UV Curable Ink
As the fastest-growing ink segment in digital printing, UV inks offer unique benefits for printing onto a variety of substrates. Our signature Ultra UV ink offers instant curing, high print quality, adhesion, scratch resistance, light fastness, color density, no volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and more.
UV-Curable Inkjet Ink
UV-curable inks for industrial inkjet printers offer high-quality color versatility that is unrivaled by most other inks. If standard UV-curable inks don’t provide the performance characteristics or requirements that you’re seeking, Kao Collins can create customized UV-curable ink solutions that are formulated to specifically meet your printing needs.
Common UV Ink Applications
Because of their versatility when used with inkjet printing systems, ultraviolet-curable inks are often used to print on a variety of both flexible and rigid substrates:
- Ceramics
- Glass
- Metals (aluminum, stainless steel, brass)
- Flexible packaging
- Acrylic
- Polystyrene (PS)
- Polycarbonate (PC)
- PVC
- MDF
- Thermoforming plastics
UV Ink Compatible Printheads
Kao Collins’s UV-curable inkjet inks have been tested and evaluated for use with the following Piezo DOD printheads:
FLEXAR Thermoforming Ink
Our thermoforming ink cures using mercury vapor. FLEXAR ink can be used for printing on plastic materials used in vacuum forming, pressure forming, or drape forming processes. Additional benefits and features include:
- Superior elongation properties
- Deep draw elongation without cracking or flaking
- Lightfast and vibrant CMYK+White color set
- Weather-resistant
- Rapid curing
FLEXAR is formulated for Dimatix, Konica Minolta, Ricoh, Seiko, Toshiba, and Xaar printhead technologies.
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