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Specialty and Effect Inks

Mirror silver, opaque whites, glitter, thermochromic, tactile and security effects across screen, pad and flexo.

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Overview

When the print has to do more than carry colour

Screen printing lays the heaviest ink film of any process, which is what makes raised, textured and high-opacity effects possible. Our specialty range covers the effects that a standard process set cannot reach, across screen, pad and flexo application.

Grades in this series

Mirror Silver

UFSC 02 SL, a high-quality mirror silver for PET-G and polycarbonate stickers.

Opaque Whites

Surface-treated rutile TiO₂ at loadings giving one-hit opacity from a 4 BCM anilox on clear film.

High-Density Black

Light-blocking, dead-front and legend blacks with excellent curing at high GSM, for overlays, stickers and device labels.

Thermochromic

Reversible microcapsule inks that change colour at 8, 15, 25 or 40 °C, used to indicate drink temperature and cold-chain status.

Glitter and Tactile

Raised crystal, haptic sand and bubble textures built from particle size and film weight.

Security

Covert taggants, up-converting phosphors readable under 980 nm infra-red, and machine-readable spectral signatures.

Downloads

Technical documents

Download the Technical Data Sheet, Safety Data Sheet and Regulatory Summary for every product in this range. Technical data sheets are provided as standard for all Uniform Industries printing inks and coatings.

ProductDescriptionDocuments
UniColor UV-Active InksInvisible inks that fluoresce under UV (black) lightTDSSDSRegulatory
UniGlow Fluorescent InksNeon fluorescent screen and pad printing inksTDSSDSRegulatory
UniGlow Glitter EffectsCoated polyester glitter pigments for screen printingTDSSDSRegulatory
UniGlow Luminescent InksGlow-in-the-dark (phosphorescent) screen inksTDSSDSRegulatory
UniGlow Metallic EffectsBronze powders and pastes, and press-ready metallic inksTDSSDSRegulatory
UniGlow Mirror InksMirror silver and mirror gold screen inks for second-surface printingTDSSDSRegulatory
UniGlow Pearlescent EffectsSilver-white, flop, high-brilliance and sparkling pearlescent inksTDSSDSRegulatory
UniGlow Structure, 3D, Writeable and Scent EffectsGloss, 3D / Braille, chalk-board, signature-field and scented screen inksTDSSDSRegulatory
UniTherm Thermochromic EffectsTemperature-indicating and structure screen inksTDSSDSRegulatory

TDS = Technical Data Sheet. SDS = Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) according to Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 Annex II and UN GHS. The Regulatory Summary lists the compliance status of each product. Click a document to read it online in the viewer; each document can also be downloaded as PDF (up to 5 downloads per location). Product catalogues are available to read online. For a controlled copy, a declaration of compliance for your specific application, or documents for a product not listed here, write to sales@ufindustries.com.

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Please feel free to call us. We colour-match to any request and develop inks around your press-room need.