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KIIAN GROUP VISION KIIAN SCREEN Kiian is a leading international supplier of high quality, sustainable specialty products We are developing the future of textile printing by drawing that provides unique printing solutions for the textile and industrial markets. upon our experience and expertise in textile ink production. We will do this by creating an excellent range of innovative MISSION products that provide our customers with high quality inks Our mission is to grow Kiian group profitably, efficiently and ethically, by satisfying that are produced efficiently and sustainably. We customer needs and maximizing value for all Stakeholders: People, Partners and constantly evolve our business, our people and our Shareholders products to continually meet the changing needs, demands and opportunities of the global textile print community. INTERNATIONAL We see our future as a market leading, globally connected business: we "Think global, but Act local". We celebrate the diversity of our markets, providing specialized KIIAN INDUSTRIAL products whilst respecting established traditions. We deliver customized solutions The new challenge. Kiian's leadership in print innovation that meet the specific needs of the market and our customers. enables us to transfer our products and expertise into new industrial markets. We do this by responding to the INNOVATION changing needs of the manufacturing industry and We are charting a course which focuses upon innovation to create value and maximi- producing inks that are used within the industrial process. ze Investment. We do this in order to increase performance and profitability by using our talent and our desire to progress with an open mind that seizes every opportunity. KIIAN DIGITAL We are a global leader in specialist water based digital UNIQUENESS It is what makes us different or simply “better”. Uniqueness according to Kiian is: printing. We have achieved this status through a - The ability to generate results creating value commitment to innovation, developing high quality and - The willingness to listen and understand reliable products. We have gained the confidence of the - The search for solutions, sometimes unconventional market and we sustain our relationships by providing a - The confidence to act with immediacy to support our customers wide range of products delivered through an expert sales - The feeling we create with our partners to connect and share experience network. We always seek to develop new areas of - The cooperation we establish with our networks: customers and suppliers specialisation that will create added value for all of our - The relationship built over time partner - The ethical approach applied in our business model - Our wide portfolio based on tradition, technical know-how and specialization

INDEX WHAT IS A WATER SLIDE DECAL SUBSTRATES FOR APPLICATION WATER SLIDE DECALS WHEN USING A WATER SLIDE DECAL WHY USING WATER SLIDE DECALS THE PRINTING STEPS THE PRINTING PROCESS AND CONDITIONS DECAL APPLICATION

WHAT IS A WATER SLIDE DECAL It is an indirect printing system, based on the realization and application of a graphic transfer, for the decoration of such substrates, which, due to their dimensions or essential features, make direct printing difficult or impossible. WATER SLIDE DECALS

WATER SLIDE DECALS SUBSTRATES FOR APPLICATION The essential requirement for this application is the varnishing of the substrate, which may be made of metal, fiberglass or every kind of plastics: polyethylene, polypropylene, PVC, PETG, PC, ABS.

WHEN USING WATER SLIDE DECALS The application fields are many: WATER SLIDE DECALS HELMETS* BIKE FRAMES *As an alternative to the in-moulding decoration process SPORT EQUIPMENT ITEMS IN GENERAL* *for high quality merchandising with particularly sophisticated graphic works.

WHY USING WATER SLIDE DECALS WATER SLIDE DECALS Because it is possible to realize every graphic work . It is ideal for those sectors, which are attentive to communication and are influenced by the designers. Because they have a limited thickness [25-30] micron, if compared with the self-adhesive materials [100] micron, so they are perfectly integrated with the object. Because the mandatory over-varnishing allows to increase the general fastness, and in particular the mechanical resistance.

TRANSFER PRINTING TRANSFER PREPARATION THE PRINTING STEPS Special Paper which assures an SUBSTRATE excellent register and a high definition SPECIAL PAPER 1 Printing of the chosen white ink of the series PRINTING OF THE WHITE INK Texylon , which includes 2 white inks dedicated to the realization of the decals 2 Printing of the colours, according to the chosen PRINTING OF THE GRAPHIC WORK graphic work 3 Printing of the transparent ink, which protects PRINTING OF THE TRANSPARENT INK the graphic work 4 Printing of the collodion [fixed or peelable], which is the vehicle for transferring the decal from the PRINTING OF THE COLLODION paper to the substrate to be decorated DECAL APPLICATION

TRANSFER PRINTING TRANSFER PREPARATION 1 PRINTING & CHOICE OF THE WHITE INK It is possible to choose between: 58.030 58.101 TEXYLON BIANCO DECALS TEXYLON BIANCO COPRENTE Ready to use, opaque, flexible Opaque, flexible and elastic, and elastic, ideal for it allows an optimal industrial productions. graphic result

TRANSFER PRINTING TRANSFER PREPARATION 1 PRINTING & CHOICE OF THE WHITE INK The choice of the white ink depends on the desired final result and the printing tools SCREEN PRODUCT DILUTION DRYING T. °C Diluente h [Th/cm] Nr Strokes 25-30 90.924 3-4 58.101 TEXYLON BIANCO 77 2 HR 60% 30% Diluente T. °C h 58.030 [Th/cm] Nr Strokes 90.924 25-30 3-4 TEXYLON BIANCO DECALS 77 2 10% HR 60% Drying must peremptorily take place with air or in a WICKET oven ! The use of forced drying or different conditions as the ones mentioned in the table has a negative influence: - on the flexibility of the transfer , compromising the final result - on the dimensional stability of the paper [extremely critical factor], compromising the final result.

TRANSFER PRINTING TRANSFER PREPARATION 2 PRINTING & CHOICE OF THE COLOURS It is possible to choose among differen products offered by the Texylon series: SIXTEEN FULL COLOURS FOUR-COLOUR PROCESS INKS SIX TRANSPARENT COLOURS METALLIC PIGMENTS PANTONE BASES FOR THE REALIZATION OF MORE THAN 900 COLOURS

TRANSFER PRINTING TRANSFER PREPARATION 2 PRINTING & CHOICE OF THE COLOURS The printing sequence must be chosen according to the graphic work to be realized: the only peremptory condition is the printing of the white ink as first printing colour SCREEN PRODUCT DILUTION DRYING T. °C Diluente h [Th/cm] Nr Strokes 25-30 90.924 58.000 TEXYLON COLORATI 3-4 77 1 HR 60% 30% ! Wait for the perfect drying of the printed colour, before printing the next one: a bad drying will compromise the register and the stability of the realized transfer

TRANSFER PRINTING TRANSFER PREPARATION 3 PRINTING OF THE TRANSPARENT INK Trasparente 59.800 of the series Texylon perfectly adjusts itself to every need of flexibility and elasticity required by the process. SCREEN PRODUCT DILUTION DRYING T. °C Diluente h [Th/cm] Nr Strokes 25-30 90.924 12 59.800 TRASPARENTE 77 1 HR 60% 10% The transparent ink must be printend by keeping a 2-3 mm surplus in comparison with the register, in order to assure a perfect completing of the graphic work. ! The additive 90.912 [laying agent] must be added only if it is necessary to improve the laying of the transparent ink. In case, add 3% of 90.908 when the decal will be transferred onto a helmet which has to be over-varnished with a soft-touch varnish.

TRANSFER PRINTING TRANSFER PREPARATION 4 PRINITNG OF THE COLLODION COLLODIO SPELLICOLABILE C 95.867 it is the ideal choice for sophiaticated garphic works and high range productions

TRANSFER PRINTING TRANSFER PREPARATION 4 PRINITNG OF THE COLLODION The peelable colldion allows to obtain decals having a lower thickness, which assure a better integration with the substrate to be decorated. SCREEN PRODUCT DRYING T. °C h [Th/cm] Nr Strokes 95.867 25-30 24 24 2 COLLODIO SPELLICOLABILE C HR 60% ! Driyng of the collodion layer is the most critical phase during the realization of the decals: its perfect drying allows to remove it optimally during the application of the decal, which would otherwise result to be difficult.

The application of the water slide decal is a DECAL very delicate operation, requiring an extreme APPLICATION precision. TRANSFER PRINTING TRANSFER PREPARATION 2 Dip the decal into water for 2-3 minutes and then remove it from the 1 substrate paper Cut the decal along the border, before dipping it into water, but leaving a 2-3 mm surplus. 4 If Peelable Collodion was used, lift a corner of the decal to start removing it. 3 Position the decal onto the object to be decorated and lay it uniformely through a soft rubber spatule with rounded edge. 5 Dry lthe object into a forced Final varnishing ventilation oven at 60°C during about 1 hour. Use solvent-based or UV varnishes and apply them by sprying.