World leaders for innovation in wood and glass coatings ICA is a large Italian company with headquarters in Civitanova Marche (Macerata). In December 2022, it joined the wood division of The Sherwin-Williams Company, a global leader in the coatings industry, founded in 1866 and operational in 120 countries.
Today, it can therefore count on the strength of a Group that explores new horizons; the strength needed to satisfy a demanding and rapidly evolving market requiring innovative, high-quality and environmentally friendly solutions.
The Considerable experience in the formulation of water-based coating products has led the ICA Group R&D laboratories to create a special range of paints for container glass painting. The paints in range of water-based paints for container glass offers high performance and both aesthetic and application advantages. They can be used for standard spraying application, with an electrostatic turbo disc or with a rotary bell.
This range includes clear, colored, pigmented and metallic two-component and thermosetting water-based paints (also without adhesion promoter). There is an unlimited and flexible color range with ample customization options, which also allows screen printing with the most common standard or UV curing inks.
The water-based products for container glass are nonflammable, and can be diluted in water making them simple to prepare and use. They have a minimal volatile organic compound content and zero hazardous carcinogenic or toxic substances, in line with regulations on the limitation of atmospheric solvent emissions.
| OVERALL MIGRATION | MIN. DECREE 21/03/1973; REG. (EC) no. 2023/2006 |
| PB SPECIFIC MIGRATION | MIN. DECREE 21/03/1973; REG. (EC) no. 2023/2006 |
| MECHANICAL DISHWASHING RESISTANCE | UNI EN ISO 12875-1:2005 |
| RESISTANCE TO ALKALIS (NaOH 3% 90 min at 70°C) | Internal method |
| PERFUME SIMULANT TEST IMMERSION | QAC-MC-828 K paragraph |
| (Maculation test 4h*) | 5.5.2. Case no. 1 (Test |
| RESISTANCE TO G1 SPRAY TEST | INS011 |
| RESISTANCE TO G1 IMMERSION (24h + adhesion) | INS013 |
| RESISTANCE TO G1 IMMERSION (4h at 55°C + adhesion) | INS013 |
| RESISTANCE TO H2O IMMERSION (24h + adhesion) | INS015 |
| RESISTANCE TO H2O IMMERSION (4h at 55°C + adhesion) | INS015 |
| ADHESION | INS008 |
| TRANSPORTATION TEST | Internal method |
| PASTEURIZATION (30 min at 80°C) | Internal method |
| TEMPERATURE CHANGES | ASTM C149/2014 |
| CODE | CHARACTERISTICS | CAN BE COLORED WITH CNA-SERIES DYES | CAN BE COLORED WITH LG-SERIES DYES | CAN BE COLORED WITH PA-SERIES PASTES | FOOD CONTACT (Italian Ministerial Decree of 21/03/1973; Regulation [EC] no. 2023/2006) | MECHANICAL DISHWASHING RESISTANCE (UNI EN 12875-1:2005) | L’OREAL TEST | NO DANGER LABEL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPW6101T10 | Transparent matt | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| GPW6101T99 | Transparent gloss | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
PREPARATION
DRYING
VIDREA thermosetting paints for container glass must reach a temperature of at least 130°C. The standard cycle includes a flash-off time of 2-3 minutes at ambient temperature and a temperature ramp from 25°C to 130°C, which is maintained for 20-30 minutes.
Unlimited color range
The range includes two-component, thermosetting, clear, pigmented and metallic water-based paints. There is a limitless and highly flexible range of colors with comprehensive options for customization, also enabling screen-printing with leading inks using standard or UV drying. More than 2,300 colors to choose from on the ICA, RAL and NCS color charts, all accurately reproduced with the ICA COLOR tintometric system, in addition to specially developed samples for customers with rapid formulation.
The water-based products for container glass are nonflammable, and can be diluted in water making them simple to prepare and use. They have a minimal volatile organic compound content and zero hazardous carcinogenic or toxic substances, in line with regulations on the limitation of atmospheric solvent emissions
THERMOSETTING WATER-BASED PAINTS
Water-based paints for the creation of transparent or opaque colors on flat or container glass. They can be colored using the products from the CNA and CG series and can be pigmented with PA-series products. The drying temperature may vary between 140°C and 180°C.
WATER-BASED SAFETY PAINT GPSAFEPACK
Is a clear or colored water-based product that can be applied by spraying or curtain-coating and that enables glass and mirrors to be made safety forms a thin film that, if the glass or mirror cracks, holds all of the shards in place, thereby preventing dangerous cuts or other accidents. This products,which has been subject to pendulum impact testing as per the EN 12600:2004 standard’s categorized in class 2(B)2. As such, it falls within the safety parameters for single flat panes of glass for use in construction.
BINDERS FOR METALLIC PAINTS
The water-based binders ofhe GPW1109T series, specially developed for the creation of a metallic finish on container glass,enable a very wide range of effects.
GOLD EFFECT
The GPGOLD24K water-based paint represents an important evolution the creation of a gold effect. enables creation of extremely high-sheen surfaces with excellent adhesion on glass.
The container-glass painting cycles with GPGOLD24K, protected with ICA transparent products, pass the G1 solution-resistance test and that for standard dishwasher cycles.
