Digital Printing Inks
As an inkjet ink provider, Kao supports the supply chain for industrial digital inkjet printers so you can respond quickly and effectively to market demands. We offer competitive solutions for short and long print runs, mass customisation, and variable data publishing.
Our goal is to develop the best possible inks for inkjet printheads, leveraging our expertise as an industrial inkjet ink manufacturer and our comprehensive understanding of digital printing’s specific technological demands. With Kao you will find the right solution for your industrial inkjet printer to produce high-quality results on any product.
Inks Based on Technology
Our inks based on technology are categorised as
- Water-based Ink
- Oil-based Ink
- Solvent-based Ink
- LED-curable Ink
- UV-curable Ink
- EB-curable Ink
- Eco-friendly Ink
Inks Based on Application
As specialised digital ink providers, our product range comprises a wide variety of unique application options to suit every situation.
- Marking and Coding
- Publishing
- Transactional Documents
- Packaging
- Wide-format Signage
- Label and Narrow Web
Digital Printing Inks For Any Printhead Technology
Kao produces a range of ink formulations for printers or OEMs that incorporate TIJ, Piezo, and CIJ technology. Our inks are widely used for printers incorporating these leading printhead systems.
- Dimatix Ink
- Funai Ink
- HP Ink
- Kodak Ink
- Konica Minolta Ink
- Kyocera Ink
- Ricoh Ink
- SII Printek Ink
- Xaar Ink
- X-BAR
- Epson
Ink Formulations for Any Product and Any Substrate
Our lab experts ensure that your inks perform on the many variations of plastics, paper, facestock, metals, textiles, and new eco-friendly packaging materials. We offer compatibility testing to match your substrate and customise chemistry to meet specific requirements.
Custom Ink Formulation Services
Benefits of Digital Printing
Migrating from conventional printing systems to digital or on-demand production printing with Kao inks offers wide-ranging benefits for industrial printers:
- Full colour
- Quick delivery
- Low cost
- Simple
- Small volume production
- High added value
- Environmentally friendly
In production plants across various industries, mass-production needs are shifting towards multi-product, high-mix and low-volume production. The demand for digital on-demand production is expanding. Limited printing time allows more versatility for printing various designs or patterns, depending on a product manufacturer’s individual needs, variable marketing data, creative campaigns, or seasonal product variations.