What Types of Screen Printing Inks Does Avient Specialty Inks Offer?

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Avient Specialty Inks (avientspecialtyinks.com) makes screen printing inks in two broad categories: inks for the textile industry and specialty inks for industrial applications. If you print apparel or other textiles, you want the textile line sold under the Rutland™ Inks brand; if you print on non-textile substrates or need a functional coating, you want the industrial specialty inks. The site itself doesn't publish a full product catalog on the landing page, so the practical next step is usually to identify your substrate and then contact Avient or a distributor.

The two product categories

Category Who it's for What it covers
Textile screen printing inks Apparel decorators, textile printers Screen printing inks formulated for the textile industry
Industrial specialty inks Manufacturers printing on industrial or non-textile substrates Specialty inks for industrial applications

The distinction matters because the two lines are formulated for different substrates, curing requirements, and performance demands. A plastisol-style textile ink and an industrial functional ink are not interchangeable, so start by classifying your job.

Brand structure: Rutland™ Inks and Avient Specialty Inks

Rutland™ Inks is the brand name you'll see on the site, and Avient Specialty Inks is the manufacturer behind it. In practice:

  • Rutland™ Inks is the name associated with the textile screen printing side.
  • Avient Specialty Inks is the parent identity covering both textile inks and industrial specialty inks.

If you've seen "Rutland" on a bucket of apparel ink and "Avient" on a technical data sheet, they're the same company — not competing suppliers.

How to narrow down the right ink

Because the public site is organized around brands and distributor lookup rather than a browsable product list, work from your application backward:

  1. Identify the substrate. Fabric (cotton, blends, synthetics) points to the textile line. Glass, plastics, metals, or coated surfaces point to industrial specialty inks.
  2. Identify the performance requirement. Standard decoration, or a functional property like adhesion, durability, or chemical resistance?
  3. Match to a brand. Textile work → Rutland™ Inks. Industrial work → Avient specialty inks.
  4. Confirm the specific product. Ask Avient or a distributor for the data sheet for your substrate and cure conditions.

Finding a distributor

The site's own path for this is the "Find Distributor" link under its brands section. Use it when you need:

  • Local availability and minimum order quantities
  • Technical support for a specific substrate
  • Samples before committing to a full order

Distributor coverage, pricing, and ordering terms aren't published on the landing page, so treat the distributor as the source for those details rather than assuming anything about cost or availability.

What the site does not tell you

The landing page describes the company's scope — global manufacturer, textile screen printing inks, industrial specialty inks — but doesn't list individual product names, specifications, or prices. For anything beyond the category level, you need the distributor lookup or direct contact with Avient.