Nylon is a synthetic fiber widely used in industrial applications due to its abrasion resistance, durability, high “stretch” ability, and resilience. They are also used extensively in sportswear and hi-tech light-weight microfiber garments which provide improved breathability, water resistence, durability, and comfort. Other nylon end-products include rope & cordage, parachute fabric, sail cloth, and cargo straps. Organic Dyes and Pigments offers a number of acid & disperse dye lines for nylon providing a wide shade and physical property range. These dye product lines include the Orco Lanamide™, Orco Milling™, Orco Nylosol™, Orcolan Neutral™, Orcoset™ and Orcocil™ brands. OrcoSperse™ pigment dispersions are also used for printing on nylon fabric. Our unique nanotechnology PeractoPad™ padding system offers a highly efficient system requiring no pretreatment or post-treatment.
Orco Lanamide™ Acid Dyes for Nylon
The Orco Lanamide™ product line consists of non-hazardous, non-chrome acid dyes applicable to nylon and blends offering high fastness, brightness, and compatibility as a group. Orco Lanamide™ dyes are especially suited for the sport and swimwear garments.
Technical Data
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| Image | Name | Lightfastness | IIA Washfastness | Perspiration | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ORCO LANAMIDE Yellow Y | 6-7 (H), 6-7 (L), 6-7 (M) | 4 (S), 4-5 (A) | 3-4 (A) | |
 | ORCO LANAMIDE Yellow GY | 5 (L), 5-6 (M), 6 (H) | 4 (S), 4-5 (A) | 3 (S), 4 (A) | |
 | ORCO LANAMIDE Yellow VG | 5 (L), 5-6 (M), 6 (H) | 4-5 (A), 5 (S) | 4-5 (S), 5 (A) | |
 | ORCO LANAMIDE Red R | 4-5 (L), 5 (M), 5-6 (H) | 3 (S), 4 (A) | 2 (S), 3-4 (A) | |
 | ORCO LANAMIDE Rubine RB | 5 (L), 5-6 (M), 6 (H) | 3-4 (S), 4-5 (A) | 4-5 (A), 4-5 (S) | |
 | ORCO LANAMIDE Red 2b | 5-6 (L), 6 (M), 6-7 (H) | 2-3 (S), 4-5 (A) | 3-4 (S), 5 (A) | |
 | ORCO LANAMIDE Blue BR | 6 (L), 6-7 (M), 7 | 3-4 (S), 4-5 (A) | 2-3 (S), 3-4 (A) | |
 | ORCO LANAMIDE Brilliant Blue RR | 5-6 (L), 6 (M), 6-7 (H) | 2-3 (S), 4-5 (A) | 5 (A), 5 (S) | |
 | ORCO LANAMIDE Brilliant Blue XT | 5 (L), 6 (M), 6-7 (H) | 3 (S), 4-5 (A) | 4 (S), 4-5 (A) | |
 | ORCO LANAMIDE Turquoise TQ | 2 (L), 2-3 (H), 2-3 (M) | 4 (A), 4 (S) | 4 (S), 4-5 (A) | |
 | ORCO LANAMIDE Green CB | 5-6 (L), 6 (M), 6-7 (H) | 3-4 (A), 4-5 (S) | 4 (S), 4-5 (A) |
Orco Milling™ Acid Dyes for Nylon
Orco Milling™ dyes are characterized by their high wetfastness and their wide range of bright colors. Although their lightfastness falls somewhat short of the metallized group of acid colors they do offer a brighter shade range to choose from. These dyes are used primarily in stock and package dyeing but have been used in piece dyeing where careful temperature and pH control is possible.
Technical Data
Select the button below for preparation, dyeing, & finishing procedures on nylon & blends, and associated chemical technical bulletins. You can also visit our Technical Resources page where you can search by technical bulletin, procedure, dye or pigment class, and material being colored.
Select the button below for a downloadable shade card which illustrates shades and a listing of physical properties. The color shown on these shade cards and web pages is only indicative and does not represent the EXACT shade of the product.
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Orcolan Neutral™ Acid Dyes for Nylon
Orcolan Neutral™ dyes for nylon and wool, are 2:1 premetalized acid dyes. Because of their large molecular size, these behave similarly to the Orco Milling™ dyes in application and strike rate. Because of the metal complex (Cr+3 usually), these dyes exhibit excellent light and wet fastness and find application in automotive industrial fabrics.
Technical Data
Select the button below for preparation, dyeing, & finishing procedures on nylon & blends, and associated chemical technical bulletins. You can also visit our Technical Resources page where you can search by technical bulletin, procedure, dye or pigment class, and material being colored.
Select the button below for a downloadable shade card which illustrates shades and a listing of physical properties. The color shown on these shade cards and web pages is only indicative and does not represent the EXACT shade of the product.
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Orco Nylosol™ Acid Dyes for Nylon
Orco Nylosol™ dyes for nylon are characterized by their excellent leveling and penetrating properties in addition to their wide range of bright colors. Although this range does not exhibit the high wet and light fastness properties of the Milling and Metallized dyes, when selected carefully and after-treated properly, good fastness may be achieved. This class of dye consists of two groups, each having somewhat different affinity for nylon and requiring slightly different application methods.
Technical Data
Select the button below for preparation, dyeing, & finishing procedures on nylon & blends, and associated chemical technical bulletins. You can also visit our Technical Resources page where you can search by technical bulletin, procedure, dye or pigment class, and material being colored.
Select the button below for a downloadable shade card which illustrates shades and a listing of physical properties. The color shown on these shade cards and web pages is only indicative and does not represent the EXACT shade of the product.
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Orcoset™ Acid Dyes for Nylon
Orcoset™ dyes for nylon and wool are a special group of modified 1:2 metal complex acid dyes exhibiting high fastness levels and similar dyeing properties. All dyes are applied at a pH of 4.5 in conjunction with Orcogal SET™. These dyes find application in stock, piece, and package dyeing. These dyes do not require an ammonia after-scour to achieve wet fastness.
Technical Data
Select the button below for preparation, dyeing, & finishing procedures on nylon & blends, and associated chemical technical bulletins. You can also visit our Technical Resources page where you can search by technical bulletin, procedure, dye or pigment class, and material being colored.
Select the button below for a downloadable shade card which illustrates shades and a listing of physical properties. The color shown on these shade cards and web pages is only indicative and does not represent the EXACT shade of the product.
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| Image | Name | Solubility | Lightfastness | IIA Wash Test Staining | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Black B | 80 g/l | 7(N), 7(W) | 3 | |
 | Grey G | 100 g/l | 6-7(N), 6(W) | 4-5 | |
 | Blue 2R | 100 g/l | 5-6(W), 6(N) | 5 | |
 | Blue 5G | 100 g/l | 6(W), 7(N) | 5 | |
 | Navy R | 100 g/l | 5-6(N), 6(W) | 3-4 | |
 | Brown B | 100 g/l | 6(N), 6(W) | 4-5 | |
 | Brown G | 80 g/l | 6(N), 6(W) | 4-5 | |
 | Green B | 80 g/l | 6-7(N), 6(W) | 5 | |
 | Orange RN | 80 g/l | 5-6(N), 6(W) | 5 | |
 | Red G | 100 g/l | 6-7(N), 6(W) | 4-5 | |
 | Red 2B | 30 g/l | 5-6(N), 5-6(W) | 4 | |
 | Bordeaux B | 100 g/l | 5-6(N), 5-6(W) | 4-5 | |
 | Violet B | 100 g/l | 5(W), 6(N) | 5 | |
 | Yellow 2R | 100 g/l | 6-7(W), 6(N) | 5 | |
 | Yellow 4GN | 80 g/l | 6-7(N), 6(W) | 5 |
Orcocil™ Disperse Dyes for Nylon
Orcocil™ dyes are a specially selected group of disperse dyes characterized as low-energy disperse type. These exhibit excellent leveling characteristics and build-up at low temperatures on acetate, nylon, and differential dyeing of nylon. These are also used as an alternative to acid dyes on nylon offering excellent leveling properties for barre coverage with limited wash fastness in high concentrations.
Technical Data
Select the button below for preparation, dyeing, & finishing procedures on nylon & blends, and associated chemical technical bulletins. You can also visit our Technical Resources page where you can search by technical bulletin, procedure, dye or pigment class, and material being colored.
Select the button below for a downloadable shade card which illustrates shades and a listing of physical properties. The color shown on these shade cards and web pages is only indicative and does not represent the EXACT shade of the product.
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| Image | Name | Gas Fading | Fastness to Light | IIA Wash Test | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Black NCS-F | Ac=5, N=5 | Ac=5, N=5 | Ac=5, N=5 | |
 | Black NCI | Ac=5, N=5 | Ac=5, N=5 | Ac=4-5, N=4-5 | |
 | Black A1B Powder (with BON only) | Ac=5, N=5 | Ac=4, N=4 | Ac=4, N=4 | |
 | Blue BNN Ex Conc | Ac=1, N=4 | Ac=4, N=4 | Ac=4, N=4 | |
 | Fast Blue Green G | Ac=1R, N=5 | Ac=6, N=4 | Ac=4, N=5 | |
 | Blue GFD 150% | -, Ac=4-5 | -, Ac=4 | Ac=4-5, N=4-5 | |
 | Scarlet B | Ac=4, N=4 | Ac=4, N=4 | Ac=3, N=3 | |
 | Fast Pink RF-E | Ac=2 -3 | Ac=6, N=5 | Ac=3-4, N=3-4 | |
 | Pink MC | Ac=3, N=3 | Ac=5, N=5 | Ac=3-4, N=3-4 | |
 | Red R | Ac=4, N=4 | Ac=4, N=4 | Ac=3, N=3 | |
 | Red B | Ac=4-5, N=5 | Ac=5, N=2-3 | Ac=5, N=5 | |
 | Violet RLF | Ac=1, N=1 | Ac=5, N=6 | Ac=2, N=2 | |
 | Yellow GS | Ac=4-5, N=5 | Ac=6, N=6 | Ac=3-4, N=3-4 | |
 | Yellow G Sub | 6 | |||
 | Fast Yellow GLF New | 5 | 5-6 | 3 | |
 | Black A1B Paste (with BON only) | Ac=5, N=5 | Ac=4, N=4 | Ac=3-4, N=3-4 | |
 | Orange GL | Ac=5, N=5 | Ac=2, N=2 | Ac=2, N=2 |
OrcoSperse™ Pigment Dispersions for Nylon Printing
OrcoSperse™ organic aqueous pigment dispersions for textiles and nonwovens are specifically designed for printing, padding, garment dyeing, and spray applications. The wide shade range of these product lines, including bright fluorescent and earthtone colors, can be used to develop unique shade and physical special effects–just call our technical staff to develop the perfect shade and process to achieve your desired effect. For a variety of application procedures and technical bulletins, visit our Technical Resources page where you can search by technical bulletin, procedure, colorant class, and material being colored.
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OrcoSperse™ Pigment Dispersions
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