Linx Printing Technologies opaque blue ink 1043

Linx Printing Technologies has released Linx opaque blue ink 1043. The high opacity ink is a distinctive sky blue colour, developed for industrial and commercial continuous ink jet applications.

The legibility and high contrast delivered by opaque CIJ inks makes them suitable for marking parts and materials for traceability purposes. The sky blue colour of Linx opaque blue ink 1043 has been chosen following widespread user demand, due to its ability to offer good results with both light and dark substrates.

Linx opaque blue ink 1043 adheres strongly to a range of substrates including PVC, plastics and rubber, suitable for cable extrusions, building materials and discrete marking of parts that operate under harsh conditions, such as aerospace or automotive components and packaging applications.

The ink is resistant to factors that can affect performance, including heat, light and chemicals. It is temperature resistant to 200ºC and maintains legibility to 300ºC. UV resistance gives the ink light fastness to prevent it fading and is resilient to chemical splash from akalis, acids, water, alcohol, petrol and cutting fluid.

The ink also has a MEK base, which ensures a fast drying time of 1-2 seconds for smudge-free coding and economic solvent usage of only 6-8 mL per hour.