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Identification & Functionality
- Product Type
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- Ready-to-Use Product Features
- General Features
- Indicated for printing of backgraounds onto dark fabrics
- Excellent opacity
- Soft touch and very low tack
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Application Area
- Application Method
- Compatible Substrates & Surfaces
- Application Fields
Direct textile printing. For ready-to-wear or pre-cut articles.
- Applications Process
Substrates Cotton 100% Cotton mixed with synthetic fibers
The substrates may be white or colored
Th/cm Max. 90 Th/cm (230 Th/in)
Emulsion Zero-In Astra Squeegee Zero-In Universal Plus
Square edge Curing Squeegee hardness 60-65 shores
150–160°C for 3 minutes
Thinner Max 2% Texiplast Additivo 33 (plastifying)
Max 5% Texiplast Additivo 554 (viscoreducer)
Thickening Agent In case, max 0,5% di
Texiplast Addensante
Cleaning Screenclean ST Preparation
- Ready-to-use ink.
- Homogenize well, before using it.
- The possible addition of Texiplast Additivo 33 allows to increase the ink fluidity and glossy level and the elasticity of the printings.
- The possible addition of Texiplast Additivo 554 allows to reduce ink viscosity.
Application
- For the best color opacity and brightness, during printing, it is recommended to adjust the out of contact and the pressure of the squeegee at their best, in order to obtain an ink film that can remain onto the surface of the substrate.
- The opacity is influenced by the kind of drawing, the th/cm screen number, the squeegee, the pressure and the printing speed.
Curing
- Curing must take place at 150°C – 160°C for 3 minutes.
- Texiplast are thermoplastic inks: only an appropriate curing is able to allow the complete ink fusion, therefore the achievement of the required final characteristics.
Special Instructions
- Always test the printing characteristics, before starting production.
- Always check curing conditions. The addition of additives could require higher temperature or longer time.
- Plastisol inks do not resist dry cleaning, bleaching and ironing
Equipment
Indicated for using onto automatic, semi-automatic and manual machines.
Properties
- Color
Packaging & Availability
Storage & Handling
- Storage
Away from direct sunlight. At a temperature between 15-35°C