Homepage // News Center // White is the New White: PolyOne Launches Wilflex™ Universal White Ink for Textile Screen Printing KENNESAW, Ga. – PolyOne today unveiled Wilflex™ EPIC™ Single LC White, a new, white ink that is universally compatible with both polyester and cotton fabrics. To find out more about Wilflex inks click here.  

Product Selection Help Product Selection Help Sales Offices Wilflex Distributors No ink is applied to the fabric, but this step lays down fibers and creates a smoother surface, eliminating the need for an extra print stroke. Screen Printing: Which White Is Right?

Epic Color Parameters for Over-Printing a White Base Plate  Epic Performance Parameters for Printing Under-Base Gray Epic Performance White Parameters

Ink manufacturers match color based on a standard printing parameter on a white cotton substrate. When the same color is printed on a white ink base, the color is not absorbed and the white reflects through as well. Again, this white ink is under the brighter colors only.

New Wilflex Revive inks: plastisol inks created with 50-59% bio-derived content offer an innovative way for screen printers to achieve sustainability goals while offering the same easy printing experience as a typical plastisol ink. Wilflex Revive inks are currently offered in a base and white ink and are compatible with the Wilflex Epic™ PC Express Color Mixing System. These inks will be printed live at the show and available from Wilflex distributors beginning March 2024.  

Avient will showcase over 100 unique prints from Avient Specialty Inks brands, including Wilflex™, Rutland™, Printop™, QCM™, Zodiac™, MagnaColours™, Union Ink™, and Avient Specialty Inks, with a special focus on the following inks:  Rutland™ Evolve™ Bio Plastisol™ Inks: available in a white and base ink and created with 56-59% bio-derived content, Rutland Evolve Bio Plastisol Inks can reduce screen printers’ reliance on fossil fuel-based inks while offering a soft hand and a standard plastisol ink printing experience  MagnaPrint™ Hybrid Fusion Vibrant White: our groundbreaking water-based white ink created for digital hybrid printing, featuring a curing time that's half that of the leading competitor and eliminating the need for a topcoat

Wilflex white inks – A portfolio of low-cure whites that maximize energy savings and bleed resistance, with minimum fabric distortion Rutland plastisol white inks – New and innovative white inks offering excellent opacity, superior fiber mat-down and outstanding hand for the best performance on today’s fashion forward garments Rutland SilExtreme – A silicone-based ink system of whites, bases, colors and special effects for delivering stretch and feel on performance fabrics

As an ink manufacturer, Avient develops inks based on “performance factors.” When choosing an ink, consider the following five points of performance: Screen Printing Metallic Inks: Wilflex™

Whether your customer demands are for non-phthalate or non-pvc inks, Wilflex has an ink solution for effectively printing on substrates prone to dye migration. Remafin™ EP White Colorants Remafin™ EP White Colorants

Homepage // News Center // Avient Specialty Inks Launches Wilflex™ Epic™ Rio Ready-For-Use Standard Color Inks CLEVELAND – November 1, 2022 – Today, Avient Corporation announced its Specialty Inks business is improving its popular Wilflex™ Epic™ Rio Mixing System with the launch of Wilflex™ Epic™ Rio Ready-For-Use (RFU) Standard Colors, including 33 new flexible cure inks. The launch of Wilflex Epic Rio RFU Standard Colors emphasizes Avient Specialty Inks’ focus on sustainability,” said Tito Echiburu, general manager of Avient Specialty Inks.