our water-based ink technology AQUA Premium reactive inks print brilliantly with EFI Reggiani digital printers Outstanding printing results will boost your home textile and fashion productions. Deliver incomparable shades and deep intensive colours to your most demanding customers.
These eco-friendly, water-based inks are designed to leverage EFI Reggiani
TM
digital printers’ performance. And like all of our inks, they’ve been designed for the Kyocera printhead technology, which ensures an extraordinary level of print durability, longer life of printheads, and reduced maintenance costs. Integrated solution • Strongest worldwide experience and knowledge • Continuous quality control • Full technological support provided by EFI Reggiani • 12-month warranty on the printheads provided by EFI Reggiani
Technical information • Substrates • Recommended RH - Cotton, silk, viscose rayon, linen, and lyocell - 50%–60% • Printhead compatibility • Shelf life - Kyocera KJ4B - 12 months if stored under recommended conditions
• Jetting temperature • Environmental conditions
- 32°C - Inks must be stored out of direct sunlight and away from heat sources
Pretreatment process Basic recipe
COMPONENT g/l
Thickener (alginate) 100–150
Reduction inhibitor 10–20
Alkali (Na2CO3) 40
Hygroscopic agent (urea) 100—200
EFI Reggiani AQUA Premium inks are available in the following colours: Abs Black Black Yellow Orange Blue Light Cyan RA400K RA100K RA130Y RA140O RA160B RA180LC
Cyan Magenta Red Grey Light Magenta Extra
RA110C RA120M RA150R RA171G RA190LM Deeping
Application • Great performance for both home textile and fashion
Procedure • Prepadding
• Drying (below 120°C)
• Printing • Mild drying
• Steaming (102°C, 8–12 minutes)
• Wash-off (Cold→Hot→Warm→Cold) Fastness properties *Certified by Centro Tessile Serico Spa Consortile, Como, Italy
Water Test* ISO 105-B02 ISO 105-B02 60°C Acid Alkaline Fastness: Dry Fastness: Wet ISO 105-E01 100% 50% ISO 105-C06 ISO 105-E04 ISO 105-E04 ISO 105-X12 ISO 105-X12
Black 4 3 4–5 4–5 4–5 4–5 5 3-4
Cyan 5–6 5 4 4-5 4–5 4–5 4–5 3
Magenta 3–4 3–4 4–5 4–5 4–5 4–5 5 4
Yellow 6 5–6 4–5 4–5 4–5 4–5 4-5 3-4
Orange 4–5 3–4 4–5 4–5 4–5 4–5 4–5 3
Red 4 3–4 4–5 4–5 4–5 4–5 5 3
Blue 5–6 5 4–5 4–5 4–5 4–5 5 4
Grey 3–4 3 4–5 4–5 4 4–5 5 4–5
Light 3 2-3 4-5 4-5 4-5 4–5 5 4 Magenta
Light 4 3-4 4–5 4–5 4-5 4–5 5 3-4 Cyan
Please note that ink performances can vary according to the type of substrate used in the final application.
Licence No. GOTS-ECOCERT-08-01057
E1SM1LZF9 Centexbel Textile and leather chemicals. Tested and verified www.oeko-tex.com/ecopass
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Nothing herein should be construed as a warranty in addition to the express warranty statement provided with EFI products and services.
