Hiroshi Ota, center, is congratulated by INX colleagues Rick Clendenning, left, and Dr. Kotaro Morita. Over the years, there have been a handful of truly innovative chemistries that have led to major changes within the ink industry. One such technology, the gravure lamination ink developed by SAKATA INX in the 1980s, remains a standard today. Hiroshi Ota, senior managing director of SAKATA INX and chairman of INX International Ink Co., was responsible for much of the technology of that sy...