KD Ink Manufacturing Limited

About KD Ink Manufacturing Co.

Thirty-four years spent getting one thing right.

KD Ink Manufacturing Co. is an established manufacturer of Web Offset (Cold Set) Printing Ink, serving the printing industry since 1992.

With more than three decades of industry experience, KD Ink has developed a strong understanding of the requirements of newspaper, commercial and textbook web offset printing.

Our focus is simple:

Consistent Quality
Reliable Performance
Better Printability
Customer Satisfaction

We work closely with printing houses to understand their machine conditions, paper quality, printing speeds and production requirements, helping customers achieve stable and efficient printing performance.

1992 Year founded

34⁺ Years manufacturing

3 Ink systems

Worldwide Supply reach

01 / Performance

Superior
performance

Rheology tuned for the press: predictable viscosity, stable tack, friendly to every substrate and unbothered by heat on the deck.

ViscosityTack stability Surface friendlyTemperature proof

02 / Productivity

Optimised
productivity

More impressions per kilo, fewer copies in the reject bin, and a run you do not have to stand over.

#Mileage#RejectionMinimiser#PeaceOfMind

03 / Cost

Affordable
cost

We strongly believe all good things in this world should be affordable — not cheaper. We price against the total cost of the solution, not the drum.

Total cost of solutionCompetitive rates

Vision

To become a trusted and preferred partner for Web Offset Printing Ink solutions.

We aim to build long-term relationships with printers through quality products, dependable service and continuous improvement.

Mission

Quality in Every Batch.
Performance in Every Print.
Trust in Every Relationship.

KD Ink Manufacturing Co. is committed to providing reliable Web Offset Cold Set Ink solutions that help customers improve printing quality, productivity and overall printing economics.

The Range

Three ink systems, each built around the press it has to survive.

Newspaper / Web

Coldset

Coldset ink for newspaper printing, based on a visco-elastic resin and varnish system — instant ink-water balance, faster press stability, lower wastage.

Formulated for the high-speed newspaper process, with stable printing characteristics across inking systems, damping systems and press speeds.

Special properties

Excellent printability
Highest runnability leading to maximum productivity
High degree of brilliance and colour strength
Outstanding ink-water balance, even at high speed
Good flow characteristics on all inking systems
Minimum piling on blanket and cylinder
Very good setting characteristics
Halftone reproduction with perfect dot definition
Minimal strike-through, depending on grade of paper

Packaging

20 kg bucket200 kg barrel

Yellow web offset ink, 20 kg bucket — Yellow
Web Offset Ink

Magenta web offset ink, 20 kg bucket — Magenta
Web Offset Ink

Cyan web offset ink, 20 kg bucket — Cyan
Web Offset Ink

Black web offset ink, 20 kg bucket — Black
Web Offset Ink

Coldset Data

The numbers behind the three flow grades.

Technical specifications

Ink type	Viscosity	Tack (at 1200 RPM)	Machine speed	Drying	Colour strength	Recommended substrates
Low Flow / Slow Speed	Low	6–8	Below 20,000 impressions/hr	Air dry	Standard	Newsprint, book paper
Medium Flow / Medium Speed	Medium	8–10	20,000–35,000 impressions/hr	Air dry	Strong	Standard newsprint, offset
High Flow / High Speed	High	10–12	Above 35,000 impressions/hr	Air dry	Very strong	Coated & uncoated papers

Commercial / Packaging

Sheetfed

Fast-setting, glossy sheet-fed offset ink for high-speed multicolour presses — high colour intensity, sharp dots, high-contrast finish.

Books and journals, posters and publications for the advertising and graphic sector, paper, folio labels and cardboard packaging. Suits all sheet-fed offset processes and dampening units. Available in Glossy Yellow, Magenta, Cyan and Black.

Sheet-fed offset press ink unit, colour rollers loaded — Sheet-fed ink unit

Special features

Good rheological behaviour
Easy to use — quick and stable ink-water balance
Suitable for high-speed printing
Very fast absorption and outstanding stacking properties, minimal ink spraying
Excellent colour intensity
Good print gloss on coated surfaces
Good rub resistance

1 kg cartridge2 kg cartridge

Web Offset / High Gloss

Heat-Set

A quick-drying ink that dries by evaporation of its solvent in a high-temperature oven, then chills to set — minimal spread, minimal absorption.

For letterpress and offset lithography, particularly web offset. Targets high-gloss work on coated and absorbent stocks, as well as less glossy materials.

Web offset feeder delivering high-gloss coated sheets — High-gloss sheet feeder

Special properties

Fast drying
Fantastic gloss
Good rub resistance
Good transfer from blanket
High fountain solution tolerance
Immediate adjustment to a stable ink/water balance
Ideal stability for IPA-free printing

FAB Tool — Feature / Advantage / Benefit

Work out what the switch is actually worth.

Cheaper per kilo is not the same as cheaper to print. Put your present numbers in and the tool compares the two inks on total cost — ink spend plus what you lose to wastage — rather than on rate alone.

F

Feature

Mileage gain & wastage drop you enter.

A

Advantage

Fewer kilos bought, fewer sheets rejected.

B

Benefit

Rupees per month, calculated live.

Your present numbers Four fields, three sliders. Nothing here is assumed — every result below comes from what you type in.

Ink used / month (kg) Total across all presses, from your purchase records

Present rate (₹/kg) What you pay today, landed cost

KD Ink rate (₹/kg) Ask sales@kdink.org for your quoted rate

Monthly output value (₹) Sale value of what the press produces in a month

Mileage gain on KD Ink 10%

Wastage saving is estimated automatically from your monthly output value, assuming a typical drop from 3% wastage to 1.5% on KD Ink — no extra input needed.

Updates as you type

Estimated saving / year ₹0 0% of present total cost

Ink needed on KD Ink: 0 kg/mo
Ink spend now: ₹0
Ink spend on KD Ink: ₹0
Saving on ink: ₹0
Saving on wastage: ₹0
Total saving / month: ₹0

Indicative only. Mileage and wastage figures are the ones you enter — ask us for a press trial and we will measure them on your machine instead of estimating.

Book a press trial

Technical Service

We do not sell a drum and leave. We stay on the press.

01 / Diagnostics On-press troubleshooting Piling, scumming, drying and set-off problems traced back to the actual cause — ink, water, blanket or stock.