Black

Kao Collins manufacturers hundreds of different black inks, with all variations serving a variety of substrates and industries. Some of our pigment-based and dye-based black inks were designed to work on specific applications, but custom inks can be formulated with varying adhesion, longevity, and decap time depending on the requirements of the substrate.

Choosing the Right Black Ink

Black ink can be customized to meet the printing needs of your project, providing a long-lasting, custom solution that exceeds expectations.

Our customizable black inks can be formulated to satisfy needs with:

Curing time
Optical density
Runability
Dot gain
Dot integrity
Mean time to failure
Decap time
Light fastness
Water fastness
Flexibility
Scratch resistance

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Long-lasting partnerships

We believe customers – not chemists – should drive innovation in the inkjet industry.

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Rethink the possibilities of ink

With the customer’s needs in mind, we provide innovative ink solutions for even the most complex of problems.