UV cure for chemical resistance
October 1st 2008 Coding and marking
specialist, Linx Printing
Technologies, has launched
an innovative new ink – Linx
Black UV-cure ink 1370 – for
industrial Continuous Ink Jet
(CIJ) applications. The ink
uses a superior UV curing
process to deliver resistance
to chemicals used in the
automotive, aerospace,
military and other markets.
Conventional industrial
ink jet inks dry by
evaporation of solvent after
printing to leave a solid ink
film. A UV-cure ink differs in
that it essentially remains in
a liquid form after printing,
and only becomes solid after
exposure to intense UV
light. This curing process
causes the constituents of
the ink to react together to
form a solid ink film that,
once fully cured, exhibits
excellent resistance to most
aggressive solvents and
offers superior abrasion
resistance compared to
conventional CIJ inks.
Linx Black UV-cure ink
1370 is said to offer
excellent adhesion to a
range of substrates
including aluminium,
stainless steel, tin plate,
ABS, polycarbonate, PCB and
glass. It delivers excellent
resistance to a range of
aggressive chemicals
including MEK, Xylene,
petroleum ether, glycol
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