WHY COATING
Preserve. Protect. Embellish. Enhance. The ink that hits the page is meaningless unless it arrives to its destination unscathed and intact. Secure your print with a layer of coating, and while you're at it, why not activate the other senses, such as touch or smell? With specialty coatings like soft touch or grit, your piece is sure to stand out.
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WHY PRIMING
Save time and money by priming your own substrate in-house. No longer are you limited to what the supplier has. By coating your own media, you open your doors to a vast world of substrates. With more options, come more opportunities. Knowing that your team personally primed the sheet will help increase your success rate and customer satisfaction.
H&B Validated Coatings, Tried and Tested
Each H&B Synergy Coating has been extensively vetted in the H&B Innovation Center on an H&B ExcelCoat. By performing application acceptance testing in-house, we can guarantee that when using your H&B machine in conjunction with the recommended machine settings, anilox roll, and Synergy Coating, you will succeed every time.
STANDARD COATINGS
Smooth-as-glass UV gloss coating gives an extra pop to your printed pieces. With peak protection characteristics, as well as the ability to brighten any image, gloss coating is the most popular coating for every application!
A non-gloss, subtle, and smooth coating for almost any application.
AQ gloss coating gives an extra pop to your printed pieces. With peak protection characteristics, as well as the ability to brighten any image, gloss coating is the most popular coating for every application!
A non-gloss, subtle, and smooth coating for almost any application.
Smooth-as-glass UV high gloss coating gives an extra pop to your printed pieces. With peak protection characteristics, as well as the ability to brighten any image, gloss coating is the most popular coating for every application!
SPECIALTY COATINGS
For a premium feel, AQ Soft touch coating entices your audience's sense of touch and brings immediate value to print. Popular on book covers, business cards, and high-end packaging.
UV Soft touch coating entices your audience's sense of touch and brings immediate value to print. Popular on book covers, business cards, and high-end packaging.
More subtle than chunky glitter, pearl still gives you the sparkle for more delicate occasions, such as wedding invitations. Easier to run than glitters, most pearls can be run with smaller anilox rolls and standard pumps.
Glitter coating is available in every particle size and color imaginable. H&B offers specialty coating circulators and various anilox roll options to ensure our customers can run glitter with ease, whether it be a full coverage flood coating, or a selective sparkly spot coat.
For when you really want the page to jump and dazzle, Color Shift is the choice. By tilting the page, the overall hue will shift between the two chosen colors.
Reticulated coatings add a tactile experience to print. These durable coatings can be laid on thick, and work great as book covers and textured spot coatings.
Add depth to your print with rough visual and tactile enhancements. Grit coatings come in various degrees of roughness, and are great for marketers looking to engage end user's senses. From magazine covers to direct mail to packaging— grit coatings will bring the WOW factor!
While silver halide photo finishing is a slow expensive, process, coating for photo finishing is quite the opposite. Obtain virtually identical finishes in half the time with our signature photo finish coatings in matte, gloss, and luster formulas.
SPECIFIC APPLICATION COATING
In industries where bacteria is prevalent, Sani-Gloss coatings are effective 24/7 at reducing the risk of illness for the lifetime of the coated product . These coatings are primarily effective against bacteria, but also highly effective against mold, fungus, and some viruses.
Playing cards require more than just a standard AQ— you need that "slip" for easy handling. We've trialed many different coatings in order to guarantee that our playing card coatings are ready to be dealt.
A book cover not only needs to be durable and attractive, it needs to be able to withstand the constant folding that book spines endure. Our specialized formulas are made to be fold-able no matter how many pages you turn.
Imagine receiving an advertisement in the mail for a landscaping business. You can almost smell the fresh cut grass.... No, you definitely can—it's a scented coating! Immediately make a lasting impression on end users with scented coatings. The scent possibilities are endless, and guaranteed to bring your print marketing to the next level.
Getting glue to stick to coating can be a challenge— enter glue-able coatings. ​H&B offers specialized formulas to provide the protection you need, without interfering with downstream finishing.
In the food industry, it's vital that the printed packaging does not penetrate the food, and vice versa. Food barrier coatings prevent water, oil, and grease migration from the food product, while also protecting the print.
What better way to embellish than with a foil stamp? With a foil stamp-able coating, of course! H&B foil stamp-able formulas are great for when you are looking to take that embellishment to new heights.
For when you need a bit of ink protection, but also a bit of leeway. Writable coatings provide a protective layer, some aesthetic charm, as well as a surface that you can write on!
SAFE. COMPLIANT. COVERED.
Technical resources for local compliance are very important when choosing a coating supplier. We have you covered regardless of location or quantity needed. Harris & Bruno Synergy Coatings are:
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Low Odor
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Low VOC
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Prop 65 compliant
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FDA Compliant, etc.
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Documented with Detailed MSDS and TDS for All Products
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Available in 5 Gallon Buckets, 33 Gallon Drums, and 55 Gallon Drums
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AQ and UV-Designated Press Washes
The absolute best formulas for complete cleanup. For best results, use in conjunction with the H&B automated wash cycle on your circulator.
COATING CALCULATOR
Knowing what is going down on the page is extremely important. Not only does this help you plan for how much supply is needed, but it will also help on the budgeting side.
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By understanding the nuances of Anilox volume, pattern, and line screen, our team of coating experts can help determine exactly what you need to have repeatable jobs every time.
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For a more detailed estimate on your particular equipment, contact your H&B representative.
