Eptainks: Portfolio for Security

INKS PORTFOLIO for SECURITY

THREADS & STRIPES

Eptainks series of inks for security threads and stripes are suitable for gravure printing

The products portfolio includes both functional products, such as primers, resists for demetallization, inks with selective solubility, and products characterized by overt and covert security effects

Each ink can be tailored to your needs or requirements and Security Business Unit team is available to help you choose the most suitable product and customized solution for you. Some inks are object of application and granted patents

Inks portfolio

Transparent and white primers

Resists for demetallization

Mirror effect inks

Liquid crystal inks

Optically Variable inks

UV daylight inks

IR transparent black ink

IR absorbing transparent ink

UV invisible fluorescent inks

Magnetic inks

Inks soluble in alkaline solutions

Transparent and white primers

Code Product

M994541K020000 SERINK PRM1

M994564K020000 SERINK PRM2

M994551K025000 WHITE PRIMER

M994549K025000 ULTRA-WHITE PRIMER

Key features

• transparent ink

• solvent based (ethyl acetate)

• transparent ink

• solvent based (propyl acetate)

• white ink

• solvent based (ethyl acetate)

• higher opacity than white primer

• solvent based (ethyl acetate)

All these inks have increased chemical resistance and adhesion on PET when catalysed with Serink hardener for pes primer (M994424K001000)

Resists for demetallization

Code Product

M994341K025000 ROTOMAN TRANSPARENT

Key features

• transparent ink

• resistant to acid and basic solutions

• transparent ink

• resistant to acid and basic solutions

M994555K025000 MART1 RESIST

• higher flexibility than rotoman transparent

• black ink

M994603K025000 MART1 BLACK

Mirror effect inks

Code Product

M994737K025000

ROTOMAN SILVER WHITE NF

M994739K025000 ROTOMAN MIRROR EFFECT

• resistant to acid and basic solutions

Key features

• silver ink

• opaque effect

• white appearance in paper

• silver ink

• bright effect

• ultra-white appearance in paper (like metal)

Liquid crystal inks

Code Product

M994638K020000 LC PHASE GB

M994659K020000 LC PHASE YG

M994669K020000 LC PHASE RY

M994639K020000 CROSSLINKING PHASE

Optically Variable inks

Key features

• transparent ink

• birefringent effect (better visible by printing on a dark substrate)

• hybrid solution: solvent based and UV based

35500 GOLD TO GREEN

55400 EMERALD TO BLUE opaque inks

• wide colour variations

• sheen effect

34350 ROSE TO GOLD

37500 FUCHSIA TO GREEN

IRIS_VC VIOLET TO COPPER

IRIS_PG PINK TO GOLD

IRIS_YT YELLOW TO TURQUOISE

• opaque inks

• wide colour variations

• metallic sheen effect

UV daylight inks

Code Product

M994537K025000 ROTO INK FLUO WHITE ITALY

M994538K025000

M994539K025000

ROTO INK FLUO GREEN ITALY

ROTO INK FLUO RED ITALY

Key features

• white appearance in the visible spectrum

• UV white fluorescence (at 365 nm)

• fluo green appearance in the visible spectrum

• UV green fluorescence (at 365 nm)

• fluo red appearance in the visible spectrum

• UV red fluorescence (at 365 nm)

IR transparent black ink

Product

IR-T800 BLACK

Key features

• black appearance*

• IR transmittance >50% at 800 nm*

• good light fastness

* optical appearance in the visible spectrum and IR transmittance depend on the grammage of the coating

IR absorbing transparent ink

Product

IR-A TRANSPARENT**

Key features

• transparent appearance*

• selective absorbtion in the IR region*

• good light fastness

* optical appearance in the visible spectrum and IR transmittance depend on the grammage of the coating

** patent application n. WO/2020/208498 (granted in Italy)

UV invisible fluorescent inks

Code Product

M994535K020000

Key features

• transparent ink in the visible spectrum

M994636K020000

PRIMER FLUO GREEN 511 DW

• UV green fluorescence (510 ± 5 nm)

• light fastness*: 2-3

• transparent ink in the visible spectrum

M994735K020000

PRIMER FLUO YELLOW 210 DW

PRIMER FLUO YELLOW SD

• UV yellow fluorescence (520 ± 2 nm)

• light fastness*: 4

• opaque ink in the visible spectrum

• UV warm yellow fluorescence (539 ± 2 nm)

• light fastness*: 4

• transparent ink in the visible spectrum

M994562K020000

PRIMER FLUO RED DS

• UV red fluorescence (610 ± 5 nm)

• light fastness*: 2

• transparent ink in the visible spectrum

M994622K020000

PRIMER FLUO RED 310 DW

• UV red fluorescence (620 ± 5 nm)

• light fastness*: 5

• opaque ink in the visible spectrum

M994623K020000

PRIMER FLUO RED HLF OPAQUE

• UV red fluorescence (620 ± 5 nm)

• light fastness*: 5

• W-B transparent ink for sewing threads

M994723K010000

SERINK UV FLUO RED ST

• UV red fluorescence (620 ± 5 nm)

• light fastness*: 5

• transparent ink in the visible spectrum

M994624K020000

PRIMER FLUO BLUE 411 DW

• UV blue fluorescence (430 ± 10 nm)

• light fastness*: 4-5

• transparent ink in the visible spectrum

M994635K020000

PRIMER FLUO WHITE 100 DW

• UV white fluorescence (broad spectrum)

• light fastness*: 4-5

All these inks have increased chemical resistance and adhesion on PET when catalysed with adhesion promoter (code A31890909001)

* according to UNI EN ISO 105 B02:2004

Magnetic inks

Code Product

Key features

• coercivity: 3500 ± 250 Oe

M470788K025000

MAGNETIC ROTOMAN HI-CO

• overprintable

• particles size less than 12 µm

• brown appearance

• coercivity: 2750 ± 150 Oe

M470795K025000

MAGNETIC ROTOMAN 2750

• overprintable particles size less than 8 µm

• black appearance

• coercivity: 275 ± 25 Oe

M470792K025000

MAGNETIC ROTOMAN LO-CO 2020

• overprintable

• particles size less than 3 µm

• black appearance

Inks soluble in alkaline solutions

Product

Key features

• transparent appearance

• insoluble when printed

PHOTO ACTIVE COMPOUNDS*

• soluble in alkaline solutions after the irradiation with UV light

• tunable behaviour in terms of developing time

• possibility to be coloured or to add overt and covert effects

• transparent appearance

ALKALI SOLUBLE INKS

• soluble in alkaline solution when printed

• tunable behaviour in terms of developing time

• possibility to be coloured or to add overt and covert effects

eptainks designs, develops, manufactures and supplies valuable inks and products by means of different technological applications, such as screen printing, pad printing, sublimation and rotogravure.

With our premium brands – manoukian argon, kfg and visprox – we have settled relevant milestones in the printing industry history.

Our product portfolio is worldwide recognized for its superior quality and durable performances, including a wide range of formulation technologies: Water-based, Plastisol, Silicone, Plastisol PVC free, UV, Solvent based and Screen Chemicals for different printing processes.

The focus on reference industries is constantly leading us towards an expansion of our business in the international markets: our network now includes local organizations in Italy, France, Spain, India, Bangladesh, China, Brasil, Russia and United States.

The ability to collaborate with our Clients and to drive innovation through their industrial processes has been rewarded in over 100 countries, with long term and win-to-win partnerships.