Mallard Ink is something you can rely on too...

No matter what type of presses you're running, we manufacture the perfect ink for your web, sheet fed and flexo applications. We also specialize in the conversion of offset press blankets by Day International, Reeves and Phoenix. And we distribute a large variety of printing related products to customers throughout the Midwest.

These products include: aqueous and UV coatings from Cork Industries, Inc; Flint Groups, LLC UV inks and UV varnishes.

At Mallard Ink, you're not just buying inks, coatings and varnishes. Far from it, you're buying peace of mind, confidence,and success.

  • Custom press ink delivery systems
  • Press Blankets
  • UV ink for paper and plastic

Mallard's off-the-shelf process products are formulated with the characteristics and properties required in today's fast paced printing industry.
When demanding projects require special formulation, our in house lab and chemists are here to serve your needs; whether UV, web, sheet-fed, or flexographic, look to Mallard for your printing solutions.


Web inks- cold-set and heat-set
Small, hand crafted batches make customizing inks for specific applications attainable at competitive prices. Whether your business requires a cover ink, a quickset ink for a short dryer, customized lazerable inks, or insert inks, Mallard products provide consistent, trouble free operation in your pressroom.
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Sheet-fed ink
Mallard Quick Flight series- Designed with today's high speed sheet-fed presses in mind
  • Great transfer
  • Low dot gain
  • Stay open properties up to 48 hours
  • Great rub resistance
  • Lazerable, Coatable, UV Coatable
  • Unique vehicle resists piling on blankets and back cylinders
Flexographic inks

Mallard True Color series- Designed for True Color Management

  • Best transfer
  • Least dot gain
  • Stay open properties up to 48 hours.
  • Delta E of 1.5
  • La Ray's held consistent batch to batch
  • Designed for product consistency to help achieve best performance
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UV coating
Mallard Ultra Violet Curing-Dedicated to UV products, a full time lab and chemists extend our capabilities from flexography to litho sheet-fed Currently at Mallard we specialize in light fast colorants for the outdoor UV industry. Mallard Ink is an exclusive distributor of BASF and Megame UV products.

UV curable ink

  • Forms inks
  • Sheet-fed inks
  • Plastic inks (for non-porous sub straights)
  • Low odor inks
  • Flexographic inks
Aqueous coating
 

Mallard manufactures a full line of aqueous coatings.
Common off the shelf coating products include:

  • MIC-2457    Gloss UV receptive-foil stampable
  • MIC-2457S  Slower version of MIC-2457
  • MIC-2495     Satin UV receptive-compare to other companies dull
  • MIC-2497     Work and turn gloss-very good rub resistance-good for labels of folding carton
  • MIC-2498     Semi-gloss-compares to some others satin-lazerable UV coatable
  • MIC-25??     Soft-feel-compare to touche
  • Custom formulations available

 
Press blankets
At The Offset Blanket Company, we have the capability to cut and convert blankets for any size press. By being the Upper Mid-West's largest authorized dealer of Day International printing blankets, we are able to service printers direct with substantial savings. The Offset Blanket Company converts these other fine brands of blanket material: David M, Phoenix, and Reeves.
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Custom press ink delivery systems

  • Four and eight pound cartridges
  • 55 gallon drums
  • Sheet-fed and heat-set inks in totes
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