Black Inkjet Ink
Kao Collins manufactures hundreds of unique black inkjet inks for industrial printing on a wide range of substrates. While some of our pigment-based and dye-based black inks are designed to work for specific applications, custom inks can be formulated with varying adhesion, longevity, and decap time, depending on the production requirements.
Choosing the Right Black Ink
Black ink can be customized to meet the printing needs of your project to provide a long-lasting, solution that exceeds expectations.
Our black inks can be formulated to achieve maximum performance for these requirements:
- Curing time
- Optical density
- Runability
- Dot gain
- Dot integrity
- Mean time to failure
- Decap time
- Light fastness
- Water fastness
- Flexibility
- Scratch resistance
- And more
Black Ink for all digital technologies
Kao Collins produces inks compatible with thermal inkjet (TIJ), piezo inkjet (PIJ), and continuous inkjet (CIJ) print technologies.
Browse the inks available for all major printhead technologies.
Our Newest Solvent Ink – Sigma
Sigma, Kao Collins’s newest solvent ink for HP Specialty Printing Systems, delivers industry-leading performance. Our chemists set out to raise the bar.
Sigma solves the toughest printing challenges
- Decap: >12 hours
- Shelf Life: 24 months
- Curing: Instant, no heat required
- Deeper Black: Improved dye delivers richer black and crisp results
- Durability: Light-fast, heat-resistant, and water-resistant
Sigma solvent ink produces excellent performance on flexible films and foils used in food and pharmaceutical coding and marking.
OUR NEWEST INK
SIGMA, a revolutionary solvent ink with superior decap time, richer blacks & longer shelf life.
Speak to a Kao Collins team member today
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Contact Kao Collins about Sigma solvent ink or other inks for HP Specialty Printing Systems.