Innovative Solution for the Textile Printing Industry

Emprime Printing: An Exceptional Solution

Screen printing technology offers significant growth opportunities for sportswear and casual apparel manufacturers. For a long time, plastisol (PVC) and water-based PA/PU printing inks have been widely used by emprime printers. However, these types of printing inks have serious disadvantages that limit their use, particularly in premium apparel applications, including poor wash and iron fastness, weak hand feel and poor adhesion to textiles. Additionally, some of these products may contain plastisol and cause other adverse environmental impacts. To overcome these issues, emprime printers have begun using textile printing silicones as a premium printing ink due to their excellent wash fastness, hand feel, elongation properties and environmental friendliness. HyperTEX® Active printing silicones are used across a wide range of textiles, from most natural and synthetic fabrics, including elastic fabrics, raw and dyed fabrics, knits, home textiles, specialty technical fabrics and many other everyday products through to finished goods. Printing silicones provide the high elasticity and soft hand feel demanded by brand owners and emprime printers while meeting consumer sustainability preferences. Latro HyperTEX® Active printing silicones provide emprime printers with a comprehensive range of bases, additives, ready-to-use and specialty effect printing silicones free of any plastisol, formaldehyde and alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEO). Latro Kimya eliminates the disadvantages of traditional products such as insufficient ink residence time in the screen during printing, poor coverage and opacity, while delivering performance in line with environmental standards. Furthermore, it offers emprime printers sustainable additional options by meeting various custom design requirements to help customers differentiate themselves and their products from competitors. Why Silicone as an Ink • Infinite wash and iron fastness, • Hydrophobic surface, • Flame retardant, • High elongation rate, • Inert nature, • High UV and ozone resistance, • Unique effects.    

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