- Printing ink is a
mixture of colouring matter dispersed or dissolved in a vehicle or
carrier, to form a fluid or paste which is
used for printing on a
substrate and then dried.In the early day of printing, the printer made
his own ink with lampblack and boiled linseed oil which he cooked
according to a “secret” formula.
- Ink was
already in use for printing (from wooded blocks) at the time of
Gutenberg developed his movable type system. Early inks consisted of
lampblack or soot mixed with animal glue or vegetable oils. Ink making
became a highly developed art among the Chinese.
- They introduced
earth colors and printed from hand-cut block in the 11th century 400
years before Gutenberg.
In the early day of printing, the printer
made his own ink with lampblack and boiled linseed oil which he cooked
according to a “secret” formula.
- There are 4 major
classes of printing ink: letterpress and lithographic inks, commonly
called oil or paste inks; and flexographic and rotogravure inks, which
are referred to as solvent inks.
- There are 3 general
processes in the manufacture of printing inks: (1) cooking the vehicle
and
adding dyes, (2) grinding of a pigment into the vehicle using a
roller mill, and (3) replacing water in the wet pigment pulp by an ink
vehicle (commonly known as the flushing process).
- Modern colour
printing technologies are based on the Young-Helmholtz theory of
three colour vision. Young and Helmholtz observed that although
white light is composed of light
from a continuous spectrum of
wavelengths, humans only perceive three broad bands of this
light.
- The growth of the
printing ink sector has been very fast. The production of printing ink
had increased from around 7300
tonnes in the beginning of 1980s to
nearly 20,000 tonnes in the beginning of 1990s.
- The demand for
printing inks is
expected to show an annual growth of 2-3% in Western
Europe, North America and Japan.
- The world market
trend
points towards enviro-friendly inks. Majority of the countries
are concentrating on water based and UV-cured inks.
- Ultraviolet- and
electron beam–cured inks are increasing their market share in the
printing inks industry because of their better performance
characteristics; lower VOC emissions; improvements in the production
process regarding handling, productivity, quality and downtime; and the
generation of less waste.
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General Information
- Printing Ink: A
Backgrounder
- Newspaper inks and
the environment
- History of Printing
Ink
- Printing
Inks
Products
- UV curable screen
printing ink for glass and ceramic surfaces
- Offset
Inks
- Printing
Inks
- Printing Ink
Industry
- Printing Inks
- Product
- Screen
Product
MSDS
- Fabric Screen
Printing Ink
- JP-F80 Printing
Ink
- High Resolution
Printing Black Print Cartridge
- Lithographic
printing ink
- SolaChrome UV
Ink
- Offset Black Ink
Oxidizing
- Water Based Printing
Ink
Patent
- Process for direct
production of printing inks
- Printing
Ink
- Ink-Jet Printing Ink
Containing Iodine and Potassium Iodide
- Lithographic
printing inks
- Method in the
production of a Printing - Ink Decorated packaging material
- Printing Ink
Production
Technology
- The Latest Technology for
Ink Manufacturing Efficiency
- HP Latex Printing
Technologies
- New Color Printing
Technology is the First to Deliver High-Speed, Quality Color at a
Breakthrough Price/Performance
- New-Age Ink from
Epson Takes Inkjet Printing to New Heights
- Eco-friendly printing ink from vegetable oil
- High Performance
Solid Ink Technology
- Hewlett-Packard
Inkjet Printing Technology
- ZINK Imaging Unveils
a Revolutionary “Zero Ink” Printing Technology
Manufacturing Process
- Process
Description
- Ink and Paint
Manufacture
- Optimization
of Dispersion Processes for Liquid Inks
- Printing Ink
Technology and Manufacture
- Tixogel
organoclays for printing inks
Turnkey Providers
- Turnkey Provider
from New Delhi
- Turnkey Provider
from Taiwan
- Turnkey Provider
from Mumbai
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Market
- The Asia-Pacific Ink
Market
- The Chinese Printing
Ink Market
- Market
Report
- Printing Ink
Manufacturing
- Future of Printing
ink industry
- Ink Cartridge
Reliability and Page Yield Comparison
- Printing Ink
Consumption
- Status of Indian
Industry
Projects
- Oversized Chinese
Posters Conservation Project
- Case
Study
- On-Site Waste Ink
Recycling
- Printing
Ink
- Waste Reduction
Evaluation of Soy-Based Ink at a Sheet-Fed Offset Printer
Company
Profiles
- Company from
India
- Company from
Florida
- Company from
Texas
- Company from
Kansas
- Company from Los
Angeles
- Company from
Mumbai
- Company from
Germany
- Company from
Ontario
- Company from
Japan
- Company
Profile
Consultants
- Expert
Consultants
- Consultant
from Minnesotta
- Consultancy
Services
- Consultant from
Columbia
- Consultant from
California
- Another Consultant
from California
- Consultant from
Netherland
Suppliers and Buyers
- Printing Ink
Suppliers
- Chinese
Suppliers
- Printing Ink -
Suppliers Directory
- Suppliers of
Printing Ink
- Exporters and
Manufacturers
- Buyers List -
1
- Buyers List -
2
- Buyers List -
3
Report
- Printing ink industry wants uniform customs duty
- Recycling of waste
printing ink catches on at newspapers
- A Report
- Toyo Ink enters into
a JV in India with TechNova Imaging Systems (P) Limited
- Case Study -
Report
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