The first edition of the Printing Ink Manual was published by the
Society of British Printing Ink Manufacturers in 1961 to fill the need
for an authorative textbook on printing technology, which would serve
both as a training manual and a reliable reference book for everyday
use. The book soon became established as a standard source of
information on printing inks and reached its fourth edition by 1988.
This, the fifth edition, is being published only five years later, so
rapid has been the development in technology. The objective of the
Printing Ink Manual remains unchanged. It is a practical handbook
designed for use by everyone engaged in the printing ink industry and
the associated industries. It provides all the information required by
the ink technical for the day-to-day formulation of printing inks. It
supplies the factory manager with details of the latest equipment and
manufacturing methods, including large-scale production, and gives
guidance on achieving quality assessment and total quality management
specifications. Care has been taken to maintain the value of the Manual
for training both technical personnel and others who requiresome kn-
ledge of inks. Readers with little scientific knowledge will not find
dif- culty in using the Manual, but sufficient chemistry and physics
have been included to provide an explanation of the underlying
principles and theories governing the behaviour of inks for use by the
advanced te- nologist. Suppliers of raw materials, substrate
manufacturers, printers and print users will find the book a valuable
source of information.
