tend to be larger than those needed for plastisol. In plastisol printing, the ink film must only reach the
cure temperature for a brief moment. With water-based ink, the temperature must be reached and then
held until all of the solvent (water) is removed. There are water-based inks that will air dry but they are
usually only acceptable for craft level printing as the room required for curing greatly reduces
productivity.
Many water-based inks can also be more quickly cured with the addition of a catalyst that will assist the
heat in the curing of the ink by continuing the cure even if all of the water is not removed in the dryer.
The disadvantage of a catalyst is that once it is added to a water-based ink, it creates a time limit or “pot
life” where the ink must be all used in a certain time or be discarded. Most catalyzed water-based ink
pot life’s are between four and twelve hours. Since water-based inks contain water as an evaporative
solvent, care must be taken to prevent the ink from drying in the screen. If water-based ink is left in
open mesh for even a short period of time, it can clog the mesh and ruin the screen.
Practiced water-based ink printers must always be conscious of how long a screen sits between prints to
prevent the ink from “drying in”. While modern water-based inks are less prone to this phenomenon, it
is still a concern. In addition, when a water-based print job will take more than one day, the ink must be
removed and the screen cleaned with to prevent drying. The ink is then put back in the screen on the
next work day and the job is continued.
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Water-based ink is also much more aggressive than plastisol towards the emulsion that is used to create
the screen stencil. Emulsion manufacturers all make “water-resistant” emulsions that must be used for
water-based printing. If standard emulsion is used, the water-based ink will destroy the stencil by
melting the emulsion is as little as a few minutes. Even when the proper emulsion is used, screen life
tends to be much less with water-based printing than it is for plastisol printing.
This report provides detailed analysis of worldwide markets for Water-Based Ink (Waterborne Ink) from
2011-2016, and provides extensive market forecasts (2016-2021) by region/country and subsectors. It
covers the volumes, prices, historical growth and future perspectives in the Water-Based Ink
(Waterborne Ink) market and further lays out an analysis of the factors influencing the supply/demand
for Water-Based Ink (Waterborne Ink) , and the opportunities/challenges faced by industry participants.
It also acts as an essential tool to companies active across the value chain and to the new entrants by
enabling them to capitalize the opportunities and develop business strategies.
The report has been prepared based on the synthesis, analysis, and interpretation of information about
the global Water-Based Ink (Waterb orne Ink) market collected from specialized sources. The report
covers key technological developments in the recent times and profiles leading players in the market
and analyzes their key strategies. The competitive landscape section of the report provides a clear
insight into the market share analysis of key industry players. The major players in the global Water-
Based Ink (Waterborne Ink) market are Siegwerk (Germany) , Flint Group (Luxembourg) , DIC (Japan) ,
Toyo Ink (Japan) , SAKATA INX (Japan) , Fujifilm (Japan) , YIP'S Chemical (China) , Sky Dragon (China) ,
Hangzhou TOKA (China) etc.