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LED Curable Ink

Kao Collins produces high-quality LED inks for high-speed Piezo printing systems. Our signature TESLA LED-curable ink offers an alternative to UV inks cured with mercury arc lamps.

The Cure for Quality, Sustainability, and More

Our versatile LED-curable inks print on a range of substrates, including automotive parts and components and flexible packaging and films. Superior wetting ensures even coating that delivers impressive results and reduces operating costs for industrial printers.

Benefits

High Performance Eco-Friendly Safety
  • Vibrant colors with CMYKLcLmW ink sets
  • Curing creates a deep bond that resists peeling and cracking
  • Curing that beats dry time for water-based inks
  • Chemical and abrasion resistance
  • Reduced ink consumption
  • No VOCs
  • Curing with low-energy LED lamps
  • No substrate-damaging heat produced
  • Long-life LED bulbs consume 30-50% energy compared to mercury curing lamps
  • Low risk of ink migration
  • LED bulbs do not contain toxic mercury
  • No ventilation required
  • No UVC radiation
  • Ozone free production

 

What Do You Want to Print?

Our customers use LED-curable inks for printing a range of products and substrates, allowing them to expand their growth opportunities. More cardboard packaging converters are turning to LED-curable inks with the growth of e-Commerce.

Common Substrates and Products

  • Cardboard boxes and point-of-sale materials
  • Banners and soft signage
  • Back-lit graphics
  • Self-adhesive vinyl
  • Glass, plastic, and aluminum beverage containers
  • Labels in a range of facestock
  • Flexible packaging
  • Wallpaper
  • Textiles
  • Leather
  • Thermoforming
  • And more
Shoe
Wrapping paper
Aluminum cans

Download: Benefits of LED-curable Ink for Cardboard

 

LED-curable Inks for Digital Printing Systems

OEMs and manufacturers of hybrid systems that incorporate Piezo technology into their printing equipment partner with us to supply private-label inks to their customers. Also, companies rely on our inks for their production printing.

  • Dimatix
  • Konica Minolta
  • Kyocera
  • Ricoh
  • SII Printek
  • XAAR

Contact us to discuss TESLA LED-curable ink for your project

 

Thermoforming printing with Kao Collins Flexar CMYK inkFLEXAR Thermoforming Digital Printing Ink

We manufacture a UV ink or LED-curable ink specially formulated for plastic thermoforming printing. Our FLEXAR ink produces vibrant color results for vacuum forming, pressure forming, or drape forming processes.

Excellent results on commonly-used materials

  • ABS – Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene Acrylic
  • HDPE – High-density polyethylene
  • HIPS – High Impact Polystyrene
  • PC – Polycarbonate
  • PETG – Polyethylene terephthalate glycol
  • PVC – Polyvinyl chloride

Learn more about our FLEXAR Curable Ink

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Using only the highest quality of ingredients, we strive to create durable and efficient UV inks that stand the test of time.

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