Kabasph Additive Solutions for UV Curing Coating and Ink

UV curing systems are widely used in coatings, inks, adhesives, and additive manufacturing where fast cure, high production efficiency, excellent surface quality, and reliable final performance are essential. However, formulating with these systems presents unique challenges: pigment and filler dispersion stability, viscosity control for high pigment loading, settling and sagging during storage and application, insufficient substrate wetting—especially on oily or contaminated surfaces—surface defects such as craters, orange peel, floating and flooding, foam generation that compromises film quality, oxygen inhibition, and adhesion failure on metal and non-metal substrates. Additives must be carefully selected to maintain compatibility with the UV chemistry without adversely affecting curing speed, storage stability, gloss, transparency, recoatability, or final film properties.

As an innovative, collaborative, and trusted partner in the chemical industry, China AAB Industry Technology Group's Member Company has specialized in the R&D, production, and sales of high-performance additives since 2006. Our additive production base holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and OHSAS 18001 certifications. Covering 36,630 m² with over 60 reactors and an annual capacity of 16,000 metric tons, we deliver reliable supply and customized solutions worldwide. Our additives are specifically designed for demanding coating, adhesive, and sealant systems. The product portfolio includes Wetting & Dispersing Agents, Thixotropic & Anti-Settling Agents, Defoamers, Wetting & Leveling Agents, Adhesion Promoters & Coupling Agents, Wax Additives, and Hand Feel Agents. These products are compatible with polyurethane, epoxy, acrylic, UV-curable, solvent-free, and high-solids resin systems.

KBS-F5030 is an acid-containing copolymer solution dispersant. It provides excellent viscosity reduction and stability in UV primers, making it suitable for UV primer formulations requiring stable pigment dispersion.

l KBS-F1110A is an acid polyester compound dispersant. It provides excellent viscosity reduction of inorganic pigment fillers and high colour spreading of white pastes, ideal for UV white coatings and pigmented systems.

l KBS-F8400 is a block copolymer dispersant. It offers balanced dispersion, viscosity reduction, and stability to UV pastes, making it suitable for a broad range of UV pigment concentrates.

l KBS-F8500 is a block copolymer dispersant. It provides excellent viscosity reduction and stability for UV dispersion, more suitable for organic pigment dispersion.

l KBS-F8600 is an acid polyester compound dispersant. It provides excellent viscosity reduction and stability for UV dispersion, more suitable for inorganic pigment dispersion.

l KBS-C410 is an organic polyurea anti-sinking thixotropic agent. It exerts small effect on transparency, viscosity, and gloss, while providing excellent anti-sinking, anti-sagging, and inhibition of floating colours.

l KBS-F7100 is an acid group copolymer solution anti-sinking thixotropic agent. It effectively prevents the system from settling in primer, making it suitable for UV primer formulations requiring storage stability.

l KBS-L3060 is a silicone solution levelling agent. It is a general-purpose silicone levelling agent that is not easy to affect recoatability, making it suitable for multi-layer UV coating systems.

l KBS-L3310 is a polyether-modified silicone wetting and levelling agent. It provides medium reduction of surface tension, excellent wetting and levelling, improved feel, and is not easy to foam.

l KBS-L333 is a polyether-modified silicone wetting and levelling agent. It is universal in water and oil, provides medium reduction of surface tension, excellent wetting and levelling, and improved feel.

l KBS-L3770 is a fluorine modified acrylate solution. It provides long-wave levelling through immiscibility.

l KBS-L358A is a polyacrylate solution levelling agent with good compatibility. It is ideal for overprint varnishes to improve long wave levelling.

l KBS-L410 is a silicone polymer wetting and levelling agent. It provides medium reduction of surface tension, excellent wetting and levelling, dry feel, and good alignment of matte powder and aluminium powder.

l KBS-L4110 is an organosiloxane polymer wetting agent for oil-based substrates. It strongly reduces surface tension and effectively solves the substrate oil-induced shrinkage phenomenon.

l KBS-X066N is a fluorine-modified silicone solution defoamer. It is a fluorine-modified organosilicon defoamer with strong defoaming and foam inhibition performance.

l KBS-X1410 is a silicone solution defoamer with wide versatility and excellent cost performance.

l KBS-X055 is a polyacrylate defoamer with excellent defoaming performance. It is not easy to cause shrinkage.

l KBS-Z0100 is an amino-containing organosilane adhesion promoter. It provides excellent adhesion to metal and non-metal surfaces and improves flexibility.

l KBS-Z0200 is an epoxy-containing organosilane adhesion promoter. It provides excellent adhesion to metallic and non-metallic surfaces and improved flexibility.

l KBS-Z0300A is a polyester compound adhesion promoter. It provides excellent adhesion to metallic surfaces and modified flexibility.

Application Areas

UV curing systems are widely used across industries where fast cure, high production efficiency, and reliable final performance are required. Typical application areas include:

l UV Coatings — UV-curable coatings for wood, plastic, metal, glass, ceramics, and concrete substrates, including clear coats, pigmented topcoats, primers, and overprint varnishes where fast cure, gloss, and durability are essential.

l UV Inks — UV-curable inks for offset, flexographic, screen, and inkjet printing, where pigment dispersion, levelling, foam control, and adhesion are critical.

l UV Adhesives — UV-curable adhesives for bonding plastics, glass, metals, and electronic components, where reliable curing, adhesion, and optical clarity are required.

l 3D Printing Resins — UV-curable resins for stereolithography and digital light processing, where dispersion stability, rheology control, and surface quality are important.

l Electronic Encapsulation and Photoresists — UV-curable systems for electronic encapsulation, photoresists, and display materials, where fine pattern resolution, adhesion, and reliability are essential.

l Wood and Plastic Coatings — UV-curable coatings for wood and plastic substrates, providing fast-drying, durable, and abrasion-resistant finishes.

l Metal Protection and General Industrial Coatings — UV-curable coatings for metal substrates where adhesion, corrosion protection, and surface quality must be balanced within a UV formulation.

Formulating with UV curing systems requires additives that address dispersion stability, viscosity reduction, rheology control, surface wetting—especially on challenging substrates—levelling, foam management, and adhesion promotion—all while maintaining compatibility with the UV chemistry and final film requirements. Our comprehensive additive portfolio provides formulators with a complete toolkit for optimizing UV curing formulations. From KBS-F5030, KBS-F1110A, KBS-F8400, KBS-F8500, and KBS-F8600 dispersants that ensure pigment and filler stability with effective viscosity reduction, to KBS-C410 and KBS-F7100 anti-settling thixotropic agents that prevent settling and sagging, to KBS-L3060, KBS-L3310, KBS-L333, KBS-L3770, KBS-L358A, KBS-L410, and KBS-L4110 wetting and levelling agents that deliver defect-free surfaces even on oily substrates, to KBS-X066N, KBS-X1410, and KBS-X055 defoamers that control foam in demanding systems, to KBS-Z0100, KBS-Z0200, and KBS-Z0300A adhesion promoters that ensure durable adhesion to metal and non-metal surfaces—every product is engineered for consistent performance, regulatory compliance, and cost-effective formulation.

For technical data sheets, samples, or customized recommendations for your specific UV curing application, please contact our technical team.