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TIGITAL® Inks & Tattoo: TIGER Coatings’ Innovation in Digital Printing Technology Edited by ipcm®
The major advantages of digital printing technology come from the flexibility it offers for production (POD), the many ways it can be adapted, and the ability to produce small lot sizes yourself at an affordable price. Digital printing can be used to enhance standard products with colourful designs or flexible information (think logos, QR codes, etc.), thereby raising their value. For an industrial end-user, digital printing creates added value and gives the possibility to stand out from the competition. Let’s see how TIGER, the Austrian-based manufacturer of high-quality surface coating solutions, has become an international leader in industrial digital printing technology.
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ew industries have experienced such rapid and dynamic
applications, they are now the leading solution for numerous sectors,
development as that of powder coatings. Created in the 1970s as
especially those requiring high durability and chemical and mechanical
an industrial-grade coating technology for low to medium-level
resistance, excellent aesthetics and colour effects, and sustainability of
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The stunning façade of TIGER Coatings headquarters in Wels, Austria: the aluminium cladding has been printed with TIGITAL® Outdoor Ink Series 134/1.1 on TIGER Drylac® super durable powder coating Series 168 as primer basis.
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