Arcdeco TB 130 Dry-Offset Ink for Monobloc Aerosol Cans
A concentrated oil-based dry-offset ink for impact-extruded aluminium monobloc aerosol cans, printed over a white or tinted base enamel and varnished wet before the drying oven. It is formulated to move with the metal through multi-stage necking of the shoulder without crazing or losing adhesion.
Grade Arcdeco TB 130 | Range Metal Decorating Inks | Technology Concentrated oil-based dry-offset paste ink, cured together with the wet overvarnish in the drying oven over a base enamel already dried in its own pass
Technical Data Sheet
Arcdeco TB 130
Issue 2026.09
1. Product description
A concentrated oil-based dry-offset ink for impact-extruded aluminium monobloc aerosol cans, printed over a white or tinted base enamel and varnished wet before the drying oven. The printed cylinder is necked afterwards into the shoulder through a long series of dies, so the ink has to move with the metal where it is deformed most without crazing or losing adhesion. It also has to survive the hot water bath after filling and splashes of the product itself. The usual failure is crazing or flaking on the shoulder. The internal lining on the same can is an Arctube ML grade (ML 230, ML 250 or ML 380), and the external base and varnish are Arctube BC 160 and Arctube OV 110 or OV 220.
2. Features
- Follows necking of the shoulder through a long series of dies without crazing or flaking
- Comes through the hot water bath after filling
- Resists splashes of the fill product
- Up to eight or nine colours on the blanket, according to the machine
- Run between Arctube BC 160 base enamel and Arctube OV 110 or OV 220 overvarnish
3. Recommended uses
Decoration of impact-extruded aluminium monobloc aerosol cans, including tall and shaped formats, whose internal lining is an Arctube ML grade (ML 230, ML 250 or ML 380).
Substrates. Impact-extruded aluminium monobloc aerosol cans after washing, internal lacquering and base enamel, including tall and shaped formats.
4. Typical properties
| Property | Typical value | Method |
|---|---|---|
| Technology | Concentrated oil-based dry-offset paste ink, cured together with the wet overvarnish in the drying oven over a base enamel already dried in its own pass | Formulation |
| Form and colour range | Concentrated paste ink in colours matched to an approved standard | Visual |
| Composition | Oil-based vehicle, pigment-concentrated for thin films; formulated without PTFE wax | Supplier formulation record, declared not tested |
| Tack | Stated per colour on a named instrument, speed and roller temperature, set against the customer's decorator or printer | ISO 12634, rotary tackmeter; readings compared only on the same instrument type, roller temperature and speed |
| Viscosity at 25 degrees C | 20 to 120 Pa.s, with yield value reported; stated per colour on the Certificate of Analysis | ISO 12644, falling rod viscometer |
| Fineness of grind | 5 micrometres or finer | ISO 1524 |
| Formability of the printed stack | No cracking or loss of adhesion at 8 to 9 mm cupping indentation as a comparative bench check; acceptance on necked and shaped cans | ISO 1520 cupping on flat aluminium panels carrying Arctube BC 160, the ink and the overvarnish, as a comparative check only, since the extruded can cannot be cupped; then the customer's necked and shaped cans |
| Adhesion on the full coating stack | Cross-cut classification 0 to 1 | ISO 2409 |
| Hot water bath resistance | No blush, softening, colour change or loss of adhesion after the hot water bath at the filler's own conditions | Customer or filler protocol on filled cans, followed by tape adhesion to ISO 2409 |
| Resistance to the fill product | No marking or softening under splashes of the customer's own product | Customer or supplier protocol |
Typical values, not a specification. Values for each batch are given on its Certificate of Analysis.
5. Application
| Parameter | Guidance |
|---|---|
| Application method | Dry offset on a monobloc printer with up to eight or nine colours onto a blanket, according to the machine. |
| Surface preparation | Print on washed, internally lacquered cans over a white or tinted base enamel, Arctube BC 160. |
| Dry ink film weight | About 0.5 to 2.0 g/m2 dry per colour, set by colour, coverage and press and confirmed at trial. |
| Overcoat | Overvarnish, Arctube OV 110 or OV 220, applied wet over the ink. |
| Cure schedule | Drying oven at the schedule of the varnish and base enamel, typically several minutes at about 150 to 200 degrees C. |
| Next step | Necking and shaping of the shoulder, then filling. |
| Qualification | A line trial including the hot water bath is required before approval. |
Process. Dry offset on a monobloc printer with up to eight or nine colours onto a blanket, according to the machine, overvarnish applied wet, then cured in the drying oven at the schedule of the varnish and base enamel, typically several minutes at about 150 to 200 degrees C. Necking and shaping follow, and a line trial including the hot water bath is required.
6. Storage and handling
Store in the original closed containers in a cool, dry place away from direct sun and sources of heat, and keep lids closed between uses to limit skinning. Shelf life is stated on the label and Certificate of Analysis. Handle and use the product in line with its Safety Data Sheet.
7. Safety and regulatory information
Read the Safety Data Sheet before use. Safety Data Sheets and regulatory declarations are issued by our technical centre against the product and batch supplied, so they are sent on request rather than published. Request a Safety Data Sheet or declaration.
This Technical Data Sheet is published for on-screen reference. The information is given in good faith from laboratory and application experience and describes typical values; it is not a specification and does not replace a trial on your own substrate and line. Arctic Materials may revise this sheet without notice. Issue 2026.09.
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