Friday May. 16, 2008 Products Consumables Inks PadPrintMachinery.com Keyword Search Engine The Pad Print Machinery eNewsletter Enter your address below to subscribe. Pad Print Machinery In The News Pad Printing Takes On The Big JobsFlexible and fast, XE/XP-07 goes Horizontal Medical Inks Available Picking Plastic for Perfect Printing Ink Viscosity solution available High Speed Elektra Pad Printing - not just for marking anymore Pretreating plastics Pad Printing for catheters Pad Print Machinery of Vermont leads again Pad Print Machinery of Vermont to unveil digital machine Pad Print Machinery of Vermont surprises Chicago Pad Print Machinery of Vermont gives away Hareley at NPE Textile Industry Shows Renewed Interest in Pad Printing Packaging Entrepreneur Finds Honey of Machine Pad Print Machinery of Vermont Joins Field Study Program Pad Print Machinery of Vermont Expansion Complete Pad Print Machinery of Vermont Continues Campaign Pad Print Facility Adding Ten Thousand Square Feet Pad Printing Software Drastically Reduces Costs Photo-Quality Decoration For Full-Sized Balls Pad Print Machinery Develops XE Series Pad Print Revolutionizes Eyewear Industry Pad Print Announces New Line of Printers Quick Links To Get You There Now Customer Order Form Consumables consumed? Accessories Catalog Supplement or complement. Machines Catalog Essential instruments. Plate Department Impress your impression. Ink Department Color coordination. Pad Department Silicone sculptures. Color Mixing Pigment as it was meant. Plate Making Not exactly "cliché". English / Español Colorful Durability - PLT9 Ink CHARACTERISTICS: PLT9 ink is a single-component series ink that can also be used as a two-component ink. This ink is quick to dry and has a glossy finish.   APPLICATIONS: Particularly suited for printing on ABS, SAN, polycarbonate PC, rigid PVC, polyamide PA, polymethylmethacrylate PMMA, polypropylene and polyethylene (pre-treated). Good results are also obtained on painted surfaces, wood, paper, polyestere, polyurethane and polyacetal (post-treated).   RESISTANCE: Excellent resistance to previously mentioned materials. If used as a two-component ink the mechanical and chemical resistance is excellent and increases its adhesion.   FLASH POINT: Above 43 degrees C.   PREPARATION: Thin and mix well the PLT9 ink with PLTA Thinner in a portion of 10-20% max. In warm climates and in the presence of fine details or screened images the use of PLTD Retarder in a very small percentage is recommended. If the achievement of the major mechanical or chemical resistance or a higher adhesion is required, the ink can be used also as a two-component ink series. PLT9 can be mixed with hardener PLT4H in a ratio of 10 parts ink to 1 part hardener.   WARNING: An excessive dilution causes a loss of coverage, smudges and incomplete ink detachment from the pad. A poor dilution may cause problems withdrawing ink from the cliché obtaining a repetitive print quality and avoiding the "dripping" of the same ink with lower print quality.   WARNING: The life of the mixed ink is 8-10 hours after which the mechanical-chemical resistance and adhesion decrease. This is also dependent on room temperature and ratio of solvent. Drying and Hardening: Generally the following drying times are applicable: Hand drying at 68 degrees F: Approx. 1-2 minutes Curing at 68 degrees F: Approx. 1 minute Hand drying at 175 degrees F: Approx. 30 seconds-1 minute Curing at 175 degrees F: Approx. 30 seconds Items can be packed right after drying, however, curing may take up to 12 hours at room temperature. Chemical resistance tests should not be made for at least 72 hours. At that point PLT9 inks are alkai-proof and solvent-resistant. The final hardening of the ink is obtained after 24 hours.   RANGE OF COLORS: PLT9 is available in 30 standard colors. PLT9 has a very good light resistance with a fastness equivalent to 7-8 rating DIN.   HALF TONE: PLT9 inks are adjusted for printing with PLTA Thinner, PLTCAN Fast Thinner, and PLT4D Retarder for printing fine detail.   PRINTING: PLT9 inks are available in transparent colors PLT9 #180 Yellow, PLT9 #181 Magenta, and PLT9 #182 Cyan.   STORAGE: PLT9 has a shelf life of about 2 years. Storage containers should be sealed and placed in a cool and dry place. PLT9 MSDS Ink Color Chart Customer Order Form Contact the Company

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