Kalamazoo Paper Chemicals represents many major suppliers to industries around the world. These companies include Bayer AG Germany, Wilkinson Kaolin Corp., Huygen Instruments, Cargill Inc., IGT Reprotest and many others.

Product lines include a variety of Coating Chemicals and Additives, Kaolin Clay, Pulp and Paper Quality and Testing Instrumentation.

IGT - F1 Flexo
WORLDWIDE THE BEST PRINTABILITY TESTER FOR FLEXO INKS


IGT Reprotest has developed the advanced, computerized F1 for flexo inks.

  • Makes color strips with flexo inks which can be used for many purposes

  • Specially designed for computerized color measuring and color matching systems

  • Saves money by eliminating need to test on press.


APPLICATIONS

The Fl printability testers produce color strips which are suitable for many purposes, such as:

  • measuring color on color measuring systems/spectrophotometers

  • use in color matching systems

  • visual appraisal

  • density measurements, including establishing color and density tolerances and determination of coverage, wear resistance, scratch resistance, flexibility, adhesion and gloss, ink transfer, light fastness and resistance to chemicals

  • determination of coverage, scratch resistance, wear resistance, flexibility, adhesion and gloss, ink transfer (in g/M2), light fastness and resistance to chemicals

  • testing printing quality


The Fl tester prints on all sorts of coated and uncoated materials including: paper, board, plastic film, cellophane, laminate, etc.

  • paper, board, plastic film, cellophane, laminate, tin, etc.


The F1 tester is used in the following industries:

  • printing ink, paper and board, printers

  • plastics and packaging industries

  • resin, lacquer and coating industries

  • raw material industry


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For ANY Pulp or Paper testing need, please contact us by Email, Fax, or Toll Free in the U.S. at 1-800-248-9436. Unlike much of our competition, we have mill experienced personnel on hand to assist you. Chances are, we can help.