Digital Inks: Top Picks - AT Inks' LED inkjet inks
In digital inkjet inks, having one ink that will work on flexible as well as rigid substrates is a big plus. This grade of Ink will work on almost all substrates whether flexible or rigid and provide good to excellent adhesion after curing.
22 Mar 2022 | 2276 Views | By PrintWeek Team
One quote by a customer who uses this product
Reliable, excellent printing properties, large colour gamut, good adhesion and well priced. Its an all in one product.
How is it manufactured?
The product has been developed by internal R&D teams after balancing the aspects of design for environment and sustainability of the environment in mind.
Where is it manufactured?
It is manufactured in our manufacturing facilities in Vadodara (Gujarat).
What’s the function?
It is an ink that works on multiple printhead types as a hybrid (works well on rigid and flexible substrates) product making it convenient for the digital UV /LED print owner to print on various substrates without changing of inks in the system. It cures using UV mercury lamps as well as LED Lamps under most commonly used power settings. The Ink provides vibrant, colorful images and can be used for signage and decoration purposes in interior or exterior settings.
One big brand that has deployed it and how?
We offer inks to the printer and not to a specific brand, however, our customers print for many of the big brands in India.
How green is the ink?
It is a 100% non-VOC ink. All the ink gets cured (polymerised) under UV/LED light exposure to form a film on the substrate it is printed.
What is the environmental impact of your product?
As the Ink is 100% polymerised on curing, the environmental impact of the ink is minimal after printing. It is however not a recyclable product.
What makes it unique?
Made in India, Hybrid (works on flexible and rigid substrates), works with UV curing and LED curing systems and works with some of the most popular printheads in the market makes the product a unique product. It is as universal as you can get (though there cannot be a 100% universal product, as per our understanding).
Who should choose it?
Any digital UV printer owner who is looking at a stable, high quality, Excellent colour gamut, reliable inkjet ink that is made in India.
How do you rank it in terms of the ‘aha’ factor?
In a scale of 1 to 10, we would rate this product at a 9 (we always believe we can make it better thus cannot give it 10).
Where do you source pigments, resins, oils, organic chemicals, solvents and additives for this product?
Most of our raw materials are either imported or manufactured in-house.
What other grades are offered by your company?
We have a full range of inkjet inks whether it is solvent based, eco solvent based, water-based, UV/LED, ceramic , coding and marking and includes pre-coats and post-coats to support better and improved fastness properties where the application demands more. We are servicing the printing and signage markets, coding and marking, textile and ceramic markets and adding packaging and labelling industry soon.
Is it expensive?
The inkjet inks are priced competitively to almost any other brand that exists in this space.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
- Drying mechanism: UV/LED curing.
- Set-off process : Not applicable.
- Low migration: The current formulation under discussion has normal migration properties. Working on developing a low migration product for Food packaging application.
- Certifications: The company is a government recognised R&D centre, a star export house, ISO 9001:2015 certified with various other certifications from the inkjet printhead and inkjet printer manufacturers.