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Fully Cured


Terry Kimrey and Laura Patriquin discuss the differences between cured and dried ink

Year
2019
Company
Nazdar Ink Technologies
Author
Terry Kimrey, Laura Patriquin
An image of ink curing test
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Printing Type
3D
Digital
Pad
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Automotive
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Food & Beverage
Graphic
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Medical & Healthcare
Packaging
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Textile

You're rushing to get that new print order done for a crucial customer.

You've run the ink; you have all the prints ready to go.

As soon as the 10,000th print comes off the line, you quickly run one final rub test to ensure that they will adequately resist the chemical solvent they'll be coming into contact with as a part of end-use.

Panic sets in - the ink comes off.

Previous testing showed the ink to have good chemical resistance, so what happened? Did the ink go bad? Are all these prints wasted now?

Fully Cured

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