Printing inks for Flexible

packaging
09.10.2015
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Types of printing
1. offset printing- brochures/cataloques
etc
2. Web offset Printing-
Newspapers/Magazines
3.Flexo printing- carry bags/ sanitary
napkins etc
Gravure printing- Soaps, Biscuits, Masala
packets ,milk packing, oil packing, atta
noodles etc.
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Flexo/Gravure Inks
Printing ink is a dispersion of pigments,
binders additives and solvents.
While printing solvents act as a carrier
of pigment/binder/additive to film and
solvent is removed by heating at higher
temperatures leaving behind designs as
required by end customer.
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Printing can be surface or reverse.
In surface printing like milk , oil, ghee,
carry bags ink is directly exposed to
atmosphere and inks need to be
designed as per requirement of
product/ shelf life etc.
In reverse printing , printed film is
laminated to one or more films to form
a laminate structure.
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Sakata product range
1. Xgs-0103 poly inks
Mainly used for surface printing of
poly and pet. Typical products are
carry bags/baby diapers/ sanitary
napkins/choclate wrappers etc.
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Milk packaging;

Inks require deepfreeze resisitance

and milk resistance- Xgs-0707 inks
are used.
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Reverse Printing
Lamitop or xgl-0185 Vinyl based inks
They are lamination inks used for
masala, atta,biscuits ice-creams etc

Widely used printing inks in India

with 65 percent market.
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Lamiall

PU based inks used mainly for food

packaging of all MNCS like britannia,
Itc, Nestle etc.
Higher speedprinting machines of
300 plus required.
Lowest solvent retention/odour.
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PVC Shrink Sleeve inks

Used for printing on shrinkable grade

pvc and
Printed film takes shape of of
bottles/containers after shrinking.
Ex are Ponds, Maaza, Frooti calcium
sandoz etc.
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DX-60 Inks
Inks used for printing labels of Coke
pepsi etc.
OPV xgs-0812 to be applied as
overcoat.
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Paper/Foil inks
Xgs-0630 inks
Saop warppers/ ice-cream cones etc