Properties

• Water-resistant
• Oil resistant
• Heat resistant up to 180°C
• Good jaw release
• Excellent flexibility
• Block resistant (ink to ink or ink to film)
• Low odour
• Good solvent release
• Non-toxic
• Excellent bond strengths (350gsm/25mm can be expected)
• Low solvent retention
• Low foaming characteristics
• Light fast depending on pigment selection
• Moderate scuff resistance

Reducer

Ethanol
To speed drying: add Ethyl Acetate
To retard drying: add Dowanol (no more than 10%)

Viscosity

White flexo:

Supply viscosity: 40-45 sec Zahn #2 @ 25ºC
Print viscosity: 25-34 sec Zahn #2 @ 25ºC

Colour flexo:

Supply viscosity: 40-45 sec Zahn #2 @ 25ºC
Print viscosity: 25-35 sec Zahn #2 @ 25ºC

White gravure:

Supply viscosity: 40-45 sec Zahn #2 @ 25ºC
Print viscosity: 19-25 sec Zahn #2 @ 25ºC

Colour gravure:

Supply viscosity: 40-45 sec Zahn #2 @ 25ºC
Print viscosity: 19-25 sec Zahn #2 @ 25ºC

Colour Range

Single pigment blending ranges available as well as specifically matched colours (spot colours).

Washup

Synthetic rubber is preferable for stereos and rollers because of the ester content. For wash up purposes the recommended reducing solvent can be utilised. Light and soap resistances are dependant on pigment selection. When printing PTMA colours there is a risk of migration

BCF

These inks have been formulated in accordance with the recommendation of the British Coatings Federation.

Waste disposal

Care should be exercised in the disposal of printing ink waste. This should be carried out in accordance with good industrial practice observing all the appropriate regulations including the relevant guideline notes to the Environment Conservation Act and Regulations (73/1989).

Health and Safety

Full details appear on the Material Safety Data Sheets

Properties

• Excellent printability, high strength and resolubility
• Excellent bond strengths
• Low solvent retention/low odour
• Can run at speeds from 60 to 500 metres per minute
• Jikelele inks must only be used after trial and approval and are suitable for indirect contact for food packaging
• Suitable for retort and boil in bags, but here again, trial and approval are a necessity (prior tests on customer specific substrates to be conducted by Hi-Tech Inks)
• Extremely stable, because of solvent reduction being a single solvent group, solvent balance is stable and does not require ratio balances
• Better productivity due to higher press speeds than conventional inks
• Added mileage benefits
• Low VOCs
• Low print grammage with increase in bond strengths
• Can be modified to surface print on a variety of substrates depending on the end use
• With the addition of an additive, this ink can be used for both oleic acid and deep freeze resistance, this being achieved with one ink system (substrates and products to be supplied to HTI prior to use to ensure product resistance is achieved)
• Excellent printability and transfer
• High strength at low solids

Opaltone® offers the Designer many, many advantages including:

• Infinite design flexibility
• Increased color range
• Brilliant clean colors
• Unlimited color options per print run
• Multi streaming of packaging
• Low cost inkjet proofing solution
• Easy remote proofing
• You control the design’s destiny – not the printer
• Environmentally friendly package printing system
• Environmentally friendly inkjet proofing

Substrates

Applicable on all Polyesters (treated, untreated, chemically treated, PVDC coated), Nylon, PT Cellophane, PVDC coated films, Polyethylene, PVC Shrink/Stretch and BOPP. (Jikelele can be modified to print on all substrates).

This ink system is suitable for adhesive (both solvent based and solvent free) and extrusion lamination. (Please consult our technical team before use).

Solvent Retention

Jikelele has been formulated to have extremely low solvent retention for all food grade applications

Printability

This ink system has excellent rewetability and has excellent reproduction of half tone even at high speed.

Reduction

Gravure Inks: To be reduced to a minimum viscosity of 18-23 sec Zahn#2 to maintain functionality.
Flexo Inks: To be reduced to a minimum viscosity of 20-25 sec Zahn#2 to maintain functionality.
Mediums: Flexo and Gravure will be supplied at 20-25 sec Zahn#2 and should be used to reduce ink strength before solvent is added.

Flexo: Whites: Ethanol
Colours: Dowanol , Ethoxy Propanol, Meths
Gravure: Whites: Ethanol
Colours: Ethanol/Ester Blends (Dowanol or Ethoxy Propanol may be used if necessary).
NB: Slow solvents must be used with caution

Wash Up

Meths

Press speeds

Jikelele inks will print from 60 to 500 m/minute according to reducers used. White is supplied at low viscosity to
ensure that the correct film weight is printed and that maximum bond strength is achieved.

Supply Specifications

Colours: 20-30 sec Zahn #2
Mediums: 20-25 sec Zahn #2
White: 25-35 sec Zahn #2

Colours are supplied at print viscosity to ensure the correct film weight is printed and that maximum bond strength is achieved.

BCF

These inks have been formulated in accordance with the recommendation of the British Coatings Federation.

Waste Disposal

Care should be exercised in the disposal of printing ink waste. This should be carried out in accordance with good industrial practices observing all the appropriate regulations, including the relevant guideline notes to the Environment Conservation Act and Regulations, (73/1989).

Health and Safety

Full details appear on the Material Safety Data Sheets.

Properties

• Excellent printability, high strength and resolubility
• Excellent bond strength
• Low solvent retention/low odour
• Can run at speeds from 60 to 500 metres per minute
• Jikelele inks must only be used after trial and approval and are suitable for indirect contact
• Suitable for retort and boil in bags, but here again, trial and approval are a necessity (prior tests on customer specific substrates to be conducted by
• Extremely stable, because of solvent reduction being a single solvent group, solvent balance is stable and does not require ratio balances
• Better productivity due to higher press speeds than conventional inks
• Added mileage benefits
• Low VOCs
• Low print grammage with increase in bond strengths
• Can be modified to surface print on a variety of substrates depending on the end use
• With the addition of an additive, this ink can be used for both oleic acid and deep freeze resistance, this being achieved with one ink system (substrates and products to be supplied to HTI prior to use to ensure product resistance is achieved)
• Excellent printability and transfer
• High strength at low solids

Substrates

Applicable on all Polyesters (treated, untreated, chemically treated, PVDC coated), Nylon, PT Cellophane, PVDC coated films, Polyethylene, PVC Shrink/Stretch and can be used on treated BOPP. With a small addition of tech varnish, (Jikelele can be modified to print on all substrates).

This ink system is suitable for adhesive (both solvent based and solvent free) and extrusion lamination

(Please consult our technical team before use)

Solvent Retention

Jikelele has been formulated to have extremely low solvent retention for all food grade applications.

Printability

This ink system has excellent rewetability and has excellent reproduction of half tone even at high speed.

Reduction

Gravure Inks

To be reduced to a minimum viscosity
of 22-25 sec Zahn #2 to maintain functionality.

Flexo Inks

To be reduced to a minimum viscosity
or 25-30 sec Zahn #2 to maintain functionality.

Mediums

Flexo and Gravure will be supplied at
28-30 sec Zahn #2 and should be used to reduced
ink strength before solvent is added.

Flexo

Whites: Ethanol
Line Colours: Ethanol
Process Colours: Dowanol or Ethoxy Propanol