Ink manufacturing company Boston Industrial Solutions (Woburn, MA) has introduced an all-purpose 1-component or 2-component pad printing ink for plastic substrates – the Natron TP Series. The Natron TP Series ink line is a new pad-printing ink that exhibit exceptionally good adhesion on different plastic substrates such as Tritan, ABS, PET, Polystyrene, PVC, Paper Cardboard and wood. As a 2-component ink, the Natron TP series has great adhesion on hard substrates like coated plates and vinyl while passing acid, gasoline, and alkali chemical tests. Like Natron MG pad-printing ink for glass and metals, the TP series is easy to work with and comes in 21 high-opacity colours, including metallics. Custom colours are also available. The new TP ink features:
- High-gloss finish
- Fast drying, ideal for multi-colour printing
- High opacity to pad print on transparent and translucent products
- Strong scratch resistance
- Excellent printability, definition and smooth printability for both open and closed ink-cup pad printing machines
- Non-toxic and free from heavy metals – making it ideal for food packaging, toys, industrial and medical pad printing applications