| abstract |
A water-based ink, for stencil printing, includes a non-ionic associative thickener, such as urethane-modified polyoxyalkylene dialkyl ether, that is liquid at 20{C, within a range from 1-15% by weight. By using this ink, the blurring of the printed image that occurs on recommencing printing after the printing machine has been sitting in an unused state can be eliminated quickly. Also disclosed is a stencil printing method using the water-based ink. |