As an important part of the transformation of the textile industry, textile digital printing has been favored by many fashion brands, textile manufacturers and clothing manufacturers due to its advantages of production flexibility and sustainability.
Based on the needs of the market, Cosmos innovatively launched INSQIN® water-based PU with its own professional advantages
adhesive. Not only will this solution actually help improve the digital textile printing process, but it will also help produce colorfast and durable textile products by reducing inkjet printer nozzle clogging, improving long-term color fastness and long open time.
Digital Textile PrintingFull of Opportunities, Facing Challenges
Textile digital printing is favored due to its short production cycle, convenient customization, and short time to market. At the same time, with the awakening of the public’s awareness of environmental protection, producers and manufacturers have gradually abandoned solvent-based chemical coatings and inks in textile digital printing, and switched to water-based pigment inks or dyes, thereby promoting conscious environmental protection changes in the textile industry.
Nozzle clogging is a major pain point when digitally printing on fabric substrates. When using durable, high-viscosity inks, fine particles naturally settle and accumulate, causing inkjet printer nozzles to clog easily.
While lower viscosity water-based inks are well suited for use with inkjet printers, industrial processing requires a special textile binder that combines the non-clogging, fast printability, and long-term colorfastness and colorfastness of solvent-based inks. The right balance between wash resistance.
Therefore, fashion brands, textile producers and apparel manufacturers are increasingly demanding sustainable inks and coatings with low volatile organic compound (VOC) content, and the development of a more flexible and sustainable solution is imminent.
INSQIN® Water-based PU
AdhesiveHelps Digital Printing of Textiles Lastingly and Efficiently
To meet the above challenges, Covestro launched the new INSQIN®
Water-based polyurethane (PU) textile adhesive that offers high-performance solutions to fashion textile manufacturers’ digital printing challenges! INSQIN®
Water-based pigmented inks or dyes can be quickly formed into films that firmly adhere to fabric or substrate surfaces, allowing efficient processing and cost-effective production.
At the same time, pre- and post-processing give digitally printed water-based coatings the characteristics of screen printing. Consistent, colorfast pigments can withstand repeated washings, resulting in finished fabrics with a next-to-skin, soft feel. With this innovative industrial technology, digital printing with inks and dyes is expected to replace traditional screen printing.
Water-based inks are combined with INSQIN® water-based polyurethane PU textile binders to create low VOC tailor-made for digital printing ink applications
Coatings with very good wash fastness properties. Furthermore, Impranil® DL 1606 in the INSQIN® range of products from Covestro
It also has anti-stretch properties, full color suitability and more features, making the process of digital printing more efficient and reliable!
INSQIN® Water-based PU
AdhesivePerformance Advantage
Digital: PU textile adhesives combine digital printing ink application with the durability of high color fastness.
Printable : INSQIN® Water-Based PU Textile Adhesive ensures that inks and pigments drip at the desired speed.
High Adhesion: Prepress and post-processing impart strong adhesion to inks applied for digital printing.
Durable and soft: INSQIN® makes water-based inks highly wash-durable and soft to the touch.
Sustainability: Waterborne polyurethane dispersions create low VOC coatings.
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