Matching the series to your product
The first step in evaluating Sericom 1001 Series 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.
| INK TYPE | Two-Component |
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| DRYING TIME | 10-15 min. |
| POT LIFE | 8 Hours |
| OUTDOOR RESISTANCE | 5 Years |
| Pad Printing Ink Properties | Two-component, fast-drying pad printing ink with good opacity and a glossy finish. Used in industrial applications requiring high mechanical and chemical resistance. · Good Opacity · High opacity and excellent gloss. · Printing Performance · Good printability and high mechanical resistance. · Chemical Resistance · Excellent resistance to acids, alkalis, greases, organic solvents and oils. · Industrial Use · Suitable for applications requiring high durability and outdoor use. |
| Pad Printing Ink Applications | Aluminium · Aminoplastic Resins · Carbon · Epoxy Resins · Glass · Iron · Lacquered Surfaces · Metals · Nylon 6.6 · Phenolic Resins · Polyamide · Polycarbonate · Polyurethane · Stainless Steel · PETG Requires pretreatment · Polyacetal (POM) Requires pretreatment · Polyester Requires pretreatment · Aminoplastic and phenolic resins are thermosets. PETG, POM and polyester surfaces require suitable surface pretreatment before printing. |
| Mechanical and Chemical Resistance | Acids Excellent · Alcohols Excellent · Aliphatic Organic Solvents Excellent · Aromatic Organic Solvents Excellent · Alkalis Excellent · Brake Fluid Excellent · Diesel Excellent · Petrol Excellent · Elasticity / Flexibility / Bending: Good · Surface Hardness / Abrasion: Good |
| Drying Properties | The ink dries physically by solvent evaporation. · AT ROOM TEMPERATURE · 10-15 Dakika · 50°C AIR-CIRCULATION OVEN · 30-40 Saniye · The ink and hardener mixture has a pot life of approximately 8 hours at 20°C. · High temperatures and humidity reduce pot life. A working environment of 20-25°C with low humidity is recommended. |
| Two-Component Curing by Polymerisation | REACTION START · 15 Dakika · After adding catalyst · FULL CURE · 6-7 Days · At a minimum temperature of 20°C · Ink polymerisation (the chemical reaction process) starts approximately 15 minutes after adding the catalyst. · At a minimum temperature of 20°C, ink crosslinking (curing) is completed in approximately 6-7 days. · 140°C'de Maximum Sertlik · A film obtained with a 36-micron cliché, diluted with 15% 1000 DM medium-speed thinner and oven-cured at 140°C for 30 minutes achieves high polymerisation and maximum hardness. |
| Outdoor Resistance | OUTDOOR RESISTANCE · 5 Years · LIGHTFASTNESS · 7-8 DIN · Outdoor resistance is 5 years. · The pigments used have lightfastness between 7 and 8 DIN. · Mixing with clear varnishes 70 TR or TP, or whites 160 or 60 BN, reduces lightfastness and weather resistance. · Adding 5-7% UV absorber to the ink is recommended to improve outdoor durability. |
| Auxiliary Supplies and Additives | 1000H-N Green · Outdoor applications · %17 · 1000H-N · Hardener · %33 · 1000H-N-00 · Hardener · %20 · Before use, mix the ink with the appropriate hardener at the specified ratio. Add thinner after thoroughly mixing in the hardener. · 1000 DM · Medium-Speed Thinner · 1000 DL · Retarder · 1000 DR · Fast Thinner · Add thinners and retarders at a combined average of approximately 20%, according to the required drying speed. Ambient temperature and ink colour affect the dilution ratio. · Retarder Pasta Maks. %10 · M 2000/S Conc. Stabiliser %0,5 · Universal Defoamer %1 · Antisilicone/S %1,5 · UV Absorber %8 · NPT Matting Agent %2 |
| Sericom Ink Colour Range | Ink System Colour Sistemi · Ink System consists of 12 basic colours used to mix RAL, Pantone and HKS colours. |
| Metallic Colours | Metallic colours can only be obtained by mixing 1001 70 TR Clear Varnish with metallic paste. Use the following reference mixing ratios. · Gold Paste 75 %10-20 · Gold Paste 76 %10-20 · Gold Paste 77 %10-20 · Bronze Paste 78 %10-20 · Silver Paste 79-050 %10-15 · Colours prepared using metallic pastes may oxidise due to their composition. Inks prepared using metallic pastes have a pot life of approximately 8 hours. |
| Process and Other Ink Colours | 1080 · Yellow · 1081 · Magenta · 1082 · Blue · 1083 · Black · TP · Colour Extender Paste · 160 HD · Opaque White · 165 HD · Opak Black |
| Certifications and Standards | CLP/GHS EC 1272/2008 EN 71-3 REACH EC 1907/2006 RoHS Conflict Minerals Free · EN 71-3 applies to all standard single- and two-component inks, Ink System and process colours, HD shades and special colours, provided they are not formulated with metallic inks, metallic pastes or fluorescent pigments. |
| Industrial Pad Printing Ink | Two-component pad printing ink developed for varied industrial substrates, with high opacity, a glossy finish and mechanical durability. It can be applied to metals, glass, polycarbonate, polyamide, polyurethane and various engineering plastics. · Select pad printing ink, hardener and thinner according to the substrate, ambient temperature, required drying time and mechanical or chemical resistance requirements. TRİ Elektronik provides technical support for selecting suitable inks and auxiliary materials. |
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
- Sericom 1001 Series 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