Screen Printing Ink

Serigraf has a large range of screen printing inks for all jobs. Solvent screen printing inks for vinyls, polycarbobates, pvc, polypropalyne, pryplake, metals, glass and wood. UV curable inks for paper and board. Plastisol inks and water based inks for garment decoration. Screen printable pressure sensitive glues and heat transfer adhesives....

We offer a colour mixing service for most of our ink ranges and can mix Pantone and RAL shades.

Below are some of are most popular ink ranges, if you need an ink that is not listed below please call us as we have access to a huge range of screen printing ink available from our ink manufacturers.

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Ink for Plastics • Ink for Glass & Ceramics • Ink for Nylons & Leather • Ink for Textiles

HG Screen Printing Ink for Plastics

A solvent-based ink series known for fast-drying speeds and high gloss on a wide range of plastics. HG inks are suitable on thermoplastics, especially acrylics, rigid and plasticized PVC, CAB, various types of polystyrene, and polycarbonate. HG inks are an excellent choice for hi-tech graphics..

Features

High Gloss
Fast Drying
Solvent BasedGood opacity

Technical

APPLICATION
For duroplastics, wood, coated surfaces, various metals, paper, polyamide, polyacetal (post-flaming), pre-treated polyethylene and polypropylene, polycarbonate, polyester, PMMA, polystyrene, polyurethane, rigid PVC, as well as compact discs.

PROPERTIES
Screen printing inks HG are quick drying to a high gloss finish and are excellent jet dry inks. The degree of gloss depends on the substrate and, in some cases also on the colour shade.

Screen printing inks HG are weather resistant, can be processed easily and they have a relatively mild odour.

The colour shades of HG series are highly brilliant despite the fact that they are limited to those pigments which provide maximum light fastness and resistance to plasticizers and solvents. Opacity is medium.

As all air drying screen printing inks retain solvents to a certain degree (solvent retention) tests for adhesion and durability on the substrate should not be carried out until one or two days after printing. Due to the aggressive solvents contained in gloss inks HG plastics likely to form tension cracks should be decorated only in sheet form. Also, care must be taken to avoid tension corrosion with mouldings(especially polystyrene and acrylics).

COLOUR SHADES
Screen inks HG are suitable for outdoor use.

Only lead free pigments with a light fastness of 7-8 on the wool scale (DIN 16 525) are used for screen printing inks HG. If base shades are mixed with a high content of white or varnish light fastness is reduced.

HG inks can be reduced to semi-transparent shades by adding transparent paste HG/TP or binder HG/B. If, however, the colour shades are reduced a lot, light fastness is reduced as well. Mixing ratio of printing ink to transparent media should not exceed 1 : 1.

The colour shades of HG-NT inks show heavy-metal free pigmentation and correspond to the requirements of EN 71, part 3, safety of toys, migration of certain elements.

ADJUSTMENT FOR SCREEN PRINTING
Screen printing inks are delivered in semi-paste form. Depending on printing conditions they are
adjusted to a ready-to-print consistency by addition of 15-20% thinner. To take advantage of the very quick drying properties of this ink series only the special thinners may be used.
These are:
Thinner VD 50
Retarder VZ 10 for printing of fine details or Retarders VZ 20, VZ 30 and VZ 40

DRYING
Screen printing inks HG are evaporative inks which air dry in 10-15 minutes at room temperature (20°C; 68°F) or jet dry in 30-60 seconds in a continuous dryer at 50°C (122°F). Of course drying time also depends on the air stream applied to the prints within the dryer. Due to the quick evaporation of solvents distortion of the printed materials is reduced to a minimum.

Special care should be taken in multi-layer printing when printing onto two sides of the same substrate. When rack drying these inks, quick air circulation is required in order to prevent solvent build-up within the rack, which results in longer drying times.

ADDITIVES
In general no additives are required for processing HG gloss jet inks. Only the transparent colours have to be reduced with special transparent paste HG/TP, depending on the fabric used. For details please refer to section ”Four colour process printing.“

If, in some cases, degree of gloss has to be increased we recommend addition of binder HG/B. However, opacity of the plastic inks mixed with this binder is reduced, so that this additive is only recommend for light substrates. If problems due to static charge appear use the proper additives (Wiecostat).

MISCIBILITY
Screen printing inks HG are miscible with all plastic screen printing inks of our program, such as screen printing inks SG, PK, PK-Jet and J. Due to their miscibility in any ratio the properties of the individual printing ink types may be combined efficiently.

The opacity of screen printing inks HG and SG e.g. may be improved by addition of printing ink types PK, PK-Jet and J, while gloss of the latter may be improved by addition of HG or SG. However, when mixing the individual screen printing inks consider that the properties of the original printing ink change in reference to drying and conduct towards the substrate.

BRONZE INKS
For printing of metallic decorative inks, binder HG/B mixed with the bronze pastes B 75 to B 79 (rich gold, rich-pale gold, copper and silver) is used.
Mixing ratios are as follow:
Gold bronze paste : HG/B = 1 : 3-4
Silver bronze paste : HG/B = 1 : 4-5

When overprinting bronze inks with a regular screen ink consider that in most cases screen inks with a regular opacity do not have sufficient adhesion on the bronze coating. This problem is often solved by adding approx. 10% binder HG/B to the screen ink prior to overprinting. It will also help if the bronze content is as low as possible.

As bronze prints tend to oxidation we recommend overprinting with clear varnish HG/E50 or SG/E50. When overprinting bronze inks with regular pigmented screen inks or clear test for adhesion (finger nail test, tape test) prior to starting a print run. There is also a readily mixed AB bronze available which is relatively resistant against oxidation and weathering.

FOUR COLOUR PROCESS PRINTING
Processing of these colour shades according to Europe scale is very easy. Due to the high light fastness of pigments total compliance with the standard process shades was not possible. Depending on halftone fineness, mesh count, squeegee hardness and pressure etc. the transparent shades have to be reduced with transparent paste HG/TP depending on the job. Mixing ratio of process ink to transparent paste has to be determined by pretests. For grey or added depth prints use black HG 65 also reduced with transparent paste HG/TP.

OVERPRINTING
Like all gloss inks HG inks are generally not overprinted. As gloss inks often contain flow agents there is a risk of pinholes in overprinting applications. Should overprinting be required, however, clears HG/E50 or PK-Jet/E50 or SG/E50 can be used. For further improvement of weather resistance of HG prints we recommend varnish PK 70/36.

STENCILS
Due to their binder plastic inks like HG contain aggressive solvents. Therefore only water based stencils and photomechanical stencils can be used.

HEAT RESISTANCE AND FORMING
HG inks are generally well suited to forming applications on appropriate materials. Of course, testing is recommended in all forming applications.

CLEANING OF STENCILS AND TOOLS
Screen printing inks HG can be easily removed from stencils and tools using universal cleaning agent URS.

PACKING
HG inks do not skin in long-term storage. They are available in 1 liter, 5 liter and 30 liter containers.

Colours

Our standard colour shades suitable for mixing spot colours, PMS & RAL shades


Y30	Y50	O50	R20	R50	M50	V50	B50	G50	N50

W50		180	181	182		B79	B76

Our high density opaque colour shades [not suitable for mixingPMS or RAL shades].


10HD	11HD	12HD	15HD	20HD	21HD	22HD	30HD	37HD	40HD

Most color shades can be mixed quickly and accurately with our ink mixing system C-MIX 2000.

We offer a colour mixing service. minimum order of 1itre

You can mix any shade in house with a digital scales and downloading our free C-Mix Colour formulation program . Click on the C-MIX icon below to download now.

NEW VERSION 2010:
Formulation data base for RAL, HKS, PANTONE and C-MIX Book. Inludes data base for own formulations and required estimated ink consumption. Download in German and English.

Note: The formulations contained were calculated with certain printing parameters. If these deviate the formulations are only a guide.

Additives

INTRODUCTION
Solvent based screen printing inks are generally delivered in a consistency which - apart from thinner addition - does not require any further additives for trouble-free processing.

As the screen printing process varies depending on the materials to be printed on and the process itself, in some cases it cannot be avoided to modify screen printing inks slightly in order to adapt them
to the specific local printing conditions.

Coates Screen Inks GmbH, Nuremberg, offers a number of auxiliary agents. The most important information about these additives is given in this product data sheet.

ADJUSTMENT OF PROCESSING VISCOSITY
Apart from very few exceptions solvent based screen printing inks are not delivered in a ready-to-print adjustment. Addition of specific solvents (thinners, retarders) will allow optimal adjustment of these inks under processing conditions. These various additives have different evaporation rates and dissolving powers.

THINNERS (VD)
Thinners are liquid additives containing medium- to highly evaporating solvents. Inks used for printing of large motives

VD 10
Mild, low dissolving power, especially suitable for materials sensitive to tension cracks, very quick evaporation.
VD 20
Very quick evaporation, high dissolving power.
VD 30
Very quick evaporation, high dissolving power
VD 40
High dissolving power, quick evaporation.
VD 50
Good dissolving power, medium evaporation rate.
VD 60
Good dissolving power, medium evaporation rate. Suitable as universal thinner for many 1-and 2-component ink systems

RETARDERS
Retarders are auxiliary agents that prevent quick drying in the mesh. They reduce the evaporation rate of the solvents contained in the screen ink and also show good solving properties concerning the binding agents of the screen ink. There will be a long screen stability even when printing speeds are low or when printing very fine motives.

Retarding agents not only delay drying of the ink in the screen. They also retard drying on the substrate. If any solvents are retained in the dried ink film, there is the risk of blocking and sticking when stacking the prints. Therefore retarders must be measured carefully. Drying tests are also recommended.

Liquid Retarders (VZ)

Retarder VZ 05
Retarder VZ 05 has good solving properties and medium ratardation.

Retarder VZ 40
Retarder VZ 40 shows strong retardation properties and good solving properties. This results in very goods screen stability but also in slow curing of the screen printing ink film. Recommended addition of retarder VZ 40 is approx. 3-5%. VZ 40 can be used for 2-component inks

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SG Screen Printing Ink

SG inks are very quick drying screen printing inks. They show high gloss and a mild odour. Due to their fast drying and long screen openness SG inks are very suitable for high speed printing (cylinder printing machines) and for printing from roll to roll.

Especially for printing onto PVC self adhesive foils and polystyrene boards. Also suitable for rigid PVC, polymethylmethacrylates (acrylic glass) and cellulose acetobutyrates. Not suitable for polyolefines (polyethylene and polypropylene).

Features

High Gloss
Quick Dry
Long screen openess
Solvent based

Technical

CHARACTERISTICS
SG inks are very quick drying screen printing inks. They show high gloss and a mild odour. Due to their fast drying and long screen openness SG inks are very suitable for high speed printing (cylinderprinting machines) and for printing from roll to roll.

Screen printing inks SG show medium opacity. They are weather resistant and therefore suitable for outdoor advertisement. SG inks are miscible with all plastic inks of Coates Screen Inks GmbH, (PK, PK-Jet, J, CX, HG and
CP). When mixed with one of these inks, characteristics such as gloss, drying etc. will be different.

SG inks can be formed. The SG colour shades do not change if subjected too heat (180-200°C; 356- 392°F) for short periods of time. However, forming tests are necessary.

PIGMENTS AND LIGHT FASTNESS
Only pigments with a light fastness of 7-8 on the wool scale (DIN 16 525) are used for screen printing inks SG.

The colour shades of SG-NT inks show heavy-metal free pigmentation and correspond to the requirements of EN 71, part 3, safety of toys, migration of certain elements.

ADJUSTMENT FOR SCREEN PRINTING
Depending on printing conditions SG inks are adjusted to printing consistency by addition of 15-20% thinner VD 20. For printing of fine details thinner VD 60 is used. In addition retarders VZ 10, VZ 20, VZ 30 and VZ 40 can be used.

DRYING
Screen printing inks SG are evaporative inks which air dry in 3-5 minutes at room temperature (20°C; 68°F) or jet dry in 20-30 seconds in a continuous dryer at 40-50°C (104-122°F). Multi-layer prints require a longer drying time.

BRONZE INKS
For printing of metallic decorative inks, binder SG B mixed with bronze pastes B 75 through B 79 (rich gold, rich-pale gold, copper and silver) is used.
Mixing ratios (parts by weight) are as follows:
Gold bronze paste: SG/B = 1 : 4-5
Silver bronze paste: SG/B = 1 : 5-6

When overprinting bronze inks with a regular screen ink consider that in most cases screen inks with a regular opacity do not have sufficient adhesion on the bronze coating Readily mixed AB bronzes are available upon request. These bronzes are relatively resistant against oxidation and weathering and have a better storage life than mixtures of bronze paste and binder.

CLEANING OF STENCILS AND TOOLS
Screen printing inks SG can be removed from stencils and tools using universal cleaning agent URS.

PACKING
Screen printing inks SG are available in 1 and 5 liter containers.

Colours

Our standard colour shades suitable for mixing spot colours, PMS & RAL shades


Y30	Y50	O50	R20	R50	M50	V50	B50	G50	N50

W50		180	181	182		B79	B76

Our high density opaque colour shades [not suitable for mixingPMS or RAL shades].


10HD	11HD	12HD	15HD	20HD	21HD	22HD	30HD	37HD	40HD

Most color shades can be mixed quickly and accurately with our ink mixing system C-MIX 2000.

We offer a colour mixing service. minimum order of 1itre

You can mix any shade in house with a digital scales and downloading our free C-Mix Colour formulation program . Click on the C-MIX icon below to download now.

NEW VERSION 2010:
Formulation data base for RAL, HKS, PANTONE and C-MIX Book. Inludes data base for own formulations and required estimated ink consumption. Download in German and English.

Note: The formulations contained were calculated with certain printing parameters. If these deviate the formulations are only a guide.

Additives and Hardener

INTRODUCTION
Solvent based screen printing inks are generally delivered in a consistency which - apart from thinner addition - does not require any further additives for trouble-free processing.

Coates Screen Inks GmbH, Nuremberg, offers a number of auxiliary agents. The most important information about these additives is given in this product data sheet.

THINNERS (VD)
Thinners are liquid additives containing medium- to highly evaporating solvents. Inks used for printing of large motives

Liquid Retarders (VZ)

Retarder VZ 05
Retarder VZ 05 has good solving properties and medium ratardation.

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PP Screen Printing Ink for Plastics

Screen printing inks PP are suitable for printing onto untreated polypropylene [Corriboard]. Due to various degrees of polymerization as well as contents and fillers the substrate polypropylene shows an undefined
printability. Therefore it is necessary to carry out printing tests in production conditions

Features

Matt Finnish
Quick Dry
Solvent based

Technical

CHARACTERISTICS
1-component PP inks are adjusted to printing consistency using thinner YV or retarders VZ 25 or VZ40. The system is air drying. Drying time is approx. 10-15 min. at room temperature. At higher temperatures drying time will be shorter.

Screen printing inks PP are not resistant to hand-sweat. Therefore application onto pens and the like is not recommended.

Drying time is approx. 10 – 15 minutes at room temperature. Heat application will reduce drying time
accordingly.

PIGMENTS AND LIGHT FASTNESS
For mixing colour shades the formulation of the C-MIX-Book may be used as a guide. The pigments contained show a light fastness of 7-8 according to the wool scale (DIN 16 525)..

The colour shades of SG-NT inks show heavy-metal free pigmentation and correspond to the requirements of EN 71, part 3, safety of toys, migration of certain elements.

CLEANING OF STENCILS AND TOOLS
Screen printing inks PP can be removed from stencils and tools using universal cleaning agent URS.

PACKING
Screen printing inks PP are available in 1 and 5 liter containers.

Colours

Our standard colour shades suitable for mixing spot colours, PMS & RAL shades


Y30	Y50	O50	R20	R50	M50	V50	B50	G50	N50

W50		180	181	182		B79	B76

Most color shades can be mixed quickly and accurately with our ink mixing system C-MIX 2000.

We offer a colour mixing service. minimum order of 1itre

You can mix any shade in house with a digital scales and downloading our free C-Mix Colour formulation program . Click on the C-MIX icon below to download now.

NEW VERSION 2010:
Formulation data base for RAL, HKS, PANTONE and C-MIX Book. Inludes data base for own formulations and required estimated ink consumption. Download in German and English.

Note: The formulations contained were calculated with certain printing parameters. If these deviate the formulations are only a guide.

Additives

INTRODUCTION
Solvent based screen printing inks are generally delivered in a consistency which - apart from thinner addition - does not require any further additives for trouble-free processing.

Coates Screen Inks GmbH, Nuremberg, offers a number of auxiliary agents. The most important information about these additives is given in this product data sheet.

THINNERS (VD)
Thinners are liquid additives containing medium- to highly evaporating solvents. Inks used for printing of large motives

Liquid Retarders (VZ)

Retarder VZ 05
Retarder VZ 05 has good solving properties and medium ratardation.

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ZGL Screen Printing Ink for Glass & Ceramics

Features

Semo Gloss Finish
Excellent Adhesion
Solvent based

Technical

CHARACTERISTICS
Z/GL inks show a semi-gloss to glossy finish and excellent adhesion to the above mentioned materials.

The opaque colour shades of ink series Z/GL were especially adjusted not to change their colour shade after mirror imaging like transparent inks do.

For mirror imaging it is essential that the substrates are thoroughly cleaned with cleaning agents used in the glass industry (e.g. Ceroxid) prior to printing. The ink film must also be completely cured.

Depending on the components of the protective varnish applied to the reflective coating slight bleeding may occur. However, this only happens if very bright varnishes are used, not with the commonly used brown or green protection varnishes for reflective coatings. If white or bright varnish is required, only colours of the C-MIX 2000 range can be used..

The colour shades of SG-NT inks show heavy-metal free pigmentation and correspond to the requirements of EN 71, part 3, safety of toys, migration of certain elements.

ADJUSTMENT FOR SCREEN PRINTING
Prior to processing, 2-component screen printing inks Z/GL have to be mixed with hardener ZH/GL,mixing ratio 20 : 1 (parts by weight).

Depending on room temperature the pot life is approx. 12 hours. Mixed bronzes show reduced pot life.

An addition of 3-5% VM3 (flow agent) will be helpful if flow problems occur. However, this additionmay lead to wetting problems if the prints are to be mirror-imaged.

CLEANING OF STENCILS AND TOOLS
Screen printing inks ZGL can be removed from stencils and tools using universal cleaning agent URS.

PACKING
Screen printing inks PP are available in 1 and 5 liter containers.

Colours

Our standard colour shades suitable for mixing spot colours, PMS & RAL shades


Y30	Y50	O50	R20	R50	M50	V50	B50	G50	N50

W50		180	181	182		B79	B76

Most color shades can be mixed quickly and accurately with our ink mixing system C-MIX 2000.

We offer a colour mixing service. minimum order of 1itre

You can mix any shade in house with a digital scales and downloading our free C-Mix Colour formulation program . Click on the C-MIX icon below to download now.

NEW VERSION 2010:
Formulation data base for RAL, HKS, PANTONE and C-MIX Book. Inludes data base for own formulations and required estimated ink consumption. Download in German and English.

Note: The formulations contained were calculated with certain printing parameters. If these deviate the formulations are only a guide.

Additives

HARDENERS
Three types of hardeners are available:

1) Hardener ZH/GL
Even if air dried excellent water resistance is achieved with this hardener. However resistanceto various solvents is limited. This hardener is also recommended for bronze shades.

2) Hardener ZH/02 GL
Prints made with this hardener only show good water resistance after oven curing at 140°C(284°F) for 20 Minutes. These prints also show relatively good solvent resistance. As thishardener yellows it is not recommended for light colours and bronze shades. This hardener is especially recommended for metals and duroplastics. Using ZH/02 GL the screen printing ink film will also show a higher degree of gloss.

3) Hardener ZH/03-GL
This hardener comprises the good properties of the two hardeners mentioned above. ZH/03-
GL air dries or cures by heat application within 20 minutes at 140°C.

THINNERS AND RETARDERS
Printing consistency is adjusted using the thinner of 2-component Z inks. These are:
Thinners VD 20, VD 10 for machine printing
Thinners VD 60, XVH for manual printing
Retarders VZ 25, VZ 20 for printing of fine details

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TZ Screen Printing Ink for Cotton, Nylons and Leather

Special screen inks for printing onto various textiles, either natural or synthetics, especially suitable for cotton. When printing onto synthetic fibres pretests are absolutely necessary. Application e.g. for printing on sportswear, T-shirts, bags etc.

Features

1 or 2 Component
Excellent Mechanical & Wash Resitance
Highly elastic
Weather resistant
Solvent based

Technical

CHARACTERISTICS
Textile inks TZ may be processed as 1- and 2-component inks. If the printed fabric is washed or subjected to strong mechanical stress, TZ inks have to be processed as 2-component ink.

The mixing ratio is 10 parts ink to 1 part hardener ZH. 2-componente textile inks TZ show goodresistance against laundering at temperatures of approx. 60°C (140°F). When washing at 95°C(185°F) fading is possible depending on colour shade and type of fabric.

There is also good resistance against various solvents used in dry cleaning (e.g. chlorinated hydrocarbons, benzines etc.). However, as the solvent resistance depends on the type of fabric printed upon and the solvent used, pretests are necessary.

Textile inks TZ are highly elastic, lightfast and weather resistant (light fastness of pigments 7-8 according to DIN 16525, wool scale). Therefore TZ inks can be used for textiles subjected to weathering.

However for outdoor use TZ inks have to be processed as 2-component ink. For less demanding jobs this ink type can be processed as 1-component ink resulting in a relatively soft grip. It is suitable to usea relatively coarse fabric (not exceeding 90 threads/cm). When ironing printed textiles at mediumsetting (wool, silk), textile inks TZ are not affected.

PIGMENTS AND LIGHT FASTNESS
TZ inks show medium opacity.

The colour shades of TZ/NT ink and TZ inks according to C-MIX-2000 show heavy-metal free pigmentation and correspond to the requirements of EN 71, part 3, safety of toys, migration of certain elements.

ADJUSTMENT FOR SCREEN PRINTING

Screen inks TZ can be processed as 1- or as 2-component inks. If higher resistances are required (washing machine resistance and the like) TZ has to be mixed with hardener ZH prior to processing. Mixing ratio is 10:1 parts by weight. Pot life is 8 –10 hours. Mixed bronze colours will reduce pot life. Screen Inks TZ are adjusted to printing consistency using thinners VD 20, VD 60 and retarder VZ 25.

BRONZE COLOURS
For bronze prints binder TZ/B (if processed as 2-component ink TZ/B and ZH) is mixed with our bronze pastes B 75-B79.

Mixing ratios (parts by weight) should be:
Gold bronze paste: TZ/B = 1 : 3-4
Silver bronze paste: TZ/B = 1 : 4-6
Gold bronze tend to oxidize. Therefore if subjected to weathering or during washing they may turn spotty or change their colour shade.

STENCILS
All commercial solvent resistant emulsions can be used when processing TZ inks.

CLEANING OF STENCILS AND TOOLS
Screen printing inks ZGL can be removed from stencils and tools using universal cleaning agent URS.

PACKING
Screen printing inks PP are available in 1 liter containers.

Colours

Our standard colour shades suitable for mixing spot colours, PMS & RAL shades


10	11	12	15	20	21	22	30	37	40

60	65	180	181	182		B79	B76

Additives

HARDENERS

If higher resistances are required (washing machine resistance and the like) TZ has to be mixed with hardener ZH prior to processing.
Mixing ratio is 10:1 parts by weight. Pot life is 8 –10 hours. Mixed bronze colours will reduce pot life.

THINNERS AND RETARDERS
TZ are adjusted to printing consistency using thinners:
Thinners VD 20,
Thinners VD 60,
Retarders VZ 40

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SPT Plastisol Screen Printing Ink for Garment Printing

Sicoplast plastisol inks offer superior performance for small manual printing shops as well as major automated textile operations. For your convenience these inks can be purchased in quantities of 5 litres to single litres at a time.

Features

Print on practically all textiles, natural as well as synthetic
Excellent Mechanical & Wash Resitance
Highly elastic
Excellent wet on wet printing
Satined finish

Technical

Application: practically all textiles, natural as well as synthetic.

Transfer: Suits for cold transfer.

Nylon: (KW jackets): very good adherence after addition of +/-10% nyloncat catalyst. the mixture is only 24 hours tenable.

Covering capacity:
-All standard colours: good.
-Process Colours: transparent.
Fluo's: semi-transparent.
White: super covering.
Wet on wet: excellent.

Cleaning: with thinner CT 1000/1.

Polymerisation: 150 –170°C during about 2'.

Reducer:
- Reducer n°1: add 5%.
- Curable reducer: add unlimited.

Screen type:
Standard colours: 34 – 90P
Process Colours: 77 – 120P
Gold and glitter: 15P

Emulsion: use solvent resistant emulsion.

Colours:
Flashwhite: good covering capacity, quick drying. Serves as basic printing coat on black material.
Covering white: super covering, but very flexible. Can also be used as mixing colour in order to make other colours more covering.

Colours

Our standard colour shades suitable for mixing spot colours, PMS & RAL shades


15	25	35	40	42	55	56	65	75	90	100

Flash	Opaque	140	141	142		110	120

Our stndard colour shades [not suitable for mixingPMS or RAL shades].


reflex	10	20	22	24	26	27	30	31	32

33	41	50	51	60	61	70	80	81	82

Additives

HARDENERS

For Nylons (KW jackets): very good adherence after addition of +/-10% nyloncat catalyst. the mixture is only 24 hours tenable

Reducers and Additives
SPT Curable Reducer

Soft/ Extender Base

Puff Additive Powder

Transfer Glue Available in Powder or Liquid

Tranfer Paper available in 50cm x70cm sheets or A4 sheets

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SX Waterbased Screen Printing Ink for Garment Printing

SicoTex waterbased inks offer a low cast and eco-friendly alternative to plastisol.

Features

Print on directly White and Light garments
Print on practically all textiles, natural as well as synthetic
Excellent Mechanical & Wash Resitance
Highly elastic
Good wet on wet printing
Soft Hand
Waterbased
Eco-Freindly

Technical

Application: most of the synthetic fabrics and a mixture of both, especially for light coloured fibres

Overprintability: wet in wet.
Resistance: excellent by good polymerisation
A very ecological ink.

Cleaning:

We advise to clean with (warm) water and detergent immediate after printing, eventually on high pressure.

Drying and fixation:

150°C for 3 minutes. When adding 3% hardener HSX, fixation is not necessary.

Dilution:
- Water.
- Retarder: SX 5000.

Screen type:
43T - 77T.

Emulsion:

waterproof films are suitable

Colours

Our standard colour shades suitable for mixing spot colours, PMS & RAL shades


15	25	35	40	42	55	56	65	75	90	100

	Opaque	140	141	142

Our stndard colour shades [not suitable for mixingPMS or RAL shades].


reflex	10	20	22	24	26	27	30	31	32

33	41	50	51	60	61	70	80	81	82

Additives

HARDENERS

3% hardener HSX

Reducers and Additives
Water

Retarder: SX 5000.

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OTS Waterbased Screen Printing Ink for Garment Printing

OpatexTex waterbased inks offer a low cost opaque and eco-friendly alternative to plastisol.

Features

Print on directly dark garments
Print on practically all textiles, natural as well as synthetic
Excellent Mechanical & Wash Resitance
Highly elastic
Good wet on wet printing
Soft Hand
Waterbased
Eco-Freindly
Suitable for transfer printing

Technical

Application:

Super covering ink for printing on dark coloured fabrics, as well as natural as most of the synthetic fabrics. Also very suitable for tranferprinting

Properties:
- Very opaque, extremely suitable for printing on dark fabrics.
- Very flexible and elastic, despite of its high covering capacity.
- No rubber feeling, but a very soft feeling.
- Extensive colour range.
- Eco Freindly :
- Does not contain solvents: 100% water basis.
- Does not contain heavy metals or noxious pigments.
- Does not contain PVC.

Cleaning:

We advise to clean with (warm) water and detergent immediate after printing, eventually on high pressure.

Drying and fixation:

150°C for 3 minutes. When adding 3% hardener HOT, fixation is not necessary.

Dilution:
-Max. 10% water
-Slow reducer OTS 5000.
-Flexible reducer OTS 7000.

Screen type:
43T - 77T.

Emulsion:

waterproof films are suitable

Colours: printed on a black background, the colours come close to the colours of our colour range.

Colours

Our standard colour shades suitable for mixing spot colours, PMS & RAL shades


15	25	35	40	42	55	56	65	75	90	100

	Opaque	140	141	142		110	120

Our standard colour shades [not suitable for mixingPMS or RAL shades].


reflex	10	20	22	24	26	27	30	31	32

33	41	50	51	60	61	70	80	81	82

Additives

HARDENERS 3% hardener HSX

Reducers and Additives
Water

Retarder: SX 5000.

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