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Creating Ideal Ink 1

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Creating Ideal Ink Vol 1 from Roger Jennings on Vimeo.

Inks are made with different percentages of pigment and other ingredients. Sometimes the mixture is not ideal for printing in your circumstances. Ink can be modified to improve printing performance, and this video, and Creating Ideal Ink 2 show how.

Drying and Curing Inks Equipment and Procedure

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Plastisol, water based, solvent based and UV inks each are dried or cured by different equipment and methods.

Plastisol inks are cured and not dried. There is no water in plastisol inks. Plastisol inks can be the PVC inks (plastic) sold for years, or the new non-phthalate inks. The curing procedure is the same. Non-phthalate inks simply include a different dispersing agent for the pigment, one considered safer for infants who put their mouths on images.