Inline & offline digital printing primers certified for use with HP Indigo presses.
Water-based overprint coatings increase durability and enhance the look & feel of inkjet-printed materials.
High-performance primers for inkjet that improve print quality & ink adhesion on film & paper.
Advanced materials designed to enhance the performance and processing of agricultural products.
Recyclable water-based coatings that confer high barrier to paper-based packaging and wraps.
Enhancing composite performance through optimized fiber-polymer interface adhesion
Water-based sizing solutions designed to optimize interfacial adhesion in composites using carbon fiber.
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Located all over the world, Michelman distribution partners have the expertise to help you win.
Michelman’s DigiPrime® is the recommended brand of in-line and off-line primers for HP Indigo presses. Its excellent adhesion to both a wide variety of substrates and HP Indigo ElectroInk offers versatility and security for applications ranging from magazines to label printing to flexible packaging. We are proud to provide the only primers certified for HP Indigo.
DigiPrime®, used by many digital press owners around the world because of its ability to improve ink receptivity, rub resistance, and image quality on most types of paper, plastic, and film, also provides improved productivity and efficiency for digital printing on both commercial and labels & packaging presses.
HP Indigo has high capacity presses equipped with in-line priming applicators (ILPs). Michelman has developed primers specifically for this equipment and the applications associated with each.
6900 (WS6X00) & 8000
Labels & Packaging
Michem® In-Line Primer 030
DigiPrime® 680
film, metal, synthetic, & paper
labelsflexible packagingshrink sleeves
20000
DigiPrime® 050
film & paper
flexible packaging (especially for lamination with adhesives)
30000
DigiPrime® 060
cartonboard
folding cartons
W7200 & W7250I50000
Michem® In-line Primer Q4324A
Michem® In-line Primer Q4325A
coated & uncoated paper
books & journalspersonalized direct mailmagazinesyearbookstranspromotional documents
5000, 7000, & 12000 Series
DigiPrime® 4431
Sapphire Priming Solution Q4310A
paper & synthetic
DigiPrime® 72000DigiPrime® 2000
uncoated, mottled, semi-gloss, and glossy paper grades
rub resistance
flexo & gravure
DigiPrime® 73000DigiPrime® 3000
uncoated, mottled, semi-gloss, and glossy paper grades, PE
paper optimization
DigiPrime® 74431DigiPrime® 4431
paper and synthetic film
excellent for flexible packaging and label applications
DigiPrime® 74450DigiPrime® 4450
most films and papers
anti-blocking
DigiPrime® 74462DigiPrime® 4462
uncoated, semi-gloss, glossy paper grades, and a variety of films
improved water resistance
DigiPrime® 75000DigiPrime® 5000
treated synthetics andsoft vinyl
slower drying
DigiPrime® 6611
paper and a wide varietyof film
ideal when corona is not available
News (Wednesday, 24 August 2022)
Visit booth 3136 in Chicago and see our industry-leading solutions for HP Indigo and Inkjet printing platforms.