Textile Printing Inks for Screen Printing
Textile printing inks largely determine the opacity, hand feel and wash resistance of your finished screen printing design. This gives you brilliant, long-lasting color results on almost any textile substrate. Whether opaque plastisol ink or soft discharge ink – with the right ink system you realize your design reliably and individually.
With textile printing inks, the right match to the fabric color and the desired feel is what counts in order to achieve an optimal print result. In the Textile Printing Inks category, Print Equipment offers you different ink systems for your needs. In the Textile Printing Inks category you'll find the right foundation for your screen printing design.
What defines textile printing inks?
Textile printing inks are printed onto the textile through the screen with a squeegee and then cure permanently by heat or intermediate drying. A suitable ink selection is decisive for an opaque, wash-resistant print result.
The typical use of textile printing inks is clearly structured:
- The suitable ink is selected according to fabric color, design and desired feel
- The ink is printed onto the textile through the screen with a squeegee
- With multicolor designs, individual ink layers are intermediately dried if needed
- A final drying or fixing process ensures permanent curing
Textile printing inks thus ideally complement our screen printing machines and are a sensible addition to our accessories range.
Why textile printing inks are indispensable
Textile printing inks play an important role for the opacity, hand feel and durability of your screen printing designs. Only with the right ink can a result be achieved that is visually convincing and also withstands textile care.
The most important advantages include:
- High opacity: Brilliant color results even on dark textiles
- Certified quality: According to OEKO-TEX Standard 100, ZDHC Level 3 and H&M positive list
- Phthalate- and heavy-metal-free: Wash-resistant up to 60°C. Your individual textile is decisive for the choice.
- Wide color spectrum: From standard colors to fluorescent and effect pigments
- Ideal for versatile applications: Popular for merchandising, sportswear and promotional textiles
This makes textile printing inks indispensable both for opaque standard designs and for special effect prints.
Which ink systems are available?
In the Textile Printing Inks category, both opaque plastisol inks and discharge inks and mixing pigments are available to you.
Plastisol inks
With the Inkuin ink series, opaque, fluorescent and halftone plastisol inks with special effects such as metallic and glow-in-the-dark are available to you.
Typical characteristics are:
- Phthalate- and heavy-metal-free, heat-fixable and wash-resistant up to 60°C
- Certified according to OEKO-TEX Standard 100, ZDHC Level 3 and H&M positive list
- Available in container sizes from 1 kg to 6 kg, with over 20 variants from Bondoglit to Puff
This makes plastisol ink ideally suited for opaque, long-lasting designs in both direct and transfer printing.
Discharge inks & pigments
With water-based discharge inks and mixing pigments, soft, breathable alternatives to classic plastisol ink are available to you.
They are especially suited for:
- Soft prints with a minimal hand feel on dyed textiles using Ecoclear and Ecowhite discharge inks
- Individual color mixing with standard, fluorescent and color-changing pigments
- The use of an activator for targeted removal of the fabric color before printing
This way, with discharge inks and pigments, you find a versatile addition for special effects and individual shades.
Our textile printing inks range at a glance
In Print Equipment's Textile Printing Inks category you'll find plastisol and discharge inks as well as mixing pigments for your screen printing workflow.
Typical advantages:
- Certified quality: According to OEKO-TEX, ZDHC and H&M positive list
- Wide color spectrum: From opaque standard colors to individual mixing pigments
Our textile printing inks range is thus a sensible addition if you want to take care of your ink system in the screen printing area.
What to look out for when buying textile printing inks
If you want to buy textile printing inks, you should consider various factors in order to find the right solution for your needs.
Important criteria are:
- Ink system: Look for an ink that suits your textile and your desired hand feel
- Certifications: Look for proof such as OEKO-TEX, ZDHC or H&M positive list
- Container size: Plan for the suitable order quantity according to your production volume
- Wash resistance: Note the correct processing for a permanent result
- Fabric color: With discharge inks, check the suitability of your fabric color for the color removal process
The right selection ensures that you work brilliantly and reliably in screen printing.
Textile printing inks for different applications
Depending on the textile and the desired result, the requirements for your textile printing ink vary considerably. While plastisol inks score with high opacity and a wide range of effects, discharge inks & pigments ensure soft, breathable results and individual shades.
The choice of the right ink system therefore depends strongly on which hand feel and which opacity your design requires. For a versatile offering, many textile print shops rely on a combination of plastisol and discharge inks to cover different customer orders.
Buy textile printing inks at Print Equipment
If you want to buy textile printing inks for your screen printing, you'll find a certified range of plastisol and discharge inks as well as mixing pigments at Print Equipment. From the opaque standard color to the individual effect pigment, we offer you brilliant solutions for your workflow.
In the Textile Printing Inks category you'll find our range as well as further categories in the screen printing category, such as our screen printing machines. This way you get all components for your screen printing workflow from a single source.
In addition, you benefit from personal advice, technical support and hands-on assistance when choosing the right textile printing ink. This lets you build up or expand your ink range in a targeted way and work successfully in the long term.