News Archive for 1996-1997

 

December 23, 1997

We're on Winter Holiday...

We will be on holiday from the afternoon of Decmber 24 through the morning of December 29, 1997 for Christmas. Again, we will be on holiday from the afternoon of Decmber 31, 1997 until the morning of January 5, 1998 for the New year's holiday. Sorry for any inconvenience.

July 25, 1997

Speedex ink/water balances improved...

In order to improve overall performance in the Speedex line of fast-setting, stay -open sheetfed colors, we've had to make some modifications to the ink/water balance of certain Speedex base colors. The improvements won't be noticeable for short runs, but on long runs Speedex inks will retain flow and will not be prone to backing off or piling. Some printers reported that they had to "push" the ink on jobs with more than 12,000-15,000 impressions. Viscosity, tack, and setting speed have not been affected in any of the Speedex base colors as a result of these improvements. Really!

June 9, 1997

Tentative pricing for Super VersaLith...

As work on the Super VersaLith universal ink concentrate/base project wraps up, pricing has been announced. As you may remember, Super VersaLith is a faster-setting and considerably stronger (10 percent more pigment) upgrade to the old standard "VersaLith" series of wax-free, drier-free sheetfed base inks. If you are an inkmaker, distributor or reseller of inks, e-mail us at marketing@kerleyink.com for more information about pricing for the new Super VersaLith series.

May 22, 1997

New e-mail address supersedes old address...

As of now, we're no longer monitoring our old e-mail address:

kerleyink@earthlink.net

All new E-mail messages should be sent to one of the following addresses:

customerservice@kerleyink.com

(for questions about orders you placed; shipping info; problems with products we shipped)

technicalsupport@kerleyink.com

(for technical questions; help with formulas; MSDS info; environmental questions; safety questions)

marketing@kerleyink.com

(for questions about pricing; requests for catalogs, product literature & price lists; sample requests)

May 16, 1997

Kerley announces Super VersaLith universal base inks ready to go...

If you've read our 1997 Catalog or seen the interactive version here, you may have noticed that we're phasing out the VersaLith "PBS" series of sheetfed base color inks and introducing a major upgrade:

Super VersaLith

Like the VersaLith family, Super VersaLith will be a wax-free, drier-free series with some BIG improvements over old VersaLith. First, we've sped up the drying time considerably. What tooks hours with VersaLith now takes minutes with Super VersaLith!

Next, we increased overall strength by 10 percent, meaning you can make an even greater variety of inks--from sheetfed to business forms, newsinks, and even heatsets! You couldn't do that with old VersaLith. Super VersaLith will have the tack (about 15 points @ 1200) of an ink, the body of an ink, but the versatility of a flush.

True to our word, we're almost completely done with development work and are now ready to start field testing. Work on the process colors has been finished for a while now, and the rest of the mixing colors are coming along nicely.

If you're interested in field-testing Super VersaLith process colors and black, please request "Big Super VersaLith Samples" by e-mail or FAX. If you want to see lab-sized samples first, please request "Little Super VersaLith Samples" by e-mail or FAX. Don't miss out on this true innovation!

February 10, 1997

Kerley announces new litho overprint varnish...

A new, faster setting version of Kerley's LithoGard overprint varnish will soon be making its way to market. "LithoGard SST" promises to reduce the time printers will have to wait before being able to handle jobs overprinted with earlier versions of LithoGard overprint varnish. LithoGard SST reduces setting time down to less than 15 minutes, without compromising the other great features of LithoGard overprint varnishes. We've managed to keep great gloss and rub characteristics with LithoGard SST. If you're an inkmaker interested in trying a free sample, please call or E-Mail us and we'll be happy to make arrangements to send you trial LithoGard SST at no charge!

November 4, 1996

Soytab Black price adjustment coming...

Due to a glitch in our system, the 4 drum price of Soytab black had been applied to orders of less than 4 drums. Effective 12/1/96, pricing on Soytab Black will be:

60 Drums	$0.52
20 Drums	$0.54
4 Drums	$0.55
3 Drums	$0.57
2 Drums	$0.59
1 Drum	$0.61

Please note that pricing for 4 drums and above remain the same.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.

 

 

Oct 21, 1996

Kerley Improves Already Successful Speedex line of stay-open, fast dry sheetfed inks

First of all, we'd like to thank you for your interest in our new "Speedex" line of high-performance sheetfed colors.

Over the past few weeks, we've discovered a way to substantially improve the gloss, optical density, transfer, and ink/water balance of the entire Speedex line without hurting setting speed or changing the price! A new, easier to handle Speedex letdown vehicle is available, too.

Now nothing stands in the way of giving your customer a truly unique, stay-open, super fast setting sheetfed ink in hundreds of available shades!

Speedex inks are available in 30 lb. plastic kits for immediate delivery.

 

 

October 1, 1996

Emergency Price Increase for all Reflex and Alkali Blues...

Due to circumstances beyond our control, we must announce a price increase for the following products that contain Alkali or Reflex Blue:

Effective Immediately

Flushes

VSA 1000	+$0.25/lb	+$0.55/kg
VSA 1010	+$0.25/lb	+$0.55/kg

Effective October 14, 1996

Finished Inks

Maxi Set Reflex Blue	+$0.05/lb	+$0.11/kg
Nova 4 PS Reflex Blue	+$0.05/lb	+$0.11/kg
Nova "XB"-series Blacks (>6.5% toner)	+$0.02/lb	+$0.045/kg
Soytab Reflex Blue (all types)	+$0.05/lb	+$0.11/kg
Soytex Reflex Blue (all types)	+$0.05/lb	+$0.11/kg
VersaLith Reflex Blue (all types)	+$0.05/lb	+$0.11/kg

To keep competitive, all blacks with less than 6.5% blue toner are exempt from this price increase. All custom-formulated reflex blue inks, centerline colors containing reflex blue, and high toner-content blacks are subject to price increases proportionate to the products listed above.

Sincerely,

The Marketing Department