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March 2015 Wines&Vines 43 PACKAGING inks and coatings can significantly reduce the cost and environmental concerns associated with traditional acid etching and sandblasting," Nersesian continued. Pre-treatment of the glass is critical to achieve optimum adhesion, however, because glass containers commonly have anti-scuff coatings. To achieve adhesion, the surface must be altered, either with a spray pre-treatment or application of Pyrosil technology from Ap- plied Surface Technologies, which applies a flame and a proprietary liquid mix to the sur- face, leaving silicon dioxide on the glass and making it hydrophilic. "No matter the process utilized in preparing the glass, pre-treatment is highly recommended," according to the Sun Chemical white paper. Nersesian mentioned other possibilities: Tac- tile effects to enhance the luxurious feel and quality appeal, or non-slip finishes for practical- ity. Security-enhancing effects to reduce coun- terfeiting are becoming more popular, too. tooling up Michael Bittner, proprietor of Tacoma, Wash.- and Novato, Calif.-based MB Corp., spoke on the panel with Nersesian in August. He travels the West Coast supplying "extremely precise, robotic, bottle-printing machines manufac- tured by KBA-Kammann in Germany. These, he said, are not one-size-fits-all equipment. Each machine is custom made. "The advantage of custom equipment is to provide the maximum success and greatest security in the targeted application: Wine, beer, spirits, coffee, soda and olive oil are frequent users of these packages. "For many container-printing applications, instantly cured/dried organic ink is highly de- sired in order to: • Eliminate the VOCs (volatile organic chemicals) introduced into the air. • Eliminate the hour of time required to ramp the temperature up and down to bake or fire ink onto glass bottles in a Lehr oven. • Provide bright pigments on dark glass containers. • Drastically reduce the overhead and floor space operational costs with multiple UV bottle-printing machines in production." going to press Robert Howerth, founder of Bottleprint in Santa Rosa, Calif., has been involved in screen- printing wine bottle décor for decades. "I would say the two biggest changes we've en- countered since starting in 1992 are the advent of CNC (computer numerical control) technol- ogy being integrated into presses built for MB Corp.'s custom-built screenprint equipment can produce elaborately decorated bottles like this while conserving energy and the atmosphere www.walterjelly.com 608.831.1405 whj wine print.indd 1 2/6/13 5:59:47 PM Behind Every Great Winery... Is a Great Chiller System Auburn, WA Mocksville, NC Visit us at Booth # 736 at the Eastern Winery Expo Vis # 73 W prochiller.com 800-845-7781 ( ... and we can prove it ) All closure companies talk about controlled oxygen performance these days. Only VinPerfect offers real performance data and has a library of wines that allow you to taste the difference for yourself. Please contact us to experience the unmatched level of control offered by VinPerfect's SmartCaps, or to try them on your own wines. WINE'S FIRST PERFECT CLOSURE sales@vinperfect.com | (707) 252-2155 | www.vinperfect.com The Highest Quality Wine Closure Ever Created.