Documents
Ad Specialty Promotional & Technical Documents
Download the PDF of Nazdar's Ad Specialty Brochure, covering Digital, Screen, and Pad Printing Inks. For a translatable version, click here.
Download the PDF of Nazdar's High-Opacity Ad Specialty Inks Brochure, with detailed information on inks specifically designed to maintain their color on non-white substrates.
Download the PDF of Nazdar's Pad Printing Brochure, including Solvent and UV-Curable Screen Inks. For a translatable version, click here.
This technical information paper is a general overview of Nazdar screen inks and tips for the promotional printing market.
Pad printing is the process of transferring ink from an etched plate to the substrate using a rubberized pad. This Nazdar technical information paper discusses this process, one which allows printers to print small areas with very fine detail.
This technical information paper pertains to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), a US law regarding safety regulations for the manufacture of children's products.
Links
Related Resources from the Nazdar Website
Use this online resource to narrow down which Nazdar Ink we recommend for your job, based on ink chemistry, print method, substrate, and type of ad specialty item.
Calculate formulas for your Nazdar Screen/Pad ink for Pantone® color matches. Available in a free online or full version.
Download online color cards or request to receive physical copies.
Each video features a Nazdar ink series, highlighting the ink's capabilities and unique advantages.
Got ink questions? Nazdar ink experts have answers to solve your ink and print problems.
Find a distributor of Nazdar inks near you.
Tech Tips
Nazdar Articles and Videos to Help You Print Better
Water Slide Decals have been used by decorators and hobbyists to add unique, detailed graphics to a large variety of items. Customers often inquire how to screen print the decals, so we have created this instruction sheet with the key steps.
In this video, Nazdar Technician, JR Bennett demonstrates how to operate a one-color silicone-pad printing machine using Nazdar 9600 Ink with NB80 catalyst.
Nazdar rigorously tests all inks for high quality performance from application to end use. In this video, see the treatments and curing methods Nazdar uses to ensure full coverage and cure on cylindrical surfaces such as glass bottles.
Pyrosil®, a silicate-coating treatment, is administered via flame, applied to low surface energy substrates to improve ink adhesion.
This video discusses SAFE, a handy acronym to determine the best ink for any application.
Nazdar describes various methods to calculate proportions when combining additives into screen inks.
Nazdar ink expert, Rick Hicks, gives tips on avoiding the mess when mixing dry powders into inks.
Nazdar Inkjet Team Leader, Travis Barcelona, describes the purpose and demonstrates the process of measuring dyne level to determine substrate surface tension.
Associations
Nazdar Ad Specialty Related Organizations
Advertising Specialty Institute® (ASI) is the promotional product industry’s largest membership organization offering media, technology, marketing and education to help cultivate success and community. We strive to provide a culture of support and care with the best service, products, education, research and content available to help our members succeed, every step of the way.
For more information on ASI, visit www.asicentral.com.
Featured Inks
Dependable Color, Consistency, Coverage
2300 Series UV/UV-LED Series Screen Ink
2300 Series ink is tailored to meet the needs of the container market for
printing on various glass and plastic bottles used in the
packaging of cosmetics, household chemicals and other
similar applications.
2300 Series is a multi-cure inks
system and formulated to cure with UV-LED with peak
wavelength emission of 395 nanometers and traditional
UV mercury vapor curing system.
5100 Series Solvent Screen Ink
5100 Series screen ink is formulated for the decoration of treated polyethylene and treated polypropylene containers. Versacon Classic 5100 Series exhibits excellent resistance to a wide range of solvents, chemicals and products normally packaged in "poly" containers. A high gloss, fast drying, single part system.
8400 Series Solvent Polyester Screen Ink
8400 Series ink is versatile, meeting the requirements of various industrial and specialty print applications, including the insert mold decorating (IMD) process.
9700 Series Solvent Screen Ink
9700 Series is a versatile all-purpose Ink exhibiting high gloss and excellent performance on a wide variety of substrates. The series is suited for indoor and outdoor POP advertising and display applications.
ADE Series Solvent Epoxy Screen Ink
ADE Series ink is formulated with high quality epoxy resins for excellent adhesion to metals, glass and a wide range of hard-to-print substrates. Ideal for container applications and provides outstanding solvent, chemical and abrasion resistance.
PA Series Solvent Poly-All Screen Ink
PA Series lead-free ink is designed for printing on untreated polypropylene. Its unique formulation makes pretreatment or surface coating unnecessary. For use on containers, mugs, cups, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, specialty ad products, and more.
System 2 Series Solvent Vinyl Screen Ink
System 2 Series is a high gloss, solvent-based screen ink formulated for optimum performance on pressure sensitive vinyls and top coated polyesters used for decal applications.
VF Series Solvent Vinyl Screen Ink
VF Series is formulated for excellent adhesion to both rigid and flexible vinyls and some vinyl-coated materials. VF Series exhibits excellent printability, opacity, fast drying and non-blocking characteristics.