Focus on Screen Printing Why go organic?
Organic T shirt for the 2020 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras printed by Killer Merch in Melbourne using Permatone Inks
Colormaker Industries, the manufacturer of Permaset Inks is a committed environmentalist. Colormaker developed the Permatone organic screen printing ink range because the company really wanted to help reduce the impact of textile printing on the environment, as well as making screen printing safer for customers.
The Permatone Ink range is safer for both the printer and the wearer of the garment. Permatone Inks also deliver crisp, durable, soft and long-lasting prints that, when printed on organic fabrics such as organic cotton, hemp, linen, wood, seaweed, soybean and coconut fi bre, result in a garment that retains its organic integrity.
Permaset
Permatone Inks are water-based and eco-friendly. They do not contain any solvents, phthalate or trimelitate plasticisers nor PVC resin and are much safer for the printer and the person that eventually wears the garment. Permatone Inks are much safer for the environment. They do not give off VCM fumes while curing, nor leach plasticisers into the skin of the person wearing the garment nor into washing water, that results in endocrine disrupting activity in fi sh and other animal populations. Screens can be cleaned up with water, rather than needing solvents and you can achieve a much softer handle and genuinely print wet-on-wet through 120 T mesh (305 tpi), rather than needing to fl ash after every second screen. This translates into faster production throughput and a lighter environmental burden.
There are many reasons to choose Permatone Inks: New Permaset website ready to launch
Alongside continuous product improvement, Colormaker Industries has also been developing its communications. The business launched a new Permaset website on June 1 with an improved user experience. The new Permaset website will provide in-depth technical information, tutorials, advice and inspiration for screen printers all in one place.
• Take a look at
permaset.com.au The new website
1) Permatone Inks are a premium quality, highly pigmented range of water-based inks. There are only 12 bases in the range, so inventory can be kept to a minimum. This tight range can be easily used to match 1,869 colours, including company logos and special brand colours.
2) Permatone Inks are safe for both the screen printer, the end-user of the printed products and the environment. There are no nasty chemicals to breathe in, to come into contact with delicate skin nor to leach into the environment.
3) Permatone Inks are supplied ready to use on a wide range of natural and synthetic fi bres. There is no need to mix with a base or with additives before you can print. These inks can be printed on almost anything from 100% cotton to 100% polyester.
4) Permatone Inks are very durable, such that the prints often outlast the printed garment, contributing to long-lasting, slow fashion. However, even with this durability, the inks are still 85% biodegradable.
5) Permatone Inks have been approved by the Soil Association of the UK to the latest GOTS 6.0 standard giving your customers peace of mind.
6) Since mid-2019, all Permaset Inks (including Permatone) have been produced using 100% renewable energy. Since commissioning its 100 kW Solar Array in September 2019, Colormaker Industries, the manufacturer Permatone Inks, has saved almost 400 tonnes of greenhouse gases and generated 370,000 kWh of clean energy.
Permaset Inks are available in the UK from Steve Wood Services.
www.steve-wood.co.uk
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