Solvents & Solvent Mixtures
Empi can provide their clients with solvents such as: Ethyl Acetate, Ethanol, Methoxy Propanol, in addition to solvent mixtures as following:
Thinner:
A balanced mixture of different solvents mainly used as an ink diluter, which is used to make inks reach the optimum viscosity for the press demand. Different grades are available to suit alternating weather & speed printing conditions.
Retarder:
A special liquid diluter used to decelerate ink drying mainly applied for low speed printing & at hot weather.
Accelerator:
A special liquid dilutor used to accelerate ink drying mainly applied for high speed printing & at cold weather.