Both translucent and covering pad printing inks of many different ink types and shades are used in tampon printing.

Depending on the type of material being printed, either 1- or 2-component inks have to be used for good ink resistance.

The 1-component inks dry physically as the solvent element evaporates.

Once the ink has been transferred, as well as drying physically, the 2-component inks also trigger a networking reaction.

UV pad printing inks
have a low share of solvents. Drying takes place by means of UV light.

RDF Rotary pad printing inks
have a low share of solvents. Drying takes place by means of UV light.

Our service includes support, color tests for sampling your products and your need for pad printing inks in special ink shades.

Our ink team will help you select the right ink shade and type. Depending on the surface color and material, the ink type selected is crucial to the ink shade and durability of the pad printing.

NEW! The environmental friendly tampon printing inks <more>

Based on current issues in dealing with environment and nature TAMPOPRINT® has been developping innovative pad printing inks together with well-known manufacturers in the printing inks industry.

NEW! Tampon printing inks in 200 ml ink tube. <more>

Sales of pad printing ink
E-mail: colour@tampoprint.de
Fax: +49 7150 928-433
Form - online enquiry (PDF 500 KB)

Current material safety data sheets are available at any time. Please address your enquiries
to:colourmsds@tampoprint.de

Using 12 basic ink shades, we offer our customer the option of mixing their own special ink shades. We will be happy to advise you or provide you with a wide range of recipes.Ink types: HS, N, O, Q, R. On request: B and P.

Our ink mixing system according to RAL and Pantone can be obtained as an Acrobat PDF file on request. HKS ink mixing system on request.

12 Standard ink types which are exclusively available only at TAMPOPRINT® AG. HS, L, LC, M, N, O, Q, R, RDF, S, U-HF, UV-RDF.

Together with leading ink manufacturers speciἀcally modiἀed for the perfect tampon printing. They are not available for direct distribution through the ink manufacturers.

The 23 standard ink shades (of standard and special inks) available from the TAMPOPRINT® AG warehouse in Germany are premixed ink shades which already cover a number of applications. This area also includes European ink shades for screened 4-colour printing (CMYK) (exception: ink types C and E) as well as gold and silver.

Ink shade card (PDF 128 Kb)

Special inks service: The desired ink shade is manufactu-red in our ink laboratory according to your ink samples or specifications.

According to the ink shade systems:
RAL, PMS, NCS,HKS K (gloss), HKS (N) (matt)

All ink types of our pad printing inks product range.

A fully revised "RDF" rotary pad printing ink type which was developed on the basis of the experiences we have gained from our "P" and "R" ink types which have long enjoyed success on the market.

By modifying these inks, we can now offer our customers a lower cost new generation of rotary pad printing inks ready for use with redefined solvents but without any loss in performance in terms of drying, bonding or endurance.

Can be processed as a 1- and as a 2-component ink and complies with the requirements of EN 71.

■ + good coverage on dark surfaces
■ + low ink and investment costs

■ - takes longer to dry

1.1 VDL-RDF thinner, slow drying

1.2 VDS-RDF thinner, fast drying

UV ink is available in the following ink shades: white / black, standard bright colors 02-23, CMYK, gold / silver, clear lacquer. Special ink shades can also be mixed on request.

UV ink is mixed ready for use, i.e. thinner does not normally have to be added. A corresponding additive is however provided if necessary.

Furthermore, UV inks sometimes offer better bonding properties than solvent-based inks and will therefore be an interesting alternative for materials which are difficult to print in the future.

While UV pad printing is very interesting, there will still be areas in which solvent-based inks are the preferred choice.

■ + dries immediately
■ + constant ink shade
■ + sometimes better bonding

■ - higher ink and investment costs
■ - coverage on dark surfaces