Abstract: A method of printing on textile with pigmented aqueous inks using the flexographic printing process. The printing inks contain water soluble acrylic resin, water soluble thermosetting aminoplast, and elastomeric latex polymer as pigment binder. The inks have a viscosity of 3 to 15 poises at infinite shear.

Abstract: Aqueous pigment concentrates are produced by a two-step milling process. The process comprisesa. pumping a crude with from about 12% to about 48% by weight of surfactant, based on pigment, and an amount of water sufficient to reduce the crude concentration to 10 to 50% by weight, based on the total mixture, andb. continuously pumping the blend of (a) through at least two shot mills in series containing between 50 and 90% by volume of a grinding media that has a size in the range of 0.1 to 1.5 mm diameter and then grinding until the particle size has been reduced to where the pigment dispersion has suitable tinctorial strength for use in inks and coatings.