Low-cure ink usually runs smoother when printed fast. Keep dialing back until ink doesn’t print, then add pressure back slightly. Screen Printing Inks: Trouble Printing White Inks?

Creating a smooth print 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?

When using multiple ink colors with hot-split inks, be sure to butt-register, rather than overlay ink on ink. When printing transfer graphics that have disciplined registration, it is important that all moisture is removed from the paper before the print run commences. When printing hot-split inks onto uncoated or semi-release coated papers, the majority of the ink is heat-pressed onto the garment while some ink stays on the paper.

Homepage // News Center // PolyOne Launches New Textile Printing Technology in China: Wilflex™ EPIC™ Rio Non-Phthalate Ink Mixing System SHANGHAI – March 31, 2017 – PolyOne today announced the Chinese launch of non-phthalate Wilflex™ EPIC™ Rio, a new color mixing system for screen-printing textile inks. Wet-on-wet capabilities help eliminate expensive flash units; as a result, the inks require fewer print heads to execute multiple color designs.

Homepage // News Center // Wilflex™ Revive™ Bio Plastisol Inks from Avient Offer Sustainable Solutions for Screen Printing Wilflex Revive inks are created with 50-59% bio-derived content, helping screen printers achieve their sustainability goals while offering the same easy printing experience as a typical plastisol. Revive inks also join Wilflex’s portfolio of sustainable offerings for screen printing, including Wilflex™ Epic™ flexible cure inks for reduced energy use.  

A subtractive color synthesis is more representative of printing inks. Not only are balanced opacity levels important to the printed effect, the overall opacity level of an ink set can affect the outcome of the print. A transparent ink, when used with other transparent inks—such as in four-color process printing—will create a nice, wide gamut on white shirts.

These inks are currently offered in white and mixing base inks and provide an intuitive printing experience with standard screen printing equipment and processes.   At Avient Specialty Inks, we’re committed to offering innovative screen printing inks that support sustainability objectives without compromising on performance,” said Jake Ojeda, Global Marketing and Sales Director, Avient Specialty Inks. When printing with these inks, formulas in IMS 3.0 will calculate the amount of bio-derived content associated with each Pantone color.

Caption: Avient Specialty Inks is excited to showcase a wide range of vibrant, bold prints at this year's Impressions Expo. The new Union Ink™ logo and Avient logo created with sustainable inks are among the more than 100 prints on display at the Long Beach exhibit.  In addition to viewing live printing demonstrations throughout the show, attendees can also explore more than 100 unique prints from Avient Specialty Inks and brands such as Wilflex™, Rutland™, Printop™, QCM™, Zodiac™, MagnaColours®, and Union Ink.

This new ink offers screen printers a sustainable, water-based solution for digital hybrid printing, featuring an impressive cure profile and eliminating the need for a topcoat. MagnaPrint Hybrid Fusion Vibrant White offers a flexible, soft, high-opacity, water-based ink printing experience that can be used as a base for hybrid digital screen printing systems. To learn more about these high-performing inks, visit the Avient Specialty Inks website here. 

If using pre-stir ink and printing on a hard surface, use a palette covering to allow for softer printing surface. Ghosting or post bleaching can occur on light colored, over dyed or stone washed garments when printing with low bleed inks.  Make sure you are printing with a high opacity ink like Epic Top Score.