Extrusion International 2-2016

Extrusion International 2/2016

Dun Laoghaire,

Ireland - DP Lenticular,

the only European

company dedicated

solely to the promo-

tion and sale of lenti-

cular plastic sheets

and rolls for the off-

set, digital and label

markets, will be pre-

senting its creative

portfolio of solutions,

including a world first, at drupa from May 31 to June 10, 2016

at the Messe Düsseldorf. As the sole producer of large format

lenses made in Europe, DP Lenticular, will place the spotlight

firmly on its new 3D 28 LPI UV-MF. With a thickness of

2.15 mm and a viewing angle of 37°, it is the perfect match

for three-dimensional lenticular applications printed on me-

dium format digital systems. It joins the large format 3D 20

LPI UV-LF. Both are extruded in Europe with PETG-UV resin ma-

king them ideal for indoor use such as airports, subways, rail-

way stations and outdoor use such as bus shelters. Extruded

with a specially developed UV protection resin to preserve co-

lors, PETG-UV is also fire-resistant and offers a much better

transparency than other resins. At drupa, DP Lenticular will be

partnering with KBA for live demos to the offset market. Show

stopping prints will be produced on their new half format press

using LENSTARplus

75 LPI lenticular sheets.

The LENSTARplus® lenticular sheet is a PACUR product crea-

ted specifically for direct lens printing that provides unsurpas-

sed characteristics in brightness, toughness, clarity, notch

resistance and cutability. All the Lenstar

and EcoLens

pro-

ducts are extruded by Pacur in Oshkosh WI (U.S.A) Developed

specifically for the brand authentication, security, philatelic and

other high-end flexible label markets, MicroFlex

labels will

also be on display at the show. Produced by Forward Optics

(U.S.A) MicroFlex

is a unique ultra-thin lens array film and the

first ever label of this thickness to produce eye-catching depth,

dimension, and motion effects. This unique substrate contains

a micro-optical lens array on the surface magnifying graphic

elements imbedded in the second surface printing. Unlike tra-

ditional lenticular material which is too stiff for most labeling

applications, MicroFlex® is a patent pending blend of a biaxial

oriented polypropylene base layer (for press stability) and cast

polypropylene (for flexibility).

All products are designed and manufactured so that printers

can print the interlaced (and reversed) image directly onto the

gloss surface of the lenticular sheet (backside) using conven-

tional or UV inks.

World premiere large format

lenticular lens at drupa 2016