The manufacturer said the inks were “competitive and affordable” and intended for high-speed printing and have high mechanical resistance on a wide range of stocks.

The series, which was made available on 6 November, shares its high runnability attributes with the wider family of SunLit products, according to Sun Chemical.

Sheetfed systems product manager Bernhard Fritz said: “The feedback we had from customers was for an ink series that offered higher gloss properties and greater mechanical resistance throughout the production process, from the initial printing to the delivery of the finished item to the customer.

“SunLit Publish is a new generation ink series that is fit-for-purpose to deliver the highest quality print for commercial applications. It has been developed as a premium product for the commercial print market, offering high print gloss and enabling fast further processing.

“We’re seeing a growing interest in SunLit Publish from UK customers who are printing higher quality products. Many customers are either running trials or have indicated that they intend to do so.”

The inks are fully compliant with ISO 2846-1 colour and transparency standards and enable printers to achieve ISO 12647-2 process standard offset tolerances.

Its hard-drying characteristics allow it to avoid scuffing or smearing during finishing and ensure that edges of books and brochures stay uncoloured when trimming the bleed.

Designed to work with applications such as business reports, art catalogues, four-colour books and brochures, it is especially suited for performance on matt or semi-matt paper that does not require water- or oil-based coating.