Farbatex FT-003 tagless printing inks are now OEKO-TEX® Level 3 Certified, Hohenstein Certified, RSL Report.

Spinks India is now a proud reliable co-operation partner and supplier in sourcing of suitable raw materials like inks for tagless printing of neck labels to the garment manufacturers looking for consistently sustainable ways of manufacturing from a network of suitable suppliers. With the ECO passport certification for its Farbatex® FT-003 inks series, Spinks becomes the only INDIAN company to be having its printing inks, Oeko Tex Level certified. We can provide inks to garment manufacturers and exporters all over India, Bangladesh, Sri lanka, Vietnam Nepal and other regions which are the hubs of garment manufacturers. In India we have offices at Tirupur, Baddi, Delhi to cater to Garment exporters in Sri lanka, Kolkata to supply Farbatex inks to Bangladesh, Vietnam and many locations in India to provide Oeko tex level 3 certified tagless printing inks to all the garment exporters and manufacturers all over the country.

Certification according to ECO-PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX® for tagless printing inks FT003 ensures a decisive competitive edge for manufacturers whose customers are demanding sustainable articles in manufacturing of garments and apparels.

Farbatex® series are basically two component inks. These inks along with Sure® pads and Prectieel® plates give extra ordinary sharp and sure results. Farbatex® inks are very durable and are soft in feel.

All the Farbatex® tagless printing ink series are certified ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX® which is an individualistic testing and certification practice for chemicals, colorants, and auxiliaries used in the leather and textile industry, in addition to this, they are phthalate-free and PVC-free inks for tags. Even more importantly for intimate apparel, ink tags are NAMSA-confirmed to have zero skin irritation. Garments printed with farbatex-pad printing inks can survive upto 50 rugged and hard industrial washes without cracking and fading.

The extra opaque (EO) white ink is offers extra opacity on dark or black garments with same softness, expandability, washing durability and lower costs. No need for extra equipment for printing highly opaque white color on dark garments. However, Spinks Tagless pad printer is suggested, which picks up the ink twice and delivers it in one go, ensuring high registration and precision in one stroke.

Key Features of Farbatex® FT003 series inks:

1. Oekotex ECO-PASSPORT Certified.
2. Farbatex® series inks are also very cost effective. Each kg of ink can print up to 150,000 impressions.
3. Garments printed with FT series inks can withstand nearly 50 washes.
4. Farbatex® series tagless printing inks are the best choice due to excellent adhesion, high opacity, very low consumption, soft flexible feel and the high range of colors available.
5. We have our own in-house facility of Spectrophotometer, analyzer and recipe generator for inks mixing and custom color matching.
6. Farbatex® inks are available in India ex-stock.
7. Farbatex® direct to garment printing inks are eco-friendly.
8. Better printability.
9. More opacity on dark garments.
10. More vibrant color.
11. Non toxic.
12. BPA free.
13. Better adhesion of inks.
14. Cyclohexane free inks.
15. Matching as per TPX/TCX/TPG/PMS.
16. Soft and expandable.
17. Special EO (extra opaque) inks for dark garments.

 

 

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Farbatex® Additives –

Hardener:

Our Farbatex® hardener ink adhesion modifier-001 is good for all flexible material used in textile industry.

Diluters:

Our Farbatex® FT series diluters added in a certain percentage enhances production output by diluting the inks which penetrates the surface of the textile more easily and produce very sharp printing.

Compliances & Certificates –

All Farbatex® series direct on garment inks comply with all the norms that any tagless printing ink requires for environmental safety, stability and non – toxicity of inks . These inks also pass all the medical grade & FDA standards and are child safe. These are OEKO-TEX ECO-PASSPORT, NAMSA SKIN IRRITATION STUDY, CPSIA(Consumer product safety improvement act), California Proposition 65, ASTM (American Society for Testing and Material) International, REACH COMPLIANCE, ROHS Compliant, EN71, RSL (RESTRICTED SUBSTANCES LIST), CERTIFIED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENt.

Environmental hazard related compliance:

1. BPA Free

2. Azo Dyes Free

3. Heavy Metal Free

4. Non Toxic

Wash & stability compliance:

1. EN14362-1  EN 14362-2

2. ISO14184-1

3. CPSIA Section 106 & ASTM F963-08 Clause 4.3.5.2, Soluble Heavy Metals Elements, EN – ISO- 17075 for total Cr (vi) & ICP-OES  for Total  Hg, Pb, Cd.

4. CAS# Multiple Isomers) Methanol  Extraction, ICMS or LC-DAD BS ISO 17353 BY GCMS

5. California Proposition 65, CPSIA Section 1082011/8/EU, CT Public Act 09-103.
(Solvent extraction and analysis by LC/MS)

ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX®: A multi-step confirmation procedure examines whether the chemical products and each individual ingredient meet the precise requirements with regard to sustainability, security, and compliance with statutory regulations that are not harmful to human beings’ health.

Stage 1: Screening of Restricted Substance List (RSL) and Manufacturing Restricted Substance List (MRSL) 

Stage 2: Analytical verification performed in an OEKO-TEX® member institute laboratory

Stage 3 (optional): Verification of product stewardship standards regarding the operating conditions and environmental management (assessment and On-site visit).

All chemical compounds, colorants, and accessories used for the forming of textiles and leather materials can be endorsed in accordance with ECO PASSPORT. This certification gives clear strict criteria for more than 300 harmful substances, also meets international restrictions on harmful chemicals. This also covers industry-specific formulations (chemical compounds) for the textile, leather, and clothing industry. Specially formulated inks for natural, artificial woven and non-woven fabrics, wool, fleece, denims, cotton, ribbed cotton, nylon and flock, leather, latex rubber, Spandex material, t-shirts, sportswear, baby apparel, polyester, poly blends, sport/stretch fabrics (Lycra, Spandex, Elastane, Viscose etc.) and on hard goods etc, underwear, lingerie, uniforms, footwear, chef’s jackets etc. Tagless labels can either be applied using heat transfers, pad printing, or screen printing.

The certification system ECO PASSPORT is intended for manufacturers of process chemicals, colorants, and compounds. The leather and textile chemicals accredited in accordance with the ECO PASSPORT have been tested for toxic elements in significant concentrations as listed in the ECO PASSPORT standard. The label also gives sheer proof of which objects meet the guidelines for ecologically responsible textile and leather manufacture. 

Once per year, OEKO-TEX® renews the banned substances and limit values and extends them to incorporate new systematic findings or statutory requirements.

Benefits of having ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX®:

• With this ECO PASSPORT independent certification, now, we can demonstrate our sustainability strategy to our customers in acquisition and inspire trust in our Farbatex® inks.
• It involves a broad program for the administration of chemicals and is thus your pioneer for “Green Chemistry”.
• It gives us the assurance that none of our inks contain any harmful substances on the STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX® and LEATHER STANDARD by OEKO-TEX® RSL in concentrations that are harmful to humans.
• We can use all chemicals certified in accordance with ECO PASSPORT for the production of both STANDARD 100 and LEATHER STANDARD certified articles.
• ECO PASSPORT is recognized as a pre-certificate for certifications in accordance with STANDARD 100 and LEATHER STANDARD, so we can thus save on laboratory costs.

Certification incl.  Self-Assessment and On-Site Visit is recognized by the ZDHC organization as “MRSL Conformance Indicator Level 3”, currently the highest conformity level. Completion of the Screening and the Verification leads to ZDHC Conformity Level 1. Carrying out the Self-Assessment without the On-Site Visit leads to conformity level 2.