Ink Tack Testing Equipment

Ink tack is one of the most critical properties for quality and performance in the printing industry. Ink tack generally refers to an ink’s stickiness and how it adheres to a particular substrate. Several factors influence this property, including press speed, ink film thickness, temperature and viscosity. 

Equipment for Testing Ink Tack

Thwing-Albert offers highly accurate and efficient equipment for process development and quality control to test, verify and improve ink performance. Engineers and technicians across a broad industry range depend on our instruments to measure ink’s characteristics, from corrugated box manufacturing and flexible packaging to commercial printing. 

Inkometer 1100

Our Inkometer 1100 provides highly accurate data on apparent ink tack by simulating the conditions present in the ink-distribution system of a printing press. This device is valuable to printers and ink manufacturers to better understand and predict the transfer performance of an ink to the paper or similar substrate. Separate rollers are available for testing standard and ultraviolet (UV) inks.

Find Testing Equipment for Ink Tack at Thwing-Albert Today

Thwing-Albert has been a leader in developing solutions in the materials testing industry for over 12 decades. Research facilities and testing labs working with ink depend on our equipment for reliability, durability and accuracy. Contact our experts online today to request pricing or additional information on our products.