1. Predicting Ink Performance Presented by Victor Dahleen

2. Introduction  Raw Materials  Manufacturing Methods  Laboratory Testing  Ink & Water Balance

3. The Role Of Printing Ink  Color, Definition & Contrast  Provides Decorative Appeal  Provides End Use Functionality Packaging, POP, Posters, Inserts, Magazines, Catalogs, Newspapers

4. Basic Raw Materials for News Ink

5. COMPETITION FOR RAW MATERIALS

6. PIGMENTS

7.  Global Resource  Water Intensive Process  Organic Materials

8. RESIN / VARNISH NATURAL RESINS TREES (Gum Rosin) PAPER MANUFACTURING BY PRODUCT HYDROCARBONS RESINS

9. PETROLEUM / SOYBEAN OIL

10. Crude Oil Chart LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS GASOLINE DIESEL FUEL LUBRICANTS MOTOR OILS ASPHALT PARAFFIN WAX

11. Vegetable Oils DRYING OILS SEMI- DRYING OILS NON- DRYING OILS TUNG OILSOYBEAN OIL OLIVE OIL LINSEED OIL SAFFLOWER OILPALM OIL DEHYDRATED CASTOR CORN OILCASTOR OIL COTTONSEED OILCOCOA BUTTER SUNFLOWER OIL

12. Mixing Ink

13. MIXING BLADES CO-AXLE MIXING BLADE HI SPEED SAW TOOTH

14. Quality Control Criteria Tack Strength/Shade Fineness of Grind Structure/Body/Flow Water Pickup Transfer

15. INKOMETER

16. Flow Plate

17. INK MILLING Horizontal Media Mill Hi Speed Rotor

18. 3 ROLLER MILL

19. Electron Microscope

21. WATER PICK UP TESTERS LITHOTRONICDUKE WPT

22. Ink & Water Duke water pick up tester is used extensively as quality control tool for ink Inks typically have a QC specification between 40% - 70% water pick up

23. Water Pick-Up Chart

24. PRESS CONTROLS

25. Pressroom Consumables Plates Blankets Paper Ink Fountain Solution

27. DOT GAIN CURVE

28. PHOTOMICROGRAPH 40% SCREEN

29. NO ADJUSTMENTS ADJUSTED

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