Solvent Based Ink

Solvent-Based Inkjet Ink

Solvent-based thermal inkjet inks for HP and Funai printheads provide new solutions to old problems encountered when inkjet printing on metal, plastic, and other non-porous substrates. Water‑based inks just aren’t made to print well on certain substrates–but that’s where solvent inks deliver true value.

We’ve expanded our array of high-quality solvent‑based inks to support printing applications and substrates in multiple industries, including:

• Metal
• Varnishes
• Plastics
• Foils
• Glass
• Glossy Paper and Cardboard
• Packaging
• Marking & Coding

Our experts were able to create a new solvent-based ink designed to meet the specific needs of industrial thermal inkjet printers for challenging substrates and operating environments.

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

Sigma’s Advanced Performance

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

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Kao Collins Solvent Inks

Our customers have relied on these 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. Solvent‑based Piezo DOD inks are commonly used to print on a variety of non-porous substrates such as:

• Glossy-paper
• Metal
• Glass
• Plastic
• PVC