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PF PRINTING INKS www.images-magazine.com 80 images NOVEMBER 2019 Brother: Innobella Textile Inks Brother’s newly formulated Innobella textile inks promise a bolder, wider range of colours that make it simple to reproduce designs more accurately, with a visible increase in vibrancy. The Innobella inks are said to be made with a much softer haptic than other inks on the market, and feature a special formulation that is designed to combat the chemicals found in typical washing detergent, and withstand the rubbing and scraping of zippers and buttons. “The result is a print that looks brighter and lasts longer,” says Brother. “Proof can be found in the AATCC wash tests, where our inks score 4.0 or higher on every test.” www.brother.co.uk Virus Inks: Geo Killer Black Virus says its new Geo Killer Black is a water-based ink specifically designed to give printers ready-to-use ink with an excellent shade of black and great colour saturation. “Easy to be printed, it shows an enviable washing resistance for long lasting results.” The new ink is designed to print on cotton, promising smooth, soft-touch printing with a matt finishing and a clean uniform tract. Geo Killer Black is also particularly suitable on the toughest cotton yarns, subject to fibrillation, says Virus. “It tears down the fabric fibres, giving back a smooth and compact printing, which prevents the fibres from lifting up after washing and so avoiding the risk of fading the image.” Virus suggests using the ink with a 48 or 62 threads/cm mesh count screen to get a perfect flat background (or 123 or 158 threads/inch). For thin tracts or soft shades however, the company recommends the use of a 90 threads/ cm mesh count screen (or 230 threads/ inch). “The ‘no dry’ feature makes it highly stable in the screen, and easy to be printed even in particularly warm working environments,” adds Virus. Geo Killer Black complies with the strictest ecological restrictions: it’s PVC-, phthalate-, formaldehyde- and heavy metal-free, and Oeko-Tex Standard 100 Class 1 certified. www.virusinks.com The new Geo Killer Black is designed to print on cotton with a matt finishing The Innobella textile inks are said to have a much softer haptic than other inks on the market Screen Print World: International Coatings Cool White Plastisol Ink The low-cure Cool White plastisol ink from International Coatings has been making waves with printers recently, says Screen Print World. “Put simply, this is a white ink with complete opacity that flashes and cures perfectly in a wide temperature range – it will cure fully from anywhere as low as 135°C up to 163°C. “Numerous customers have told us that the lower temperatures allow for the opportunity to print confidently onto heat-sensitive performance fabrics, such as nylon and polyester. This is in addition to it being one of the brightest whites on our shelves.” Screen Print World also reports that one of its customers uses the water- based Amex Extra White as an underbase for his plastisol prints on to cotton, reporting back a softer hand-feel while still retaining the brighter benefits of printing on white. “It’s not the most obvious usage,” says the company, “but the signature consistency of an Amex ink is there for any purpose, not too thick nor fluid.” Also available is Spot On, a budget plastisol ink range that is said to be popular with high-volume printers wanting “value for money in ink that does the job”. The Spot On range includes Polar Flash White, Jet Black, Low Bleed White and an Anti-Migration Base. The Polar Flash White promises an “opaque print through any mesh, without breaking the bank”, adds the company. www.screenprintworld.co.uk The Cool White plastisol ink is said to cure fully from anywhere as low as 135°C up to 163°C