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Industrial
Offset Inks for Plastics
 When you need to print a company logo, product
information or batch codes on plastic products, just name your plastic
and Matthews will provide you with a complete marking solution.
From ABS to
PVC, Matthews has developed a wide range of inks that provide excellent
adhesion, quick dry times and vibrant contrasting colors on a variety
of plastics. Extensive research and development have yielded some very
unique inks for marking plastics.
Our newest
inks reflect this commitment to new ink development. M-679 and M-680 inks
are the first of their kind for marking both rigid and flexible, untreated
polyethylene. Until now, achieving proper ink adhesion on polyethylene
was preceded by expensive and complicated processes, such as heat and
corona treatments.  With
these new inks, you can achieve excellent adhesion, bright colors and
fast dry times when printing on shrink wrap, garbage bags, flexible poly
film, polyethylene pipe and bottles.
These inks
work with our Print-A-Mark™ line of industrial offset printers. A
standard for many industrial printing applications, they provide economical
and reliable printing at fast speeds up to 800 fpm.
M-149
Offset Ink
M-149 is an offset ink designed for marking PVC
and Buna-N rubber. Its properties include good opacity and adhesion. With
its excellent color fastness and resistance to abrasion, its produces
a mark that stands up well over time.
Substrates
marked:
| Preferred:
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Buna-N
Rubber and PVC |
| Acceptable:
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Acetate,
EPDM, Epoxy, Mylar, Natural Rubber, Neoprene, Nylon, Urethane, Tefzel
and EPM/XLP |
| Viscosity:
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Semi-paste |
| Drying
time: |
30 -
60 seconds |
| Colors:
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black,
blue, green, orange, red, white, yellow, silver, purple, brown, spectra
blue, UV readable, standard gray, purple and process blue |
M231
Industrial Gravure Ink
Designed for gravure printing systems, M-231 works
well on PVC pipe.
Substrates
marked:
| Preferred:
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PVC |
| Acceptable:
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Polycarbonate,
Acetate, Neoprene, Urethane, Tafzel and EPM/XLP |
| Viscosity:
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Liquid |
| Drying
time: |
10 -
12 seconds |
| Colors:
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black,
NLM yellow, NLXF yellow |
M-249
Offset Ink
A slower drying version of M-149, it retains all
of the properties that make the M-149 ink so popular.
Substrates
marked:
| Preferred:
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Buna-N
Rubber and PVC |
| Acceptable:
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Acetate,
EPDM, Epoxy, Mylar, Natural Rubber, Neoprene, Nylon, Urethane, Tefzel
and EPM/XLP |
| Viscosity:
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Semi-paste |
| Drying
time: |
60 -
120 seconds |
| Colors:
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black,
dark blue, red, white, brown, orange |
M-370
Offset Ink
M-370 is a special ink for marking nylon.
Substrates
marked:
| Preferred:
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Nylon |
| Viscosity:
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Semi-paste |
| Drying
time: |
30 -
45 seconds |
| Colors:
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black,
white |
M-373
Offset Ink
Ink for marking nylon and other plastics.
Substrates
marked:
| Preferred:
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Nylon
and PVC |
| Acceptable:
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Acetate,
EPDM, Epoxy, Mylar, Natural Rubber, Neoprene, Nylon, Polyethylene,
Urethane, Tefzel and EPM/XLP |
| Viscosity:
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Semi-paste |
| Drying
time: |
30 -
60 seconds |
| Colors:
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black,
white, yellow |
M-374
Offset Ink
While it provides good adhesion and opacity, this
ink adheres best to coated surfaces.
Substrates
marked:
| Preferred:
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High-Density
and Lo-Density Polyethylene (treated and some untreated) and PVC |
| Acceptable:
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Acetate,
EPDM, Epoxy, Fabric, Mylar, Natural Rubber, Neoprene and Nylon |
| Viscosity:
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Semi-paste |
| Drying
time: |
30 -
60 seconds |
| Colors:
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black,
white |
M-385
Offset Ink
Based on the popular M-149 ink, this is a ketone-free
ink with a very low odor.
Substrates
marked:
| Preferred:
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ABS and
PVC |
| Acceptable:
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Acetate,
Fabric, Natural Rubber, Neoprene, Nylon and Urethane |
| Viscosity:
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Semi-paste |
| Drying
time: |
30 -
60 seconds |
| Colors:
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black,
blue, while, red, NL orange, NL yellow, NL light green |
M-549
Offset Ink
M-549 is a fast-dry version of the popular M-149
ink
Substrates
marked:
| Preferred:
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Neoprene |
| Acceptable:
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Buna-N,
Natural Rubber, Urethane, Tefzel and EPM/XLP |
| Viscosity:
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Semi-paste |
| Drying
time: |
3-10
seconds |
| Colors:
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black,
white, red/orange, green, red, yellow |
M-679
Offset Ink
M-679 is an offset ink designed for untreated,
rigid polyethylene. The ink has a moderate dry time and exhibits bright
colors.
Substrates
marked:
| Preferred:
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Untreated
Polyethylene (rigid surface) |
| Acceptable:
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Other
hard-to-mark plastic products |
| Viscosity:
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Semi-paste
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| Drying
time: |
30 seconds |
| Colors:
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black,
red, white, yellow |
M-680
Offset Ink
M-679 is an offset ink designed for untreated flexible
polyethylene. It has a moderate dry time and produces bright colors.
Substrates
marked:
| Preferred: |
Untreated
Polyethylene (flexible surface) |
| Acceptable:
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Other
hard-to-mark plastic products |
| Viscosity:
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Semi-paste |
| Drying
time: |
30 seconds |
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Colors:
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black, red, white, yellow
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