What is the difference between soft UV ink and hard UV ink?

14-03-2023

Since the printing range of uv flatbed printers is very wide, it has developed rapidly in recent years. There have been ink manufacturers of various sizes on the market, and various inks have been introduced. Among them, due to the environmental protection, slow attenuation, and bright colors of UV inks, UV The ink is so dazzling that many customers cannot distinguish between good and bad and types.

Based on the above situation, let's talk about the difference between soft ink and hard ink today!

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1. UV soft ink and UV hard ink

Common UV hard ink application range: lipstick tube printing, metal, glass, hard plastic, ceramic tile, plexiglass, acrylic, advertising signs and other hard materials or composite microcrystalline technology (some materials need to be coated)

Common UV soft ink application range: cosmetic packaging, mobile phone leather case, leather, advertising cloth, soft pvc, soft rubber case, flexible mobile phone case, PVC, advertising flexible materials, etc.;

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Second, the advantages and characteristics of UV soft ink:

1. Features of UV soft ink: The pattern printed by soft ink will not crack even if the material is twisted hard;

2. Advantages of uv soft ink:

1. UV soft ink is an environmentally friendly, efficient and energy-saving green product;

2. Applicable materials have small restrictions and can be applied in a wide range of fields;

3. The color is outstanding, lifelike and bright. It has the advantages of high color saturation, wide color gamut and good color reproduction;

4. Excellent waterproof performance, outstanding weather resistance, strong durability, and the output image can be stored for a long time;

5. Product color: BK, CY, MG, YL, LM, LC, white.

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Third, Characteristics of uv soft ink:

Nano-sized particles, strong chemical resistance, good flexibility and ductility, clear and non-adhesive printed images;

Wide range of applications, can directly print mobile phone leather case, leather, advertising cloth, soft pvc, soft plastic shell, flexible mobile phone case, PVC, advertising flexible materials, etc.;

The color is bright and lustrous, the saturation is high, the image has a strong three-dimensional effect, and it has excellent color expression;

Fast curing, less energy consumption, not easy to clog the print head, greatly reducing the printing cost.

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Fourth, the advantages and characteristics of rigid ink:

1. Features of soft ink: Hard ink has better adhesion to harder materials, but it will have the opposite effect when applied to soft materials.

2. Rigid ink advantages:

1.1. The effect of inkjet printing products is bright and lustrous, with high saturation, strong three-dimensional image, and excellent color expression;

1.2, fast curing, less energy consumption, not easy to clog the print head, greatly reducing the printing cost.

13. Rigid ink for uv flatbed inkjet printers, mainly used in hard materials such as metal, glass, hard plastic, tiles, plexiglass, acrylic, advertising signs and other hard materials or composite microcrystalline technology (some materials need to be coated deal with).

For example, when printing glass materials, first select the appropriate glass product, wipe off the dust and stains on the product, adjust the brightness and size of the pattern before printing, and test whether the height and angle of the nozzle are corresponding. The pattern can be customized ;

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