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Why Choose Us
Factory Strength
Our factory established in 1990, initially produced wall paint, and migrated to the era of digital inkjet printing in 2001 and started the R&D and production of digital inkjet printing ink. Coboink becomes one of China's leading providers of digital inkjet printing consumables, and printing solutions with an annual production capacity of over 10000 tons.
Advanced Molding Production Line
We have many the most advanced full-automatic barrel molding production lines, full automatic continuous filling lines, pulsating filling intelligent control system, realizes 24-hour automatic production, efficiently meets the needs of customized and personalized orders.
Our Certifications
The factory has certificated with ISO9001 and ISO14001 , also been granted the certificate of OHSAS18001 by the occupational health and safety bureau and other related certifications by national environmental authority.
After-sales Service
Deeply cultivate the chemical industry for 32 years, with a senior R & D team, a complete product after-sales service system to ensure product stability and to provide after-sales service protection for customers .
Textile ink uses water-based ink to produce the picture accuracy, and can be applied to uncoated or coated substrates, and can prevent UV ultraviolet rays, suitable for outdoor: colorful colors, experience the real visual enjoyment.
Benefits of Textile Ink
Versatility
Textile Ink are highly versatile and can be used on a wide range of fabrics, making them an ideal choice for various textile printing projects. Whether you're printing on cotton, polyester, blends, or specialty fabrics, Textile Ink perform consistently well.
Durability
One of the standout features of Textile Ink is their exceptional durability. Prints made with Textile Ink can withstand numerous washes without fading, cracking, or peeling, making them ideal for high-wear items like t-shirts, hoodies, and sportswear.
Ease of Use
Textile Ink are user-friendly and require less precision during the printing process compared to other types of inks. They do not dry out on the screen, allowing for longer print runs and more flexibility during production.
High Opacity
Textile Ink provide excellent opacity, which is crucial for achieving vibrant prints on dark or colored fabrics. This opacity ensures that the colors appear bright and solid, regardless of the fabric color.
Cost-Effective
Textile Ink are generally more affordable compared to some other types of inks. Their ease of use and durability also contribute to cost savings in the long run by reducing waste and minimizing the need for reprints.
Wide Range of Effects
Textile Ink can be easily modified to achieve a variety of special effects, such as puff, glitter, and metallic finishes. This versatility allows printers to create unique and eye-catching designs that stand out in the market.
Reactive Ink
In the textile business, reactive Ink is the most often utilized Ink. Because it is mainly designed for the piezo-electric print heads used in digital fabric printing, this Ink is ideal for digitally printing textiles. This Ink has excellent chemical stability and, as a result, a long shelf life. It possesses specific unique characteristics that make the finished product highly appealing-this Ink provides vibrancy and good fixation.Reactive Ink is known to have high fastness, which essentially means the color of the Ink remains intact even after multiple washes. This property is due to the covalent bond formed between the Ink molecules and fiber.
Disperse Ink
Disperse Inks work great for polyester fabrics. Disperse Ink is sprayed onto the fabric after pretreatment so that the fabric accepts the Ink. Steaming is required for the fixation of the Ink. These Inks are mainly designed for high-speed printing, with excellent washing and light-fastness characteristics. An improved formulation for fabric processing was created to achieve the excellent color yield and sharpness of prints. The Ink build-up on polyester fibers is enhanced, which is necessary for achieving deep and solid colors.
Sublimation Inks
Sublimation Inks are novel Inks that turn solid to a gaseous state on the application of heat and pressure. These Inks bind to the fiber when in a gaseous state and print the fabric with such staining properties. Earlier, these Inks were used along with the transfer paper to carry out the digital printing process. However, now textile printers have innovated the new technique of directly printing the fabric without the need for transfer paper. This is a rather more environmentally friendly technique of textile printing.
Acid Inks
Acid Inks are well-known for printing on materials that do not maintain color well. This Ink provides exceptional color brightness as well as excellent tolerance. Because of their exceptional color brightness, light fastness, and wash fastness, acid Inks are a favorite for high-quality Inkjet printing and are utilized in fashion for the printing of delicate silks, soft cashmere, and colorful sports and swimwear. Acid Ink printed fabrics are used widely for swimwear because of their high tolerance against chlorine and saltwater.
Cardboard Packaging
Textile Ink eliminate the risk of toxic compounds migrating through packaging to what is inside - this is particularly important for food packaging.
Non-Porous Surfaces
Textile Ink are particularly useful for printing onto non-porous, high density substrates such as plastic flexible film packaging.
Wallpaper Manufacturing
Textile Ink are being utilised increasingly by wallpaper manufacturers who aim to improve the quality of indoor air without compromising print quality. Moreover, designers would traditionally need to hold stock of wallpaper prints in order to replicate them, sometimes for years. Water-based digital ink allows for small run productions of digitally-stored designs.
Textile Ink Components
Pigment
Pigment is a key part of textile ink, which determines the color and color fastness of textile ink. According to textile market data in 2023, commonly used pigments include: azo pigments, phthalocyanine pigments, metal complex pigments, etc.
Binder
The binder is the binder in the ink that helps the pigment adhere to the textile. Commonly used connecting materials include acrylic resin, polyester, polyvinyl alcohol, etc.
Additives
PanJet uses additives to improve the performance of inks, like improving adhesion, increasing color fastness, improving fluidity, etc.
Solvent
Solvent is used to adjust the viscosity and drying speed of the ink. Commonly used solvents include alcohols, esters, ketones, etc.
How to Choose Textile Ink
Chemical Resistance
If the printed material will be exposed to chemicals or harsh environments, select inks that offer good chemical resistance. This is especially important for applications like packaging or industrial printing.
Outdoor Durability
If the printed material will be used outdoors, consider inks with UV resistance and outdoor durability to prevent fading or deterioration due to exposure to sunlight and weather conditions.
Print Speed and Printability
Some inks are designed for high-speed printing, while others may be better suited for slower processes. Consider the printing speed requirements of your application.
Regulatory Compliance
Ensure that the selected ink complies with relevant regulations and standards, such as safety, environmental, and health regulations.
Supplier Reputation
Choose inks from reputable suppliers or manufacturers. Check for certifications and customer reviews to ensure the quality and reliability of the ink.
Cost Considerations
While it's important to prioritize quality, also consider the overall cost of the ink. Factor in the ink's coverage, efficiency, and potential waste to determine the cost-effectiveness for your specific application.
Hard resin/Varnish Process
The ‘Hard Resin' is the main ink raw materials composed of natural rosin. Kwang Myung Ink is making ink and varnish with 100% self produced hard resin.Having its own hard resin technology, Kwang Myung Ink has been manufacturing 10 different hard resins by condensation reaction. As these various hard resins have their own characters, two or three hard resins need to be mixed
together in ink and varnish production; which can maximize the advantages of each hard resin.
Blending/Aging Process
Powder putting colors into inks is called ‘pigment'. It is the ‘blending process' that mixes and melts pigment into liquid varnish. To mix up completely solid pigment and liquid varnish, the mixture needs to go through ‘aging process' in a heated tank for 24 hours.
Dispersion Process
It is the ‘dispersion process' that crushes up pigment finely to be melt into liquid varnish perfectly.Dispersion process is one of the most critical process determining the quality of ink.The smaller particle size of the pigment in inks guarantees the better inks transfer on printing rollers in press and ultimately on the printed materials. Kwang Myung Ink is operating fully automatic dispersion process for 24 hours equipped with state of the art automatic bead mills such as K-240, K-120 and Cobra-mill from Bühler Switzerland.
Adjustment Process
It is the ‘adjustment process' that modifies the mass produced base inks in accordance with each customer's specifications (Tack, Viscosity, Flow, Drying time, etc.) by adding various additives. The massive database has been built in Manufacturing Execution Systems(MES) on specifications and requirements by customer, item, country and season; which controls the adjustment process automatically
Packaging Process
The packaging process is the final production process that prevents the ink from drying and oxidizing by blocking the air contact with the surface of the ink beyond simply containing the ink in the packaging container.In order to maximize the shelf life of the finished product in any environment and climate from -40 ° C to + 50 ° C in the world, Kwang Myung Ink has advanced automatic packaging facilities.
How to Maintain Textile Ink
Store Your Ink at the Right Temperature
Screen printing inks must be stored at the proper temperature, generally between 65 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Remember: Heat cures ink. That means if your ink gets too hot, it can begin to gel in the bucket and develop an unusable consistency. On the flip side, water-based ink can freeze or lose the proper consistency if the storage temperature is too cold.Even if your shop generally stays within the 65 to 90 degree range, remember that there are other factors that can affect the temperature of your ink. If your ink is stored on the top shelf of a storage space that isn't temperature controlled, the ink could easily be exposed to temperatures above 90 degrees on a hot summer day.
Keep Ink out of the Sun
The heat from the sun also can cure your ink. Even if your ink is stored in a temperature-controlled room, the sun's rays can cause the ink to partially cure and develop an odd texture. Make sure ink is stored away from windows. Also, be aware of how the sun hits you shop and your storage spaces. It's not a good idea to store ink along a wall that is exposed to a lot of afternoon sunlight during the summer, as that can affect the temperature of the wall and the nearby ink. When buckets of ink are taken out for production, be sure that they aren't placed in a sunny patch near a window or door.
Never Leave Stir Sticks or Scoops in Your Ink Buckets
It can be tempting to leave a stir stick or scoop in your ink bucket, especially if you plan to re-use the ink later in the day, or even within the next few days. Storing the ink with a stir stick or scoop, particularly if it's a wooden or cardboard scoop, can affect the texture and function of the ink. Any absorbent material left in the ink bucket will take in the plasticizer from the ink, disturbing the ratio of the plasticizer to the ink.
Care for Your Ink During Production
Proper ink storage doesn't just take place on a shelf or in a storage closet; you also have to be mindful of how your ink is being stored while it's in use on the production floor. Always put lids back on buckets of ink, as the lint floating around the shop can enter and contaminate the ink. Never place your ink near your conveyor dryer or on top of your flash cure unit, as this can raise the temperature of your ink and potentially cause partial curing. Placing ink buckets on a cold concrete floor also can affect the ink's viscosity. Always stir ink thoroughly before you use it to make sure any irregularities in the texture are smoothed out. And if you plan to save unused ink from your screens, use a separate container and use the ink only for emergencies; returning it to the bucket can contaminate the entire bucket of ink and cause it to spoil.
Our factory
Our factory established in 1990, initially produced wall paint, and migrated to the era of digital inkjet printing in 2001 and started the R&D and production of digital inkjet printing ink. Coboink becomes one of China's leading providers of digital inkjet printing consumables, and printing solutions with an annual production capacity of over 10000 tons.The factory has certificated with ISO9001 and ISO14001 , also been granted the certificate of OHSAS18001 by the occupational health and safety bureau and other related certifications by national environmental authority. The factory has adopted an high standards disposal management system. All of ink ingredients are free of benzene, ketone and heavy metals. The production process is green and environment-friendly. The products meet the requirements of RoHS,REACH and other relevant international laws and regulations.
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