# Linx CIJ Inks for 9000 Series

**URL:** https://www.linxglobal.com/en/products/continuous-ink-jet/cij-inks/

**Inks Brochure PDF:** https://www.linxglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Inks-Brochure-v3.pdf

**Source:** Linx Printing Technologies (www.linxglobal.com)

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## Raw Content

### Overview
Linx offers an extensive range of CIJ inks and solvents for virtually any coding and marking challenge. Inks are manufactured at Linx's Cambridgeshire, UK facility to ISO 9001 quality procedures.

### Ink Categories

**1. General Purpose Black Inks**
- Outstanding performance under most common application conditions
- Excellent adhesion and contrast on porous and non-porous materials (paper, card, metal, glass, many plastics)
- Chemical resistant to water, alkali, acid, and detergent

**2. Colored Inks**
- Dye-based and pigmented inks for contrast on colored substrates
- Good heat tolerance, light-fastness, and solvent resistance
- Suitable for metal, plastic, packaging, building materials, and extrusions

**3. Inks for Plastics**
- For hard and flexible plastics including nylon, PE, PP (untreated OPP and BOPP), PVC
- Engineered for adhesion and durability on flexible or rigid plastic substrates

**4. Process Specific Inks**
- For challenging applications where products undergo additional processes after coding
- Sterilization, fluid washes, chemicals, or curing

**5. EHS Compliance Inks (MEK-free, halogen-free, non-CMR, PFAS-free)**
- Low odor, suitable for closed environments
- Quick drying, excellent print quality
- Sustainability focus

**6. Security/UV Readable Inks**
- Discreet coding nearly invisible in normal light
- Fluoresces under UV light
- Anti-counterfeiting for high-value goods

### EHS Compliance Table

| Ink Code | MEK-free | Non-CMR | Halogen-free | PFAS-free | Mineral Oil-free |
|----------|----------|---------|--------------|-----------|------------------|
| 1015 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| 1061 | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| 1405 | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 2035 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| 3085 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| 3103 | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 3110 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 3203 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| 3240 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 3401 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 3415 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |

### Key Quality Points
- Linx designs 9000 Series ink cartridges for fast, mess-free, mistake-proof refills
- Prevents use of incorrect fluids that could cause costly printer repairs
- ISO 9001 certified manufacturing
- None classified as 'Toxic to Health' or 'Environmentally Damaging'

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## Factronics Brain Notes

**Relevance:** Inks are the consumables revenue stream. Every Linx printer sold means ongoing ink sales. This is the razor/razorblade model.

**Key takeaways for Factronics site:**
- We should have a dedicated inks page showing available options
- MEK-free inks are a strong selling point for food/beverage manufacturers concerned about worker safety
- The "mistake-proof refills" feature prevents costly errors — speaks to reducing operating costs
- UV-readable inks open up anti-counterfeiting applications
- The breadth of inks (general purpose, plastics-specific, process-specific, EHS-compliant) lets us match the exact ink to the customer's application

**Copy angle:**
- "The right ink for the right job" — we don't sell one-size-fits-all
- OEM inks protect the printer investment (vs. cheaper third-party inks that void warranties)
- Safety: MEK-free, low odor inks for closed production environments

**Current gap on Factronics site:** We have no dedicated inks page. We mention inks briefly on PartsConsumables.tsx but don't detail options.

**Note on PDF brochure:** The inks brochure PDF link should be downloaded and reviewed for additional spec data.