Pace Technology

Setting a New Benchmark for Efficient, Sustainable Sheetfed Printing

Unlock higher outputs, reduce costs, and enhance sustainability results with Sun Chemical’s Pace Technology

Today’s printers need more than great ink – they need a production partner that helps them drive speed, reliability, and sustainability. Sun Chemical’s revolutionary Pace technology is engineered to do just that. This next-generation platform enables commercial printers and packaging producers to boost pressroom performance, reduce waste, and elevate print quality.

Improved Productivity. Reduced Downtime. Superior Results

Pace technology is built to maximize efficiency in modern high-speed presses.

Key advantages include:

  • Enhanced pressroom efficiency: Pace inks are highly stable and feature reduced picking and delamination, ensuring consistent performance, less downtime, and faster make-ready times.
  • Sharper, cleaner print: Low tack formulations enable exceptional print quality on low grammage paper to challenging boards or other speciality materials.
  • Reduced applied costs: Resulting from faster color achievement and fewer blanket washes.
  • Low misting: To help packaging manufacturers maintain a clean press and press room.

Sustainable by Design

Sustainability is built into the foundation of the Pace platform. The portfolio is engineered to help printers achieve their sustainability goals without sacrificing performance.

  • Fewer stoppages reduce paper waste, solvent usage, and energy consumption
  • Formulated with high bio renewable content (BRC)
  • PTFE/PFAS free
  • Nordic Swan/Blue Angel compliant options available
  • ECG-validated

A Complete Portfolio for Commercial and Packaging Printing

Pace Technology includes inks, overprint varnishes and fount solutions designed to work in harmony across commercial and packaging printing applications.

Pace for Commercial Printing

SunLit OptiPace & SunLit ProPace are designed for high‑speed commercial sheetfed printing. This range delivers the high productivity and print stability, needed for brochures, catalogs, magazines, direct mail, branded collateral, and more.

Pace for Sensitive Packaging

SunPak FSP EcoPace & SunPak FMQ SafePace. Low migration portfolio that is German Ink Ordinance (GIO) compliant and suitable for sensitive applications. End use examples include Food, Pharmaceuticals, personal care, and tobacco.

Pace for Performance

SunFount HydroPace is an essential part of the Pace Technology ecosystem — a platform where inks, coatings, and fount chemistry are tuned to work in perfect synchrony.

Pace for Coatings

Complete your Pace print system. SunCoat Pro GlossPace and SunCoat Plus FastPace are water-based coatings that compliment and ensure premium performance with the Pace inks.

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Resources

Sensitive Packaging Compliance
Migration Compliant Printing Inks
Germany's Food Packaging Printing Ink Ordinance
Regulatory Leadership