled at 0.01mg/m
2in, VOCs meets the requirement of environment protectment protection HJ 2503, has avoided the pollution to environment and package contents, especially goes for the package printed matter higher to security requirement.
The present invention compares with prior art, and its effect is actively with obvious.This is specially invented a kind of novel paper package box matte effect finishing process is provided, after being completed for printing, packing box is carried out to surface effect ornamenting, make the packing box surface that adopts paper to make present feel and the luster effect of velvet cloth, improve the class of the packing of product.
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Fig. 1 adopts the preparation method of a kind of paper package box matte of the present invention to carry out the schematic surface of the packing box after surface finish.Wherein, 1 is matte ink layer, and 2 is packing box pattern and character printing ink layer, and 3 is paper.
Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram of the producing device of a kind of paper package box matte in the present invention.
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As shown in Figure 1, describe as an example of a tea packaging box example, this packing box printing 3 is 295g/m
2art post paperboard, adopt the mode of sheet UV offset printing to carry out print production, form packing box pattern and character printing ink layer 2, after printing, carry out gold stamping and concavo-convex.After pattern and character is completed for printing, utilize sheet intaglio press, at packing box surface-coated one deck matte ink 1, the gravure forme screen frequency using when coating is 80 lines/cm, and screen angle is 30 °, and the ink cell degree of depth is 45 μ m.Matte ink constituent is: polyurethane resin approximately 85%, polyethylene approximately 1%, silicone defoaming agent approximately 4%, semi-annular jade pendant base butanedioic acid approximately 5%, dipropylene glycol methyl ether approximately 5%.Before coating, use the mixed liquor of absolute ethyl alcohol and water to dilute matte ink, the mixed proportion of absolute ethyl alcohol and water is 1:1, matte ink viscosity is diluted to 25 seconds～and between 35 seconds.Use the matte ink after dilution to be coated with at packing box printing surface, need strictly to control drying condition in coating process, wherein hot blast, infrared lamp need to be opened three (2000W/ roots), and ultraviolet lamp tube need to be opened two (8000 W/ roots).In printing process, should note at any time checking headstock temperature, guarantee that the demonstration of headstock temperature reaches more than 32 ℃, the speed of a motor vehicle is no more than 4000/hour.
Concrete, then adopt the matte ink after dilution to be coated with at packing box printing surface, the temperature in coating process is controlled at 15 ℃～28 ℃, and humidity is controlled at 50%～65%.
As shown in Figure 2, the present invention also provides a kind of device of the preparation method that realizes above-mentioned paper package box matte, described this device, comprise an inking groove 4 and a black cylinder 5, in described inking groove 4, be provided with matte ink 6, in described black cylinder 5, be provided with matte ink 7, between described inking groove 4 and described black cylinder 5, be connected with one time black conduit 9 by an inking conduit 8, described one end of returning black conduit 9 is arranged on the bottom of described inking groove 4, one end of described inking conduit 8 is arranged on the upper end of inking groove 4, other one end of described inking conduit 8 is arranged in the matte ink 7 of described black cylinder 5, described other one end of returning black conduit 9 is arranged in the matte ink 7 of described black cylinder 5.
Further, the forme drum 10 of intaglio press is arranged in the matte ink 6 of described inking groove 4.
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1. the preparation method of a paper package box matte, comprise that an employing printing machine is in the surface printing word of paper package box and the process of pattern, it is characterized in that: at described employing printing machine in the surface printing word of paper package box and the process of pattern, utilize the surface-coated matte ink of intaglio press to described paper package box, described matte ink is by polyurethane resin, polyethylene, silicone defoaming agent, semi-annular jade pendant base butanedioic acid and dipropylene glycol methyl ether composition, in described matte ink, the mass percent of described polyurethane resin is 85%～95%, described poly mass percent is 0.85%～1.25%, the mass percent of described silicone defoaming agent is 1%～5%, the mass percent of described semi-annular jade pendant base butanedioic acid is 1%～5%, the mass percent of described dipropylene glycol methyl ether is 1%～5%, before coating matte ink, matte ink is diluted, the solvent that dilution adopts is the mixed liquor of absolute ethyl alcohol and water, the Engler viscosity of the matte ink after dilution is between 25 seconds～35 seconds, then adopt the matte ink after dilution to be coated with at packing box printing surface, temperature in coating process is controlled at 15 ℃～28 ℃, humidity is controlled at 50%～65%.
2. the preparation method of paper package box matte as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that: further, the mixed proportion of absolute ethyl alcohol and water is 1:1.
3. the preparation method of paper package box matte as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that: the gravure screen frequency using when coating is 75 lines/cm～85 line/cm, and screen angle is 24 °～36 °, and the ink cell degree of depth is 42 μ m～50 μ m.
4. the preparation method of paper package box matte as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: in intaglio press, start three infrared lamps and two ultraviolet lamp tubes, the power of every infrared lamp is 2000W, the power of every uviol lamp is 8000 W, and to print surface blowing hot-air, hot blast temperature is controlled between 40 ℃～60 ℃.
5. the preparation method of paper package box matte as claimed in claim 4, is characterized in that: the headstock temperature of intaglio press is between 32～45 ℃, and the speed of a motor vehicle is at 2500～4000/hour.
6. the preparation method of paper package box matte as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that: in the step of coating matte ink, avoid smooth position predetermined in packing box surface.
7. a matte ink, it is characterized in that: formed by polyurethane resin, polyethylene, silicone defoaming agent, semi-annular jade pendant base butanedioic acid and dipropylene glycol methyl ether, in described ink, the mass percent of described polyurethane resin is 85%～95%, described poly mass percent is 0.85%～1.25%, the mass percent of described silicone defoaming agent is 1%～5%, the mass percent of described semi-annular jade pendant base butanedioic acid is 1%～5%, and the mass percent of described dipropylene glycol methyl ether is 1%～5%.
8. realize the device of the preparation method of paper package box matte claimed in claim 1 for one kind, comprise an inking groove and a black cylinder, it is characterized in that: between described inking groove and described black cylinder, be connected with an inking conduit and one time black conduit, one end of returning black conduit is connected to the bottom of inking groove, one end of inking conduit is connected to the top of inking groove, the other end of the other end of inking conduit and time black conduit all extends in black cylinder, in inking groove, be provided with a forme drum, described forme drum is connected with an intaglio press.
9. device as claimed in claim 8, is characterized in that: in described inking groove, be provided with matte ink, be provided with matte ink in black cylinder, forme drum contacts with the matte ink in inking groove.
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