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Furniture.
All our furniture inks meet IKEA regulations, spanning across 3D surfaces with wood grain matching using light CMYK, wood yellow and wood red. The demands on furniture decoration surround colour gamut and repeatability, both of which we have a long history of expertise in.
Edge bands.
Using low metamerism inks keeps the printed colour the same in all lights, perfect for a high quality finish for an interior setting.
Light fastness is ink dependant and through working with trusted suppliers we can assure that your product will remain looking like new for years to come.
Printing available in UV and water-based and on a range of media including laminate, fabric, plastic wood and more.
Samples
We deliver quality samples from realistic production environments to kick start your project.
Reliability
We have the engineering knowhow and capability to keep your system running for years to come.
Economics
Low waste, long-life spans of systems and high-up time provides maximum return on investiments.
Flooring.
Whether it’s printing direct to wood, giving your natural wood floor a bespoke effect, or transforming other floor covering such as luxury vinyl tile and high pressure laminate, we have the technology to suit your needs. We have water-based and UV curable inks specially designed for this market, which, when combined with state of the art colour management, deliver repeatable colours even for low metamerism applications. As the process is digital, colour matching to other products and make up batches are easily achieved.
Exhibitions in recent years have shown innovation and developments to the décor market with regard to commercial and private window coverings. These products require light-fast, durable and vibrant ink sets. We work with some of the best ink suppliers for these applications.
Discover What Makes The Magic Happen.
Our colour modules range from 72mm through to 770mm as standard, using a variety of ink types, printheads and customised peripherals designed together to meet your exact requirement
Blinds.
Blinds.
For inkjet decoration of furniture, edgebands, flooring, wallcoverings/wallpaper, window blinds and related interior/decorative surfaces, there is an important distinction:
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Legal chemical regulations that apply to the ink, printed article, substrate, or finished product.
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Product/material standards covering adhesion, abrasion, lightfastness, VOC emissions, etc.
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Retailer/OEM restricted-substance specifications such as IKEA requirements, which can be stricter than legislation.
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Voluntary ecolabel/indoor-air schemes that are increasingly used as customer requirements.
There is not one global "inkjet decorative ink regulation". Compliance is usually a combination of the above depending on the finished application and destination market.
Of these, the EU REACH is probably the single most important chemical framework and is fundamental for decorative inks. It covers chemicals placed on the EU market, including substances in mixtures such as inks and also substances present in the finished article.
California.
California Proposition 65 is a major one for US furniture and interior products manufacturers. California Proposition 65 isn't an "ink regulation" as such. It regulates exposure to chemicals on California's Proposition 65 list.
OEHHA maintains the list, which includes chemicals identified as causing cancer and/or reproductive toxicity.
Furniture is explicitly identified by California as a product category potentially exposing consumers to listed chemicals, including chemicals associated with coatings and composite wood.
Important: Prop 65 is exposure-based, so merely finding a listed chemical in an ink doesn't automatically mean a warning is required. The finished product/exposure scenario matters.
It is the full responsibility of the manufacturer of the final product to check and complete due diligence for the regulations of their own geographical locations and markets. IIJ’s relationships with our ink suppliers enable us request and test inks on behalf of our customers and provide requested documentation. It is the responsibility of the manufacturer to test their product and produce proof of compliance as required by their customers, industry or governmental bodies.
Regulations.
IKEA.
The IKEA compliance is a good one to have. IKEA explicitly states that its chemical requirements can go beyond legal requirements and that it has phased out substances in advance of legislation. Importantly IKEA’s published documentation distinguishes surface coating and coverings from its general RSL. That distinction is very relevant to inkjet decoration.
IKEA and IKEA type requirements can cover:
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Chemical content
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Formaldehyde
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VOCs
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Aldehydes
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Heavey metals
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Restricted substances
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Coatings
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Coverings
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Pigments and colours
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Surface treatments
IIJ uses, where required IKEA compliant ink formations for our projects as an example of customer specifications rather than a minimum government regulation. This distinction matters because OEM or end customer requirements can be substantially more restrictive than the statutory minimum.
