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Sterilization Inks/Monitors/Indicators

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Look in the category "Sterilization Inks/Monitors/Indicators" and you will see that we cater for the three most popular medical sterilization techniques. These are of course, Steam, Ethylene Oxide (EtO), and Gamma radiation. Whilst steam is the most widely used technique to eliminate bacteria, of the three irradiation is the fastest growing, and, some believe, will grow even faster when food sterilization take off. We are ready for it: our Sterisure Gamma labels are selling well and we are getting good feedback from the market place. But feedback from the market place also tells us that there is a new kid on the block. Calls to local hospital decontamination units confirm that Vaporised H₂O₂/Plasma sterilization is getting popular. Indeed, we have been asked to offer an indicator "dot" (a 12.5mm diameter adhesive label), and this is what we have done. We would particularly like to thank Kath Saxelby, Chesterfield Royal Infirmary, Kay Theaker and Angela McGarvey, Kings Mill Hospital, Jeff Newcombe, Derby Royal Hospital and Kay Page, Burton Queens Hospital, for their help and advice in this development. We will add this product to our portfolio when we next revamp the website. In the meantime, call or email us if you are interested.

Siltech ends its silence

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

We've been asked why we are not producing more news releases! The answer, simply, is that we are too busy; we do not have the staff to attend to such matters. As you will see from this website, Siltech offers a wide range of products and, being a small start-up company, we have to deal with sales and web-site responses with just a handful of people. Organic growth is painful and the banks aren't helpful; what we need is an equity investor who will put his money where his WOW! is. And we get lots of WOW's; the WOW! factor is high for most of our products, but is enormous for some.

We would be happy to send information on our products so that you too can say WOW!

Siltech Limited launches IR-colouring ink, Silmark

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Silmark is a printing system that uses the light beam from a CO2 laser to “write” into the special IR-sensitive ink. The ink will change colour permanently from white to black after exposure to the 10000nm wavelength of the beam. It will do this so rapidly that alpha-numerics can be printed at over 1300 characters per second to produce good quality, stable, machine-readable codes and marks.

The added cost to the printing of a package is very low which leads to considerable overall cost savings compared with other coding technologies. Added to this is the fact that lasers are totally reliable and require virtually no service or maintenance. The use of Silmark means that packing lines do not require to have any contact with inks or solvents: no need for a technician and no chance of taint. Siltech claims that Silmark is better quality, cheaper, and greener than other coding systems. Furthermore, Silmark can be used to code through wrapping film (if you can see through the film, then the laser beam will go through it!), and it can code in damp conditions.

Siltech Limited offers an assessment service whereby possible savings following adoption of Silmark will be calculated.

For any further enquiries, please feel free to email.

“SILMARK” to offer reduced carbon emissions, better quality, and lower costs

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Siltech announces the launch of “Silmark”, a clean, fast method for packaging-line coding and marking.

The print engine is a low-power CO₂ (IR) laser, the beam from which “writes” like a pencil onto Siltech’s special coating. The speed of writing is very high, up to 3000 characters per second, and the quality of the print excels that of other non-impact techniques. As the laser requires no maintenance/servicing, the running costs of Silmark are very low. Furthermore, emissions and waste are reduced, and considerable savings on space heating/cooling can be achieved, thus reducing the “carbon footprint” of the user.

Market Opportunity for Sterisure Gamma

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The news is that we are here! And we are busy launching our speciality inks and labels into the market place.

To enable us to do this, we would like to hear from freelance sales/marketing personnel across the globe, particularly if you have successfully introduced new products into the packaging, printing or sterilisation industries.

We would particularly like to hear from you if you could market and sell our “Sterisure Gamma” monitor.

This is a new product, with many advantages over competitive products, and we expect it to become the standard by which others are judged.

"Thermoprint" Set to Revolutionise the Printing of Thermal Labels

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Siltech Limited may be a small infant company, but it is big news in the printing industry.

Our portfolio of speciality inks and lacquers has succeeded in lighting fires in several sectors.

For example, we offer a heat-sensitive ink which can be marked (e.g. variable information) by conventional thermal-head printers.

Our flexo/gravure water-based chemithermal inks are set to revolutionise the printing of thermal labels.

Why use thermal label-stock when you can use ordinary label-stock and just print the patch where the variable information is needed?