The Printing Ink Manual was first published in 1961 under the auspices
of the Society of British Printing Ink Manufacturers with the object of
providing an authoritative work on printing ink technology. This, the
fourth edition, continues that purpose and presents a comprehensive
study of the current 'state of the art' in the ink industry. For those
starting in the printing ink industry it is a textbook dealing with all
aspects of the formulation and manufacture of printing ink. For the ink
technician it is a practical manual and useful source of reference. For
printers and users of printed material the manual supplies helpful
information on the nature and behaviour of ink both on the printing
press and as the finished print. Readers with a little scientific
knowledge will have no difficulty in using the manual. but as in
previous editions, sufficient chemistry and physics have been introduced
to assist the advanced technician and research scientist.