MagnaColours launches UV reactive invisible ink

MagnaColours has launched MagnaPrint Invisible Ink – a UV reactive product, which when placed under UV light glows bright blue.

The invisible ink was developed to meet the demand for a water-based UV reactive ink from screen printers. This will allow printers to produce garments with invisible designs or messages which will glow blue immediately once placed under UV light (black light), creating products with a unique effect. Invisible ink can be used as a top coat, or to print a design when mixed with a MagnaPrint Eco Pigment.

Helen Parry, managing director of MagnaColours said: “Increasingly, printers want to be able to add new and exciting features and elements to the garments they print, and so demand for special effect inks are growing. We found that there was a demand for UV reactive inks amongst the screen-printers that we work with and supply our products to, so once again we’ve led the way.

“It’s an exciting time for water-based inks, and the development of our Invisible Ink is just another demonstration of how far water-based inks have progressed. We’ve been making the impossible possible, with our unique range, so printers no longer have to rely on harmful chemical-based inks to achieve new and exciting effects. We have more similar exciting new colour change effects in the pipeline.”