Printing on Difficult Non-porous Substrates
- Plastics – Nylon, OPP, PET, PVC,
- Metals
- Packaging – Glossy and UV laminated papers
- Other non-porous substrates
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Featured Inks
Kao offers a range of inkjet inks compatible with most OEM printers for the packaging industry and wide-format applications.
Our expert research and development team delivers innovative products to meet market demands. We are engaged on all fronts, listening to our customers’ challenges to offer unique solutions.
SIGMA for HP
SIGMA solvent ink is uniquely engineered to support HP Speciality Printing Systems. With an industry-leading 12-hour decap time, SIGMA reduces downtime and delivers better performance on coding, marking, and mailing production to providing richer blacks with high durability.
Highlights
- Solvent-based ink
- Shelf life 24 months
- Decap over 12 hours
- An endless supply, no minimum order
NEXXO for Funai
Funai thermal inkjet cartridge, combined with Kao’ Nexxo solvent ink, now makes marking and coding on curved surfaces possible. This new ink produces high-resolution expiration dates and lot codes on food, beverage, and pharmaceutical packaging. The characters and numbers print solid so that you can be confident of the readability and scanability.
Printing on Non-porous Consumer Packaging
- Cans
- Glass bottles
- Plastic bottles and jugs
- Foils
- Blister packaging.
Highlights
- 2X the throw distance
- Prints on curved surfaces
- High legibility for 2d codes
- Longer decap
LUNAJET for Eco-Friendly Printing
LUNAJET Ink is a water-based, pigmented inkjet ink of its kind, ideal for printing on flexible film surfaces without damaging any part of the substrate during printing and drying. This makes LUNAJET Ink especially safe to print on food packaging items.
Printing on Food and Pharmaceutical Packaging
- Prints on plastics and other non-porous substrates
- Flexible packaging
- Thin Films
Highlights
- Eco-friendly
- No-heat drying
- Vibrant CMYK colours
- Shrinkwrap packaging
FLEXAR for Thermoforming
Digital printing with Flexar ink for thermoforming uses heat and pressure to transform plastic sheets into three-dimensional shapes to create unique signs, point-of-purchase displays, signage and other personalised printing.
Custom Printing on endless possibilities
- Car rooftop carriers
- Guitar cases
- Toys
- Vending machine panels
- Gaming panels
- Automotive dashboard panels, door panels, etc.
- Motorcycle fairings, cargo “saddlebags”
- Computer and printer enclosures
- Spare-tire covers
- Housewares
- Bicycle and boarding helmets
- Kayaks
- Beer taps
- Beverage signage customised with a retailers name
Highlights
- High-performance results
- Substrate conforms to the shape of the mould
- Unique branding, advertising, and customisation
- Colours remain durable and lightfast even when exposed to harsh environmental conditions.
Formulate Custom Inks
Our white-labelled ink manufacturing services offer flexibility, whether you need to specify your ink’s performance requirements and ingredients. We invite you to partner with us to build your custom ink for TIJ, Piezo DOD, or CIJ printhead technologies that adapt to any substrate complexities.