Inks for Non Porous Substrate
Norwix has a number of solvent based inks designed specifically to work with non porous materials – Plastics, Metals, coated surfaces and many, many more materials. Each one is designed to work with challenging applications.
A few of the Key Solvent inks are listed below. However for a full listing please download the Norwix Inks flyer under Documentation below:
TSD1010
TSD 1010 is the next generation of solvent based inks that prints on a very wide range of non-porous substrates It has excellent darkness and adheres on many difficult substrates. It has a great decap allowing it to be used at interment times
Available in: Black, White, Red and Blue
SOLVENTX PLUS
A great replacement for CIJ printer applications. It is ideal for use with a wide variety of plastics, metals and other non porous materials and has excellent optical density and adheres on many difficult substrates. It has the best adhesion properties of all of the solvent based inks from inc.jet
Available in: Black, White, Red and Blue
PRIMEX
PrimeX was designed to take the next stage in printing on non-porous substrates. It is ideal for use with a wide variety of plastics, metals and even glass. The solvent based formula dries rapidly on many difficult substrates and has an excellent decap time.
Available in: Black, Red and Blue in Stand Alone cartridges and in Bulk
Cartridge Yields
Expected Yield | Vertical Printing (ml) | Horizontal Printing (ml) |
PrimeX Black | 35 | 32 |
SolventX Black | 36 | 34 |
SolventX Colors | 32 | 32 |
SolventX Plus Black | 32 | 32 |
TSD1010 Black | 33 | 32 |
TSD1120 Black | 34 | 33 |
TSD1160 Black | 34 | 32 |
Firing Parameters
Firing Parameters | Open Drive Voltage | Fire Pulse Length | Pulse Warming | Pulse Warming Temp. |
PrimeX | 8.4 V | 1.8 μs | OFF | - |
SolventX Black | 8.8 V | 1.8 μs | OFF | - |
SolventX Colors | Varies with color. Ask for details. | |||
SolventX Plus | 9.6 V | 1.6 μs | ON | 40°C |
TSD1010 Black | 9.6 V | 1.6 μs | OFF | - |
TSD1120 Black | 8.8V | 1.8 μs | OFF | - |
TSD1160 Black | 8.4 V | 1.8 μs | OFF | - |
Method B (Solvent Based Inks)
- Use dry lint free cloth moistened with isopropyl alcohol.
- Wipe slowly and lightly across the tip of the long edge with the print head facing down.
- Wipe until two dark lines appear on the cloth and any dry debris is removed off the face
Method C (SolventX Colors)
- Prior to installing in a printer, gently shake the cartridge up and down for 30 seconds. The pen must be capped with the clip.
- Remove the cap and wipe excess ink off using a dry lint-free cloth with the print head facing down.
- Using Isopropyl Alcohol, wipe until two ink lines appear on the cloth and any dry debris is removed off the face.
- Wipe slowly and lightly across the tip of the long edge with the print head facing down.