Company History

INDEPENDENT INK, INC., was established in 1939 as a custom formulator of government and military specification inks and solvents. In 1980 a major U.S. bottler asked us to develop jet printing and make-up inks specifically formulated to work with Continuous ink Jet (CIJ) and Drop on Demand (DOD) printing equipment. With over 2 million gallons sold to date, INDEPENDENT INK, INC. is the nation's leading after-market manufacturer of jet printing inks and make-up inks.

Independent Ink has been manufacturing specialty inks since 1939. Originating as a custom manufacturer of aerospace specification inks, Independent has continually introduced and added new and progressive ink products, and today manufactures a wide range of products that encompasses the entire spectrum of marking inks.

During the 1960's and 70's Independent added marking inks for the food, beverage, packaging, electronics, rubber and military markets. In 1979, at the request of the Coca Cola Company, we developed inks and makeup inks for use in both large character DOD (Drop on demand) equipment and small character CIJ (Continuous ink jet) equipment.

As ink jet technology and applications have continued to expand, Independent has continued to add products specifically developed to meet the demanding requirements of our customers. To date we have produced more than 2 million gallons of ink jet related fluids, and we are currently the leading aftermarket supplier of these products.