Case Study
Silicone Textile Printing Inks from Dow Meeting the Need for Sustainability and Design Creativity
The performance of Dow brand silicone textile printing inks was highlighted at the 2011 ISS Long Beach show, where Dow collaborated with industry leaders Lon Winters, Vapor Apparel, and M&R Equipment to print more than 1,500 shirts on an automated textile press. Focus Dow’s silicone screen printing inks are 100% silicone-based products that contain no solvents or organotin, phthalate, formaldehyde or PVC ingredients; are compliant with the Oeko-T ex Standard 100; and provide attractive, long-lasting graphics on high- performance outdoor apparel. Key Participants • Lon Winters, president of Print This, Inc./GraphicElephants.com, and his Graphic Elephants team • Vapor Apparel, manufacturer of sustainable, high-performance apparel engineered for screen printing • M&R Equipmen