Water-based systems · Print · Coat · Bond

Water-based inks, coatings and adhesives — engineered from our own resins.

chemlinkai develops integrated waterborne systems for printing, coating and bonding: from in-house resin synthesis and color development to application testing and on-press support. Start from your substrate and process — we match the chemistry to the line.

Decorative paper & filmFlexible packagingSynthetic leatherIndustrial coating
chemlinkai production facility — company photograph
Manufacturing — company photograph. Full caption to be published after verification.
  • 4
    manufacturing bases
    as of September 2026 — Hangzhou · Lishui · Linyi · Guigang
  • 1
    R&D institute
    as of September 2026 — Hangzhou — formulation, color and application testing
  • In-house
    waterborne resin development & synthesis
    as of September 2026 — Resin platform owned and operated by the company
Application finder

Find the system for your substrate and process

Choose the material you run, the process you print or coat with, or your industry. Every route leads to the ink, coating, adhesive or resin system that fits.

Select a substrate, process or industry to see the matching system.

Why chemlinkai

Formulation starts at the resin — not at a resold intermediate

Four differences that matter when your line, your quality standard and your delivery date are on the table.

Chemistry we control

Resins are synthesized in-house, so performance is managed from polymer design to the finished ink, coating or adhesive — not passed through third parties.

One application system

Ink, varnish, coating, adhesive, color and equipment support are treated as one system for your substrate and process — fewer compatibility surprises on the line.

Trial-driven support

Lab comparison, sample matching and on-press trials come before volume supply. We validate on your substrate, under your conditions.

Four bases, one institute

Four manufacturing bases and a Hangzhou R&D institute support batch stability, color management and responsive technical service. As of September 2026.

Solving a production problem?

Pick the failure you are fighting — every entry leads to the diagnostic route and the system we would start from.

Improve adhesion on PET, PVC, PP or PE substrates

Adhesion

Adhesion loss in water-based systems usually follows a pattern: surface energy, contamination, then binder and primer selection. We screen in that order and benchmark against your release requirements.

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Reduce drying load at higher press speeds

Drying

Drying is a system property — resin glass transition, solvent package and coating weight interact with your oven capacity. A formulation review plus a drying curve test finds the headroom.

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Control foaming and print defects in water-based inks

Foaming

Foam and microfoam in water-based gravure and flexo are managed at the formulation level — surfactant balance, resin selection and circulation conditions.

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Improve color consistency across production batches

Color

Color starts at pigment dispersion and ends in measurement discipline. We support strength targets, dispersion quality and color management on your press.

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Optimize lamination bond strength and curing

Lamination

Bond strength depends on the adhesive, the film surfaces and the curing schedule. We test under your structure, temperature and aging conditions.

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Match a current ink, coating or adhesive through a benchmark trial

Benchmark

Send a sample of what you run today plus your substrate. We benchmark our system against your current material and report the difference — before any commitment.

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Test & trial

From your parameters to your line, in four steps

Every engagement follows the same controlled path, so results are comparable and decisions are evidence-based.

01

Share parameters

Substrate, process, machine speed, current material, the problem you want to solve.

02

Lab matching

Our application lab selects and prepares the candidate system against your stated targets.

03

Sample & test

You run our sample — on your substrate, under your conditions — with agreed test methods.

04

Optimize & supply

We tune the formulation from trial feedback, then set up batch supply with QC and traceability.

Technical resources

Guides written for converting engineers

Answer-first articles on adhesion, drying, lamination bond and substrate selection — the content format that also serves search and AI-assisted discovery.

Technical guide

How to improve ink adhesion on PET film

The screening order used by converting engineers: treatment check, contamination check, then binder and primer selection.

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Selection guide

Water-based vs solvent-based gravure ink

What actually changes when you convert: drying physics, substrate requirements, energy, speed and residuals.

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Technical guide

How to evaluate lamination bond strength

The test conditions, aging windows and failure modes that separate a good adhesive from a bad match.

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Buyer guide

Specifying ink for PVC decorative film

Define lamination heat, film flexibility and plasticizer content first — the resin family then narrows itself.

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Manufacturing & R&D

Four manufacturing bases and one R&D institute

Production in Hangzhou, Lishui, Linyi and Guigang; formulation, color and application development in the Hangzhou R&D institute. Photographs below are company-provided and show real working environments.

chemlinkai manufacturing footprint: Hangzhou, Lishui, Linyi, Guigang and Hangzhou R&D institute
Manufacturing bases and R&D institute — schematic footprint, not a cartographic representation. As of September 2026.
Manufacturing base — Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Hangzhou, Zhejiang · Manufacturing base
Manufacturing base — Lishui, Zhejiang
Lishui, Zhejiang · Manufacturing base
Manufacturing base — Linyi, Shandong
Linyi, Shandong · Manufacturing base
Manufacturing base — Guigang, Guangxi
Guigang, Guangxi · Manufacturing base
R&D institute — Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Hangzhou, Zhejiang · R&D institute
National-level “Specialized & Innovative Little Giant” enterprise

Recognition under China’s national SME program. Certificate reference to be published after verification.

Start with your substrate

Send us your substrate and line conditions.

Describe your substrate, process and the problem you are solving once — our application engineers will recommend the system, confirm documentation scope and set up the trial path.

Discuss your substrate, process and line conditions with an application engineer.

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