Ink Tackmeter has been closed on 23 Jul 2021.
It no longer accepts any bids. For further information,
you can contact the TREASURY, DEPARTMENT OF THE.BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING.BEP OFFICE OF ACQUISITION
Bellow, you can find more information about this project:
General information
Donor:
TREASURY, DEPARTMENT OF THE.BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING.BEP OFFICE OF ACQUISITION
The BEP has a requirement for, new, three-roller, rotary Tackmeters to support quality assurance testing of BEP manufactured and vendor supplied inks/materials. The Tackmeters will be used to measure the physical, rheological, tack properties (i.e. Initial and Maximum Tack in Tack Units (TU) and set time, seconds) of intaglio inks, offset inks, letterpress inks, varnishes, and other inks or materials that are used to manufacture currency and other security products at the BEP. Tackmeters shall have roller components capable of testing non-ultraviolet inks/materials and shall have roller components capable of testing ultraviolet inks/materials.