Sapphire Pad Printing and Screen Printing Inks from Inkcups Now

Inkcups Now, a leading manufacturer of pad printing and screen printing supplies and equipment, introduces one of the premiere pad and screen printing inks in the world today.

Danvers, MA (PRWEB / PRWEB) August 18, 2006 -- Inkcups Now introduces one of the premiere pad and screen printing inks in the world today – the SAPPHIRE series. SAPPHIRE is a full line of pad printing and screen printing ink with excellent opacity, gloss and usability and will adhesion to nearly all substrates. The ink is made in Italy under the finest production and quality standards and is triple milled to micron level pigment sizes, yielding one of the most opaque and brilliant color palettes in the industry.

There are ink series for any purpose, including all plastics, metals, glass, soft touch surfaces and in addition the Sapphire series is Class 6 certified and approved for use in the medical device industry. For printing onto dark and translucent substrates the series features a High Density ink product line – not only in white and black, but is offered in a complete line of colors. In addition, we provide our customers with twelve color mixing system and free formulation guide for the generation of Pantone colors.

SB Series Ink – Flexible Product Ink

Inkcups Now has introduced the SB series ink product line perfectly suited for two major applications. Firstly, SB series superbly works for the decoration of stress balls and other items that demand ink elasticity. Secondly, SB is ideal for the decoration of soft touch or lightly rubberized coatings used on pens, travel mugs, knives and similar products. SB series’ unique formula meets the challenge of preserving the coatings from delamination, assures superior flexibility, opacity, and adhesion.
SB is exceptionally good for rubber-coated items, vinyl, synthetic rubbers, simulated leathers, high density foam products and more.

J3 Series Ink – Universal Plastic Ink

The J3 series is an ideal ink product line for decorators who print on a variety of plastics. The J3 series is formulated to accommodate to variations in plastic molding commonly seen in the promotional products and medical industries. The J3 is super opaque, fast drying and has an excellent gloss. It is commonly used on plastic pens, injection molded parts, vinyl, simulated leathers, hard plastics and coated surfaces.

CG Series Ink – Metal and Glass Ink

CG is exceptionally glossy, opaque ink series that handles nearly all metal and glass products. It accepts two different hardeners, which widens the range of application even more. CG series has been very successful on many markets, such as stainless steel travel mug, metal pen, glass tumbler, mint and candy tin market. This ink cures under a fairly low temperature (180 F), enabling the operator to print and pack immediately without having to let the product sit overnight. In addition, CG series is easy to process and has a long pot life.

SB, J3, and CG series may be used as two-component inks where increased adhesion or abrasion resistance is required. SAPPHIRE ink is packaged in 1 kilogram containers and is available in 21 standard color shades.

For more information on pad printing ink, please visit http://www.inkcups.com

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