Matching the series to your product
The first step in evaluating Sericom 1013 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.
| PRODUCT SERIES | 1013 |
|---|---|
| INK TYPE | Single- / Two-Component |
| PRINTING METHOD | Pad Printing |
| PRODUCT GROUP | Sericom |
| Pad Printing Ink Properties | Single- or two-component printing ink with a satin-matt finish. · As a single-component ink, it dries physically by evaporation of its solvents. · Suitable for producing dry-transfer printing labels. · As a two-component ink, physical drying by solvent evaporation is supplemented by a chemical reaction with the appropriate hardener. · Stain resistance · Washfastness at 60°C with common detergents · Dry-cleaning resistance · Good outdoor print durability |
| Pad Printing Ink Applications | Leather · Natural fabrics · Nylon (Silicone-free) · Polyamide · Polyurethane · Rubber · Synthetic fabrics · Artificial leather |
| Mechanical and Chemical Resistance | Detergents used for dry cleaning · Flexibility and bending · Mechanical stress (impact resistance) · Washing up to 60°C · Chemical and physical resistance depend primarily on the substrates. In all cases, optimum chemical resistance is obtained by adding the appropriate hardener · . Fabrics printed with series 1013 do not deform when ironed at moderate temperature (cotton and synthetic fibres). |
| Drying Properties | The ink dries physically by solvent evaporation or chemical reaction. · Type and quantity of thinners/retarders used. · Oven type. · Drying temperature. · Substrate material type. · The ink dries physically by solvent evaporation: · 15-20 minutes at room temperature. · 60 sec in an air-circulation oven at 50°C. · *Laboratory test conditions: ink prepared with 15% 1013 DM medium-speed thinner, printed using a cliché with a depth of 36 microns · and dried in an air-circulation oven at a belt speed of 8 m/min. |
| Two-Component Curing by Polymerisation | When hardener is added to series 1013 and printing is completed, the ink first dries physically; curing occurs after 5-7 days at 20°C · If the printed film is held in an oven at 80°C for 10 minutes, polymerisation is completed within 24 hours. |
| Outdoor Resistance | Outdoor resistance is 4 years. · Suitable for outdoor applications not exceeding 3-4 years. · The pigments used have lightfastness between 6 and 8 DIN. Mixing with clear varnishes 70 TR or TP, or whites 160 or 60 BN, reduces lightfastness and weather resistance. · To improve outdoor durability, adding 5-7% UV adsorber to the ink is recommended. · Fluorescent colours (see the FLUO colour chart) use special pigments whose molecular structure does not guarantee high lightfastness and which readily degrade under electromagnetic radiation. |
| Auxiliary Supplies and Additives | 1000H-N Green Hardener %5 (*) · 1000H Hardener %10 · 1000H-N Hardener %10 (**) · (*) Used for outdoor applications. · (**) Used for applications requiring greater flexibility and outdoor resistance. · 1000-H: Generally used for fabric printing. · 1000H-N: Adds flexibility to the ink. Suitable for printing elastic or flexible materials and products exposed to outdoor conditions. · 1013 DM Medium-Speed Thinner · 1013 DL Retarder · 1013 DR Fast Thinner · Add thinners and retarders at a combined average of approximately 20%, according to the required drying speed. · Retarder Pasta Maximum %10 · M 2000/S Conc. Stabiliser %1,5 · Universal Defoamer %0,5 · Antisilicone/S %0,5 · UV Adsorber %8 · NPT Matting Agent %2 (Maximum %6) |
| Colour Range | Ink System consists of 12 basic colours used to mix RAL, Pantone and HKS colours. |
| Metallic Colours | When preparing metallic colours with 1013 70 TR Clear Varnish and metallic paste, use the following reference 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 · 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 (CMYK) · 160 HD Opaque white · 165 HD Opak black |
| Certifications and Standards | CLP/GHS (EC 1272/2008), Conflict Minerals Free, EN 71-3, REACH (EC 1907/2006), RoHS · 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. |
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 1013 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