Printing Applications

Flexographic
Gravure
Offset
Screen
 Solvent or Water Soluble Inks

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 Energy Curable Inks

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 Adding Pigment to Carrier (ink)

Calculate Dry Pigment Load For Print Trial

Calculate for Pounds of Ink

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Formula
Cost of Cost of
Percent Cost of
Ink in lbs lbs of kg of oz of g of Pigment / Vehicle/
Pigment Pigment /
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 Adding Pigment to Carrier (ink)

Blending Pigment For Print Trial

Add dry powder to container

1. Slowly add Carrier
2. Mix slowly until pigment is “wet out”
3. Mix with low shear for 10 minuets

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Printing Applications

Flexographic
Gravure
Offset
Screen
 Flexographic Printing
• Success depends on anilox engraving
• Liquid Ink
• Chemistries include
• Water
• Solvent
• UV

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 Anilox

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 Flexographic Printing
Effect Pigment Flexographic Printing Technical Guide

General Pigment Load Anilox Volume Theoretical Typical Ink Viscosity Typical pH
Recommendations Range Line/inch Range Recommendation * Range*

Pyrisma
5-35 µ up to 25% 4-9 BCM 440-250 20-30 seconds #3 Zahn 9-9.5

Iriodin
5-25 µ up to 25% 4-9 BCM 440-250 20-30 seconds #3 Zahn 9-9.5
10-60 µ up to 25% 5-12 BCM 300-100 20-30 seconds #3 Zahn 9-9.5
10-125µ up to 15% 8-15 BCM 200-100 20-30 seconds #3 Zahn 9-9.5

Miraval / Colorstream Twinkle

10-100µ up to 15% 8-15 BCM 200-100 20-30 seconds #3 Zahn 9-9.5
20-200µ up to 10% 10-18 BCM 200-85 20-30 seconds #3 Zahn 9-9.5

Biflair
<25µ up to 45% 4-9 BCM 440-250 20-30 seconds #3 Zahn 9-9.5

Colorstream
5-50µ up to 25% 5-12 BCM 300-100 20-30 seconds #3 Zahn 9-9.5

*Note: Viscosity requirements may vary from one piece of equipment to another; these recommendations are intended to be a guidline. These are typical pH
recommendations only, please consult with your ink manufacturer, it is important to understand that the addition of pigment may change your ink pH, monitoring is essential.

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 Gravure Printing
• Success depends on cylinder engraving
• Liquid Ink
• Chemistries include
• Water
• Solvent
• UV

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 Gravure Cylinders

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 Gravure Printing
Effect Pigment Gravure Printing Technical Guide

General Pigment Load Cylinder Engraving Typical Ink Viscosity Typical pH

Recommendations Recommendations Recommendation * Range*

Pyrisma
5-35 µ up to 25% 100-175 20-30 seconds #3 Zahn 9-9.5

Iriodin
5-25 µ up to 25% 100-175 20-30 seconds #3 Zahn 9-9.5
10-60 µ up to 25% 100-150 20-30 seconds #3 Zahn 9-9.5
10-125µ up to 15% 80-120 20-30 seconds #3 Zahn 9-9.5

Miraval / Colorstream Twinkle

10-100µ up to 15% 80-120 20-30 seconds #3 Zahn 9-9.5
20-200µ up to 10% 80-120 20-30 seconds #3 Zahn 9-9.5

Biflair
<25µ up to 45% 100-175 20-30 seconds #3 Zahn 9-9.5

Colorstream
5-50µ up to 25% 100-150 20-30 seconds #3 Zahn 9-9.5

*Note: Viscosity requirements may vary from one piece of equipment to another; these recommendations are intended to be a guidline. These are
typical pH recommendations only, please consult with your ink manufacturer, it is important to understand that the addition of pigment may change
your ink pH, monitoring is essential.

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 Offset Printing
• Limited application for effect pigments
• Conventional and UV
• Thin ink film,many ink rollers
• Biflair 66A & Pearlprint Litho
• Offset Coating = Flexo

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 Offset Printing
Effect Pigment Offset Coating Technical Guide

General Pigment Load Anilox Volume Theoretical Line/inch Typical Ink Viscosity
Typical pH Range*
Recommendations Range Range Recommendation *

Pyrisma
5-25 µ up to 25% 4-9 BCM 440-250 20-30 seconds #3 Zahn 9-9.5

Iriodin
5-25 µ up to 25% 4-9 BCM 440-250 20-30 seconds #3 Zahn 9-9.5
10-60 µ up to 25% 5-12 BCM 300-100 20-30 seconds #3 Zahn 9-9.5
10-125µ up to 15% 8-15 BCM 200-100 20-30 seconds #3 Zahn 9-9.5
9-9.5
Miraval /
Colorstream Twinkle 9-9.5
10-100µ up to 15% 8-15 BCM 200-100 20-30 seconds #3 Zahn 9-9.5
20-200µ up to 10% 10-18 BCM 200-85 20-30 seconds #3 Zahn 9-9.5
9-9.5

Biflair 9-9.5
<25µ up to 45% 4-9 BCM 440-250 20-30 seconds #3 Zahn 9-9.5
9-9.5

Colorstream 9-9.5
5-50µ up to 25% 5-12 BCM 300-100 20-30 seconds #3 Zahn 9-9.5

*Note: Viscosity requirements may vary from one piece of equipment to another; these recommendations are intended to be a guidline. These are typical
pH recommendations only, please consult with your ink manufacturer, it is important to understand that the addition of pigment may change your ink pH,
monitoring is essential.

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 Screen Printing
• Veryfriendly to effect pigments
• Success depends on screen mesh
• Hybrid press popularity growing
• Solvent, Water, UV

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 Screen Printing
Effect Pigment Screen Printing Technical Guide

General Pigment Load Theoretical Screen Mesh

Mesh Opening
Recommendations Count*

Pyrisma 3-10% 305 35µ

5-35 µ 3-10% 305 35µ

Iriodin
5-25 µ 3-10% 305 35µ
10-60 µ 3-10% 200 80µ
10-125µ 3-10% 110 160µ

Miraval
/Colorstream
Twinkle
10-100µ 1-5% 125 125µ
20-200µ 1-5% 75 225µ
20-300µ 1-5% 50 325µ

Biflair
<25µ 5-15% 305 35µ

Colorstream
5-50µ 3-10% 200 80µ

*Note: Screen mesh recommendations are a guidline only, actual mesh openings may vary. Please consult your screen supplier for the actual mesh opening of a given
screen.
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