Matsui's new 301 ECO-Series Water Based Ink System base binders, pigments and inks are specifically designed for today's high speed automatic screen printing presses. The Eco-friendly 301 ECO-Series inks offer advantages over the traditional plastisol inks and are superior to plastisol ink systems currently being used in high volume textile shops.

The 301 Eco Series Inks manufactured by Matsui Shikiso Chemical Co., Ltd., Japan contains no harmful chemicals or toxic substances as known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm, at levels which would require a warning under the California Proposition 65 (Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986) law.

Substrates;

The 301 Eco Series of Neo colors was designed for 100% cotton garments and offers intense pigments that allow for presise Pantone formulating. The Neo Series is designed for tack free enhanced screen stability which prevents in screen drying and allows for faster and cleaner prints. Our Neo series accepts a wide range of mesh counts as high as 305 mesh and offers exceptional soft hand. 

Drying;

As with all water-based ink systems, 320 F for 3-minutes is recommended.

Modification;

When printing on light or white material mix up to 10% of the Neo pigment to binder by weight. When using the matte binder, white opaque binder, stretch clear binder, or stretch white binder mix up to 10% of the Neo pigment, by weight. On dark or polyester material the 301 Undercoat Base should be used to prevent dye sublimation on polyester fabrics.  You should use mesh counts up to 110 or less depending on the desired lay-down.  When using Metallic Binder you will find that this silver metallic shimmer base can be used as a stand alone ink or mixed with the 301 Neo pigments to create metallic colors.  You screen mesh should be up to 125 or less depending on the desired lay-down.