When it comes to making offset inks, printing ink manufacturers have to take into account a considerable number of variables. There are ever increasing press speeds that have reached the 3,000 foot per minute rate, and a wide range of substrates that are used for products ranging in the packaging, publishing and commercial printing fields. The inks themselves offer a wide variety of properties. “In selecting the proper web offset heatset ink formulation for a specific stock, primary considerati...