Sun Chemical has announced the launch of SunLit OptiPace, the latest evolution of its Pace technology platform designed to deliver high-performance sheetfed printing with enhanced pigmentation and lower ink consumption.
Sun Chemical has announced the launch of SunLit OptiPace. Building on the global success of SunLit ProPace, which is now established as the company’s best-selling sheetfed ink series worldwide, OptiPace marks the second major release from the platform and reinforces Sun Chemical’s leadership in advanced sheetfed ink innovation.
With SunLit OptiPace, Sun Chemical extends the proven Pace performance base with enhanced pigmentation for greater colour strength, improved resistance, and lower ink consumption. The result is a high-strength solution designed to help printers achieve lower ink film weights, faster throughput, cleaner production, and more consistent results on modern high-speed sheetfed presses. As printers increasingly prioritise reduced misting, lower dampening levels, shorter make-ready, and stable colour at higher speeds, the new release aims to advance the benchmark further with stronger colour intensity and improved efficiency.
The higher print fidelity of the ink enables lower ink film weights, delivering cleaner tonal clarity and improved consistency across print runs. Its low tack grade enables it to perform well on poor quality and low grammage materials, while helping to reduce applied costs by minimising the frequency of blanket washes. Furthermore, the ink has the ability to reduce water settings by up to 20 percent. This means SunLit OptiPace dries more rapidly than standard conventional sheetfed inks, supporting rapid post-print conversion and reducing waste and downtime.
In terms of environmental impact, SunLit OptiPace is vegetable oil-based, containing up to 80 percent bio-renewable content and no PTFE wax. This reflects the company’s long-standing leadership in sustainable innovation, delivering solutions that support customers’ environmental goals without compromise.
James Buchanan, Product Director for Sheetfed Systems at Sun Chemical, commented: “ProPace proved the strength of the Pace platform and has become our best-selling global sheetfed ink series. With OptiPace, we are not taking the first step, we are advancing an already proven platform into its next generation. OptiPace delivers stronger color, lower consumption and the same press stability, drying performance and sustainability benefits that have made Pace technology such a success with printers worldwide.”