Printing Inks

This book presents the technological aspects of manufacturing and the correct use of printing ink. Distinction between the different features of the printing inks on the market is not always easy, and in any case the choice must also be made depending on the print media. The main topics discussed are:

- classification of printing inks;

- the manufacture of ink;

- Ink components;

- inks for offset printing;

- inks for rotogravure printing and flexographic printing;

- control of the rheological properties of the ink;

- inks and UV paints.