Matching the series to your product
The first step in evaluating VISPROX TCP9900 Pad Printing Ink is to identify the actual substrate. Do not decide by product name alone without knowing the plastic type, metal coating or textile structure. Prepare a sample with the production substrate and record any surface treatment.
Technical data notes
Material names, ratios and times in this section are preserved from the series technical records. Do not transfer an additive ratio to another series; read each ratio together with the adjacent product code and operating conditions.
| General Properties | Long pot life with hardener and a wide application range. · Non-toxic pad printing inks comply with (EC) EN 71.3 and European Directive 2002/95/EC (RoHS). · TCP9900 Series Visprox Single- / Two-Component Pad Printing |
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| Pad Printing Ink Applications | Aluminium · Alloyed or non-alloyed metals · Polyamide · Nylon · Polyester · Polyurethane · Termoset Plastikler · Santopren · Pretreated polyethylene and polypropylene. · Delrin · Polyacetal. · Melamin · PET · Polycarbonate · Arilik · Painted surfaces · Glass – Ceramic · ABS · SAN |
| Mechanical and Chemical Resistance | Once fully cured, resistant to alkalis, cosmetics, shampoos, hairsprays, detergents, soaps and mineral oils. · Not resistant to aggressive acids, ketones or aggressive solvents. · Different hardeners provide the required adhesion and chemical resistance on different substrates. · Lightfastness level DIN 6-8 provides resistance to fading caused by light. |
| Ink Preparation | After preparing a mixture with 6-10% Hardener 2, dilute the ink with 20-30% No.10 thinner. · As with all two-component inks, thoroughly mix ink and hardener before adding thinner and retarder. · In warm conditions, when printing fine details or halftone images (e.g. 80-120 lines per cm), use some No.4 or No.8 Retarder. · Store hardener without exposure to air. · For glass substrates, use 15% Hardener5; cures at ambient temperature. · For glass, ceramic and chrome surfaces, mix 6% Hardener9 into the ink. Oven-cure the printed product at 140°C for 20 minutes. |
| Drying and Curing Properties | Dries in 5-15 minutes at an ambient temperature of 20°C. · For drying within seconds, use hot-air circulation ovens (60-80°C) positioned over a rotary table or conveyor, or high-output spot heat sources (air or infrared). · The print is ready for testing in 5-6 days. |
| Colour Range | TCP9900 series standard colour options. · 12 Colormatic colour options. · The Visprox colour range includes 12 Colormatic colours, 24 standard colours and CMYK colours. |
| Auxiliary Supplies and Additives | No8 Retarder. · No4 Retarder. · No27 Retarder. · No10 Thinner. · VVD-2 Fast Pad Printing Thinner. · Hardener2 Hardener. %6-10 · Hardener5 Hardener. %15 · Hardener9 Hardener. %6 · Matting Agent Pasta. |
Three separate decisions in sample preparation
| Substrate | Verify the material and any coating; do not select a series by product name alone. |
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| Preparation | Match hardener, thinner and other additive codes to the series. Record the quantities used in the mixture. |
| Inspection timing | Plan initial appearance inspection separately from application durability testing. Drying and curing are different processes. |
Evaluate colour and durability separately
A sample close to the colour reference does not automatically meet application durability requirements. Record colour appearance, artwork clarity and required performance under use conditions as separate inspection headings. Label every sample with material details when testing the same series on different substrates.
Preparing for a technical discussion
- VISPROX TCP9900 Pad Printing Ink product name and colour to be used
- Substrate raw material and coating information
- Pretreatment applied and production environment
- Required visual result and conditions the print will encounter in use