Partnership
Innovating for Advanced Ink Solutions
Kao Collins’ partnership with HP drives innovation in ink formulations, leading to better print quality, reliability, and efficiency for end users. Our collaboration adds to available solutions that address critical needs in industrial inkjet printing, such as the development of SIGMA, a solvent-based ink with a 12-hour decap time and a 24-month shelf life.
Solvent-Based Inks for HP Printers
Our solvent inks for HP technology excel in marking and coding non-porous materials like rubber, plastics, glass, metals, and varnish-coated surfaces. These fast-drying inks meet industry regulations for safer, eco-friendly industrial printing and emit lower VOCs than continuous inkjet printers.
Specialty Inks
Max 3 UV
Employing a water-solvent-based composition, this ink remains invisible until exposed to UV light, enabling efficient printing on non-porous materials like Tyvek, PVC, aqueous media, and plastic cards. It dries swiftly, delivers high-quality, smudge-resistant results, and meets discreet, secure printing application requirements.
Customization
Our Solution is Your Solution
Our chemists specialize in customizing inks for TIJ printing technology, ensuring precise color matching and technical specifications tailored to your needs. We collaborate with you to develop custom formulations that address unique thermal inkjet printing challenges. Our commitment to innovation includes pioneering solutions for new substrates and adapting to evolving TIJ technologies.
OEM Services
Formulations for Your Business Success
Kao Collins partners with OEMs to supply white-label inks for their printing system customers, ensuring high-performance solutions meet stringent quality and operational requirements. This collaboration enables OEMs to enhance their product offerings with reliable ink solutions tailored to diverse industry needs.
Cartridges or Bulk Supply
Options for the Way You Work
Kao Collins offers tailored ink delivery solutions for your production line. Choose from factory-new cartridges or our cost-effective Bulk Supply Station, supporting up to 8 cartridges from a single 1-liter bottle. Either way, you benefit from superior reliability, consistent quality, minimized downtime, enhanced compatibility, and improved printing efficiency.
Frequently Answered Questions
Kao Collins is a long-term partner of HP’s Specialty Printing System (SPS), providing standard and customized ink solutions in genuine HP thermal inkjet (TIJ) cartridges.
If you’re unsure which ink is best for your application, you can send a sample of your substrate to Kao Collins. An ink technician will evaluate your needs and recommend an ink that matches your printhead model and substrate.
The most common inks are water-based and solvent-based. There are also hybrid water-solvent inks. After this, the colorant is either a dye, pigment, or combination dye-pigment.
Yes, Kao Collins offers ink formulations packaged in factory-new HP cartridges, making them compatible with OEM printers based on HP 45 2.5 technology.
Yes, Kao Collins can provide ink samples for testing purposes. Contact their sales team to request samples.
Kao Collins offers comprehensive technical support, including troubleshooting, performance optimization, ink selection, and customization assistance.
Yes, certain formulations, such as solvent-based inks, are designed for use on non-porous substrates, including glass, metals, various plastics, and varnish-coated materials. Consult with Kao Collins to determine the best ink for your specific substrate.
Yes, Kao Collins inks comply with relevant industry regulations and standards. Specific compliance information can be provided upon request.
HP Specialty Printing Systems (SPS) is a division within HP Inc. that focuses on developing and providing specialized printing solutions, including hardware, software, etc. HP SPS works closely with partners, like Kao Collins, to deliver innovative printing technologies tailored to specific industries and applications.
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