Solvent-Based

Solvent-Based TIJ Ink

Our solvent-based TIJ inks provide new solutions to old problems encountered when printing on difficult substrates. Water‑based inks just aren’t made to print well on certain substrates, but that’s where solvent‑based inks have true value. We’ve expanded our array of high-quality solvent‑based inks to include new applications:

• Polystyrene Foam
• Varnishes
• Plastics
• Foils
• Glass

Our experts were able to create a TIJ solvent-based ink designed to meet the specific needs of your substrate and operating environment.

Sigma, Kao Collins’s newest solvent ink for HP Specialty Printing Systems, delivers unparalleled performance. Our chemists set out to raise the bar.

• Curing: Instant and without heat
• Deeper Black: Improved dye delivers richer black and crisp results
• Durability: Light-fast, heat and water-resistant
• Shelf Life: 24 months
• Decap: >12 hours

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Our customers have relied on these other solvent-based inks to solve many common printing problems.

• Bear ink is a black ink that does not require a UV curing lamp, and often, does not need a conventional infrared dryer.
• Shark ink performs well in very humid packaging environments and provides low maintenance, good adhesion, and water-fastness.
• Sigma ink for HP 45si Specialty Printing Systems offers industry-leading decap time of 12 hours and shelf life of 24 months. The ink delivers a richer black that adheres to more challenging substrates.
• Sirius ink is formulated for adhesion to tough substrates and retains a high optical density.
• Solv-Jet ink is formulated to print on difficult substrates while maintaining a darker image and improved long-term recovery.

Solvent-Based Piezo DOD Ink

For Piezo DOD printheads, our solvent‑based inks are used in fast dry, spot colors, and specialty formulations. Common substrates that are used with solvent‑based Piezo DOD inks include a variety of porous substrates like paper and PVC.