Himalaya
For several years now, together with the evolution of the fabrics, textile production have changed. The way to color the fabric may be problematic either by classic dying operations or by sublimation. Therefore printing with classic plastisol based ink will not allow getting a fair result.
The new HIMALAYA plastisol serie is suitable for direct and transfer printing curable at 140°C (no catalyst required). It will be dedicated to print on cotton, polyester, blends, nylon as well as on fragile fabrics for which a standard plastisol based ink curable at high temperature (around 160°C) will not be suitable.
Features
- Composition: The Himalaya serie is formulated PHTHALATE FREE, HEAVEY METAL SALTS FREE and AZOÎC DYES FREE and complies with the norm EN 71-3
- Appearance: satin finish
- Touch: soft
- Surface yield with mesh 62th.cm: 25 sqm/L
- Washing resistance: very good
- Tests performed at 40°C, 60°C and 90°C. Results avaible on request
- Ironing: on the reverse side
- Shelf life: refer to the label
Use
- Meshes:
- Mesh 36 th.cm to screen print liquid adhesives (transfer printing) and low bleed underlayer
- Mesh 62 th.cm to screen print white under-layers
- From mesh 43 th.cm to mesh 90 th.cm to screen print colours and top whites
- From mesh 90 th.cm to mesh 120 th.cm to screen print CMYK shades
- Diluents and cleaning solvents:
– Solvents: 2881, 2891, 2899, NS91.
Direct printing
Fast –flash curing from 2 to 3 sec.
After flash-curing the surface of the fabric will not be so sensitive to the temperature therefore pulling a second later will not be necessary.
Attention: To avoid weak curing of white inks, settle the flash time and flash power correctly.
Printing wet on wet: Ink can be printed wet on wet when the pallets are warm.
Transfer printing
Substrates: Paper (ref. 2543100) or polyester mat (ref. 2543600).
Drying of the substrates: 1 min at 100 – 110°C.
Pressing: 15 sec from 160 – 170°C. Parameters may vary according to the fabrics and the material used.
Preliminary tests are recommended.
Pantone® colour matching
All the Himalaya inks, marked with an asterisk *, can be colour matched according to the Pantone® colour guide through the online Colour Matching System developped by Tiflex.
Recommendations and advice
Before starting your production, we recommend that you check the compatibility and resistance of the ink on a piece of textile by washing the finished article following the conditions stipulated on its label. A decrease in resistance upon washing can occur for certain tinting processes with hues with a very rich base or very white (transparent or pastel hues). Resistance to washing can also decrease due to the fibrillation (fibres rising through the printed image). This occurs independently of the polymerisation of the ink. High washing temperatures combined with strong detergents can cause colour changes in certain hues.
Standard colours
| Ref. 1 litre | Ref. 5 litres | |||
| White * | 39H2000 | 39H4000 | ||
| Flash cure white | 39H2086 | 39H4086 | ||
| High opacity white | 39H2078 | 39H4078 | ||
| Antibleeding white | 39H2095 | 39H4095 | ||
| Colorcatcher white | 39H2087 | 39H4087 | ||
| Antibleeeding gray | 39H2043 | 39H4043 | ||
| Lemon yellow * | 39H2002 | 39H4002 | ||
| Medium yellow | 39H2003 | 39H4000 | ||
| Gold yellow * | 39H2004 | 39H4004 | ||
| Orange * | 39H2006 | 39H4006 | ||
| Solid red * | 39H2013 | 39H4013 | ||
| Rubis red | 39H2012 | 39H4012 | ||
| Fuchsia * | 39H2015 | 39H4015 | ||
| Purple/Violet * | 39H2016 | 39H4016 | ||
| Royal blue | 39H2024 | 39H4024 | ||
| Mid blue | 39H2021 | 39H4021 | ||
| Primary blue * | 39H2020 | 39H4020 | ||
| Reflex blue | 39H2025 | 39H4025 | ||
| Mid blue | 39H2026 | 39H4026 | ||
| Marine blue | 39H2023 | 39H4023 | ||
| Green | 39H2031 | 39H4031 | ||
| Mint green * | 39H2035 | 39H4035 | ||
| Emerald green | 39H2033 | 39H4033 | ||
| Black * | 39H2044 | 39H4044 |
4-Colours process
| Ref. 1 litre | Ref. 5 litres | |||
| 4-colours yellow | 39H2050 | 39H4050 | ||
| 4-colours magenta | 39H2052 | 39H4052 | ||
| 4-colours cyan | 39H2054 | 39H4054 | ||
| 4-colours black | 39H2056 | 39H4056 |
Bases
| Ref. 1 litre | Ref. 5 litres | |
| Thinner base * | 39H2066 | 39H4066 |
| Thinner base soft | 39H4068 | |
| Elastic base | 39H4092 | |
| Extensible base | 39H4097 |
Special effect
| Ref. 1 litre | Ref. 5 litres | |
| Sparkle silver | 39H2091 | 39H4091 |
| Sparkle gold | 39H2094 | 39H4094 |
Adhesives
| Ref. 1 litre | Ref. 5 litres | |
| White adhesive | 39H2098 | 39H4098 |
| Transparent adhesive | 39H4099 | |
| Powder adhesive, 3kg | 3863327 |
Additive
| Ref. 1 kg | |
| Gelling agent | 3952061 |
The recommendations for use provided are based on our current knowledge, are given for instructive purposes and are entirely objective. However, as your conditions of use are out of our control, this information would not imply any guarantee on our part. They do not exempt you from carrying out prior tests in order to determine the compatibility of our inks with your printing media within your application conditions. Our responsibility, if it were to be employed, would be limited to the market value of the products that we delivered to you and that you use.
