Matching the series to your product
The first step in evaluating Sericom 2003 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 | 2003 |
|---|---|
| INK TYPE | Single-Component |
| PRINTING METHOD | Pad Printing |
| PRODUCT GROUP | Sericom |
| Pad Printing Ink Properties | Single-component, glossy pad printing ink. · Glossy appearance. · Good resistance to cosmetics (creams). · Good outdoor durability. · Moderate opacity. |
| Pad Printing Ink Applications | ABS · Karton · Leather · Paper · Polymethyl Acrylate (PMMA) · Polistiren · Rigid PVC (*) · SA · PVC Films (*) · Styrofoam · Suni Leather · PETG requires pretreatment · Polyester requires pretreatment · Polyethylene (HD-PE, LD-PE) requires pretreatment · Polypropylene requires pretreatment · (*) Not suitable for very soft PVC. |
| Mechanical and Chemical Resistance | Alcohols: 20 rubs with a 1 kg load · Cosmetics: resistance to alcohol-free cosmetics |
| Drying Properties | The ink dries physically by solvent evaporation or chemical reaction. · Ink film thickness (single print, overprinting). · Type and quantity of thinners/retarders used. · Oven type. · Drying temperature. · Substrate material type. · The ink dries physically by solvent evaporation: · 10-15 minutes at room temperature. · 60 sec in an air-circulation oven at 50°C. |
| Outdoor Resistance | Outdoor resistance is 4 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. · To improve outdoor durability, adding 5-7% UV absorber 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. Outdoor exposure must not exceed two months. |
| Auxiliary Supplies and Additives | 2003-DM medium-speed thinner · VH retarder · VS fast thinner · Add thinners and retarders at a combined average of approximately 20%, according to the required drying speed. · Retarder Pasta Maximum %10 · M 160 Konsantre Stabiliser %0,5 · Universal Defoamer %1 · Antisilicone/S %1,5 · UV Adsorber %8 · Antistatic/S %1,5 · 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 2003 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 · 165 S Manyetik Olmayan 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 2003 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