The application range of flexo ink is extremely wide, and the printing materials are diverse. The flexo ink used should match it. However, as far as the main components of flexo ink are concerned, they are all composed of colorants, resins, solvents and auxiliary Agent. Most of the liquid inks are mainly volatile drying, but there are also a few drying inks in the form of oxidized conjunctiva, penetration drying, etc.
In the fast printing industry, everyone should know what are the characteristics of flexographic printing inks? Which flexographic inks are generally used when printing plastic films?
Due to the wide range of applications of flexo inks and the variety of printing materials, the flexographic inks used should match them, but as far as the main components of flexographic inks are concerned, they are all composed of colorants, resins, solvents And additives. Most of the liquid inks are mainly volatile drying, but there are also a few drying inks in the form of oxidized conjunctiva, penetration drying, etc. This is the characteristic of flexo ink.
Flexographic printing inks have two notable characteristics: low viscosity and fast drying. It is precisely because of the low viscosity that the flexo printing machine can use a simple anilox ink transfer system to make the ink transfer good. Due to the quick-drying and rapid drying of flexo ink, the two adjacent colors can also achieve dry overprinting, which can not only avoid the overprinting failure caused by poor drying, but also achieve a higher printing speed, and make the flexographic process suitable for non-absorption Sexual material printing.
Next, let's take a look at the classification of flexo ink:
1. Flexible version of UV ink (universal type, paper and plastic film can be printed)
UV ink uses ultraviolet radiation of a certain wavelength to make liquid UV ink into solid ink through photochemical reaction. The characteristics of UV ink are: safe and reliable, no solvent discharge, non-flammable, no environmental pollution, suitable for food, beverage, Packaging and printed matter with high hygienic requirements such as tobacco, alcohol and medicine. Flexographic UV inks have been used in foreign instrument packaging fields for many years without any problems.
2. Water-based ink (mainly used for paper printing)
The biggest feature of water-based ink is the use of water-soluble or water-dispersible resin as the binder, which significantly reduces the emission of organic volatiles. Compared with solvent-based inks, it can completely eliminate the harm of certain toxic substances to the human body. And pollution of packaged goods.
The water-based ink makes less investment in environmental protection, and there is no need to install fire protection devices, solvent recovery, and pollution-free discharge devices. The viscosity of water-based ink is stable during use, and no viscosity control equipment is needed. The printing machine is easy to clean with low cost and strong coloring power. The disadvantage of water-based ink is that it is not suitable for film printing, slow drying speed, poor gloss, poor water resistance, affecting the scalability of paper and corroding the printing machine.
3. Solvent-based (including alcohol-soluble) ink (mainly used for plastic printing)
Solvent ink is a kind of ink commonly used in various printing methods. It has the characteristics of bright colors, fast drying speed and good gloss.
In recent years, in the printing of plastic film packaging, flexographic printing inks are vigorously promoting the use of alcohol-soluble inks, because alcohol solvents are the least toxic of organic solvents, and there is no corrosion and damage to flexographic printing plates. Good alcohol-soluble inks have hot spots such as good fluidity, fast drying speed, firm adhesion, strong gloss, and bright colors. Of course, alcohol solvents are harmful to the environment and safety.
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