ACMI's
Catalog
ACMI offers a wide variety of coding and
marking inks for
an ever expanding list of applications. We have highlighted
some of these ink categories and
applications below. To learn more, click on the one that interests you. If you don't
see your application listed, we encourage you to email your
requirements with the aid of the Ink Request Worksheet.
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General
Purpose Liquid Ink
General Purpose Paste Ink
Stamp Pad Ink, Porous
Stamp Pad Ink, Non-porous
Epoxy Ink
Carton Coding Ink
Stencil Ink
FDA Ingredient Ink
Meat Branding Ink
Hog Tattoo Ink
Denaturant
Non-FDA Food Package Ink
Textile Marking Ink
Invisible Ink
Jet Printing Ink
Polyvinyl Chloride Marking Ink
Water Base Flexographic Ink
Miscellaneous Ink and Products
High Temperature Resistant Ink
Alcohol Resistant Ink
Reconditioners
Glossary - Definitions of terms
found in catalog
Viscosity Guidelines
Equivalency Chart
General
Purpose Liquid Ink
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ACMI offers a selection of general
purpose liquid inks |
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For marking film, foil, plastic,
metal, glass, and other nonporous substrates |
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Variety of application methods
including air sprayer, felt
stamp pad, flexographic printer and other printing methods
using rubber type |
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Available in a variety of dry times |
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Pad life relative to dry time |
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#100 and #700 will print through
thin layers of moisture
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| ACMI # |
Dry Time |
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#621 |
2 - 4
seconds |
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#627 |
2 - 4
seconds |
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#100 |
5 - 15
seconds |
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#200 |
20 - 30
seconds |
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#239 |
20 - 30
seconds |
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#400 |
25 - 35
seconds |
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#700 |
50 - 60
seconds |
General
Purpose Paste Ink
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ACMI offers selection of general
purpose paste inks
(#6403 1st choice to test) |
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Designed to be applied by direct or
offset printing machines
or by rubber stamp from a thin draw down, suitable for
bottom coding |
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For marking glass, metal, plastics and
paper stock, both
coated and uncoated |
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Very stable inks with excellent color
development |
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Available in a variety of dry times,
generally set to touch
overnight |
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Cure or fully reacted in 1-2 weeks |
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Dry and cure times can be enhanced
with application of
heat to a maximum of 160 degrees F., for example heat
gun or heat tunnel |
| ACMI # |
Relative Dry Time |
Particular Specifications |
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#6402 |
slowest |
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#6403 |
medium |
Meets: A-A-208b Type IV |
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#6404 |
medium slow |
thicker paste |
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#6406 |
slow |
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#6407 |
medium fast |
Meets: A-A-59291 Type IV |
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#6408 |
slow |
ABS |
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#6409 |
medium |
nylon tubes |
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#6410 |
slow |
untreated polypropylene |
Stamp
Pad Ink, Porous
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Rubber stamp marking, excellent pad
life |
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Paper, corrugated, wood and other
porous
substrates |
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Stamp pad, flexographic printer or
other method
using rubber type |
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Variety of dry times |
| ACMI # |
Dry Time |
Pad Type |
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#6 |
2 - 4 seconds |
foam or felt |
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#8 |
7 - 10 seconds |
foam or felt |
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#10 |
20 - 30 seconds |
porous wood |
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#29 |
25 - 35 seconds |
foam or felt |
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#212 |
50 - 60 seconds |
felt or stone |
Stamp
Pad Ink, Non-porous
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Rubber stamp marking from cloth
covered felt pad |
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Plastics, metal, glass, film, foil and
other nonporous
substrates |
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Pad life relative to inks dry time |
| ACMI # |
Dry Time |
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#100 |
5 - 15 seconds |
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#200 |
20 - 30 seconds |
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#400 |
25 - 35 seconds |
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#487 |
40 - 50 seconds |
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#700 |
50 -60 seconds |
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#707 |
60 - 80 seconds |
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#2000 |
75 - 105 seconds |
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#2001 |
120 - 150 seconds |
Epoxy Ink
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For all applications requiring a high
degree of permanency |
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Fast curing properties |
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Superior adhesion to nonporous
surfaces - glass, epoxy,
metal, etc. |
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Virtually impervious to abrasion and
flux removing solvents |
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Available in a wide range of colors,
including EIA standard
colors |
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Special colors available on
request
ACMI
#6050 Clipak available in black and white |
Two-Component
Air or Heat Cure
Meets: CID A-A-56032D
Type I, II & III
Formerly: MIL-I-43553b |
One-Component
Heat Cure
Meets Required Performance
For: CID A-A-53032D
Type I & II
* Also Certifies to Type III |
#6050-semi-paste
#6057-slower air dry
#6060-slowest air dry
#6051-silk screen
#6058-slower air dry
#6061-slowest air dry |
#6100-semi-paste
#6101-silk screen version
#6102-dip coding version
*#6600-thicker semi-paste
*#6601-silk screen version
#6602-dip coding version |
Two-Component
Air Cure
Meets: MIL-C-22750c |
Two-Component
Air or Heat cure
No Military specification |
#6010-Class I
#6015-slower air dry version
#6011-Class II
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#6200-silk screen
#6202-slower dry silk screen
#6210-glass frost silk screen
#6211-glass frost stencil |
Carton Coding
Ink
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ACMI offers selection of inks for
carton coding |
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For porous substrates such as
corrugated cartons, paper
bags and labels |
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Formulated to give trouble free,
clear, vivid marks |
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Vary in dry time |
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Applications include stamp pad, hand
roller, reservoir roll
or roll impregnation for use in inline coders and carton
printing |
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Water base |
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#18D, more intense colors |
| ACMI # |
Dry
Time |
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#6 |
2 - 4 seconds |
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#8 |
7 - 10 seconds |
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#18D |
10 - 15 seconds |
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#55N |
< 1
minute |
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#1150 |
1 1/2 minutes |
Stencil Ink
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ACMI offers a large selection of
stencil inks |
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For porous and nonporous substrates |
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Available in a variety of dry time |
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High viscosity inks available for
stencil roller with pad or
brush |
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Low viscosity inks available for
fountain brush or roller with
valve |
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Stencil inks which certify to CID
A-A-208B, formerly
TT-I-1795 |
FDA Ingredient Ink
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ACMI inks formulated with FDA Listed
ingredients |
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Limited contact with food |
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Available in a variety of dry times
for porous and nonporous
substrates |
Meat Branding Ink
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#1, #31,
#401 and #403 are NSF
Registered inks, USDA approved |
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Direct marking on
meat and poultry food products |
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Low viscosity and identical except for
color and ink # |
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Violet most often used for meat
inspection and grading |
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#403 Green same formulation as #403
Red with exception of FD&C dyes used |
Hog Tattoo Ink
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NSF
Registered ink, USDA approved |
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High
Viscosity blue Tattoo ink for marking meat and poultry
food products |
Denaturant
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Sprayed on inedible meats & poultry |
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Concentrate: Dilute 3 parts water : 1 part ink
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Also available in ready to use
formulation |
Non-FDA Food Package Ink
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ACMI offers Non-FDA inks |
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An effective barrier should exist
between the ink marking
and the food |
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No reasonable chance that the food
will come in contact
with the ink |
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Standard frozen food ink (#100) |
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Standard grocery ink (#150) |
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Available in a variety of dry times |
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Nonporous substrates such as coated
paper, cellophane,
plastic wrappers, waxed paper, polyethylene, metal, enamel
and glass |
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#100 and #700 will print through thin
layers of moisture |
| ACMI # |
Dry Time |
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#627 |
2 - 4 seconds |
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#100 |
5 - 15 seconds |
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#150 |
20 - 30 seconds |
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#400 |
25 - 35 seconds |
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#700 |
50 - 60 seconds |
Textile Marking Ink
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Laundry Marking/Dry cleaning ink, low
odor |
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Suitable for use in stamp pads and
automatic coding
machines |
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Lightfast and resistant to dry
cleaning fluids and detergents |
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Print on wide variety of synthetic and
natural fabrics |
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#2000, bleach resistant |
| ACMI # |
Color Availability |
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#1156 |
Black & few colors (dye based) |
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#2256 |
Wide range of colors (pigmented) |
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#2000 |
Black (pigmented) |
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Parachutes and other textiles |
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Meet CID A-A-59291, formerly
MIL-I-6903c |
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#2043, #2053 & #2063 meet spec.
with exceptions |
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Variety of dry times and application
methods |
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Waterproof, lightfast and laundry
resistant |
| ACMI # |
Dry Time |
Method of Application |
Type |
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#2023 |
1-1 1/2 min. |
stencil |
Type IV |
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#2023A |
1-1 1/2 min. |
stamp pad |
Type I |
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#2043 |
3 - 5 min. |
stamp pad or stencil |
Type I or IV |
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#2053 |
10 min. |
ball marker or silk screen |
Type III |
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#2063 |
6 - 9 min. |
stamp pad or stencil |
Type I or IV |
Invisible Ink
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ACMI offers a selection of dye based
invisible inks |
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Designed to fluoresce when exposed to
380nm UV light |
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Porous and Nonporous substrates |
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Available in a variety of dry times
and application methods |
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Standard blue fluorescence has a
maximum of 450nm |
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#590 available with yellow or
green fluorescence |
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Yellow fluorescence has a maximum of
560nm |
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Green fluorescence has a maximum of
500nm |
| Porous Substrates |
Nonporous Substrates |
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#505-pen or spray |
#501-pen or spray |
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#506-satmp pad or self inker |
#521-brighter version #501 |
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#507-corrugated |
#504-stamp pad (#400 type) |
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#508-on hands (OK in pen) |
#514-brighter version #504 |
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#518-on hands
(resists chlorine) |
#512-fast dry (#100 type)
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#528-slower dry #508,
porous only, not on hands |
#515-for coder
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#522-label printing (#212 type) |
#516-for coder/pad |
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#541-printer ribbons
(#4221 type) |
#526-brighter version #516
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#556-textiles (#1156A type) |
#517-stamp pad (#700 type) |
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#590-#508 type,
porous only, not on hands |
#535-vinyl marking
(#3100 type) |
ACMI has handheld Black Lights available
for purchase, rated at
7000 hours of normal use. They emit long waves at 300-400nm.
Jet Printing Ink
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ACMI offers selection of Jet Printing
Inks |
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Available for Drop-on-Demand or
Continuous Stream |
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Porous and Nonporous substrates |
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Fast drying, non-feathering |
| ACMI # |
Substrate |
Jet Printing Type |
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#1450 |
Porous |
Drop-on Demand |
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#1455 |
Porous |
Drop-on-Demand |
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#431 |
Nonporous |
Drop-on-Demand |
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#1400 |
Nonporous |
Continuous Stream |
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#1401 |
Nonporous |
Continuous Stream |
Polyvinyl Chloride Marking Ink
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Excellent adhesion to rigid and
flexible PVC-acetate
copolymer surfaces |
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Variety of dry times available |
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Available for several methods of
application |
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All pigmented and some dye based
colors non-bleeding,
waterproof, with excellent colorfastness to heat and light |
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#3110 can be certified to MIL-I-43295 |
| ACMI # |
Pigment / Dye |
Application Method |
Dry Time |
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#3100 |
pigment |
rubber stamp or stencil |
1 1/2 min. |
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#3101 |
pigment |
rubber stamp or stencil |
45 sec. |
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#3102 |
pigment |
rubber stamp or stencil |
30-45 sec. |
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#3103 |
pigment |
silk screen |
3 min. |
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#3104 |
dye |
rubber stamp or stencil |
1 1/2 min. |
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#3106 |
pigment |
rubber stamp or stencil |
3 - 4 min. |
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#3109 |
pigment
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silk screen or machine
printing |
3 - 4 min.
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#3110 |
pigment |
rubber stamp or stencil |
1-1 1/2 min. |
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#3116 |
pigment |
roller or flexographic printer |
30 sec. |
Water Base Flexographic Ink
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ACMI offers a selection of water base
flexographic inks |
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Available in a variety of dry times |
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For marking paper, plastic packaging,
Tyvek and corrugated |
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Several special application inks
available |
| ACMI # |
Relative Dry Time |
Special Application |
#5300
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fast
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Catalytic converter, mark
designed to burn off |
#5301
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<10 sec. porous
20 sec. nonporous |
Catalytic converter, mark
designed to burn off |
#5305
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<10 sec. porous
3 1/2 min. nonporous |
air brush on doll heads
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#5306 |
medium fast |
lower viscosity |
#5307
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<10 sec. porous
4-4 1/2 min. nonporous
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single dose foil packs
higher viscosity & faster
dry #5305 |
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#5392 |
fast |
for asphalt roofing material |
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#5395 |
medium fast |
for asphalt roofing material |
#5401
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<10 sec. porous
30-45 sec. nonporous |
marking ceramic parts,
resists 200 degrees F. |
Miscellaneous Ink and Products
Felt Tip Pen Ink
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ACMI #4104 |
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Designed to be used in refillable felt
tip pens |
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