Enhanced TDS
Knowde-enriched technical product data sheet
Identification & Functionality
- Product Type
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- Ready-to-Use Product Features
- Characteristics
- High Gloss.
- High Intensity.
- Very Good.
- Fastness To Sterilization And Grease.
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Application Method
- Compatible Substrates & Surfaces
- Processing Instructions
The inks are ready for printing as delivered. Stir the inks well before use, mix the hardener homogeneously into the inks and then adjust them to the required printing viscosity and drying rate by adding the solvents.
IMPORTANT: Inks polymerize! Dirty anilox rollers can be cleaned only with great effort at a later moment.
- Excluded Applications
The inks mentioned above are not permitted for direct food contact. The use of these inks in food packaging with special requirements e.g. for microwave, baking oven or baby food, must be tested prior to application. Please also note the regulatory requirements of the respective target market.
Technical Details & Test Data
- Technical Details
Substrates
- Cellulose, cellulose hydrate (fibrous casing), collagene, PA (polyamide), PE, PP.
Due to the variety of materials prior tests of printability and properties are recommended as well as in-line corona pre-treatment. A surface tension of approx. 40 mN/m is suggested.
Solvents
Use the offered solvents from the manufacturer. Other solvents can result in printing or adhesion problems.
- Thinner: 308580
- Retarder: 351372
- Accelerator: 308810
Start with an addition quantity of 2 - 3 % and observe the viscosity as well as the drying time on the machine. Overdosing the solvents can result a too low viscosity and/or negatively influence the drying properties. Residues of the retarder in the ink film can have a strong influence on the final strength and fastness of the prints. Overdosage of the retarder can also cause set-off and blocking. Too much accelerator can impair ink transfer and causes the ink drying even on plates, anilox rolls or cylinders.
Additives
Information on precautions can be found in the corresponding material safety data sheet.
- Hardener: 365410
The application quantity is 10 % based on the total quantity of colored, white and extender varnish. Example Green: 10 kg cyan+25 kg yellow+25 kg varnish+15 kg solvent 10 % of (10 kg + 25 kg + 25 kg) = 10 % of 60 kg = 6 kg hardener The added solvent is not taken into calculation. For demanding substrates it may be necessary to increase the hardener quantity to 12 %. Therefore, preliminary tests are necessary
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging Type
- Packaging Size
- 10 kg and 25 kg bucket / can
- 200 kg barrel
- 1000 kg container
Storage & Handling
- Storage Instructions
- Standard shades 12 months.
- Metallic shades 3 months.
We recommend a storage temperature of 20°C.
Pot life of the inks is at least 6 - 8 hours. High temperatures and air humidity reduce the pot life.
HINT: To achieve maximum pot life add the hardener immediately before printing.
IMPORTANT: Inks which are gel-like can no longer be processed
Further processing: Complete curing and thus final strength is achieved after storage for at least 4 days at room temperature. Insufficient curing entail problems with shirring and boiling, for example. Products are not laminatable!