Magie Bros. - Products for the Ink Industry
Magie Brothers has been a consistent source of high-quality petroleum products and superior customer service since the company was founded in 1888. For more that 60 years, Magie has been dedicated to the printing ink industry and is now America's leading supplier of specialty solvents and oils for the paste ink market.

In the 1930s, Magie Bros. helped pioneer the first solvents for use in heatset printing inks. Since that time, Magie has dedicated itself to the industry, providing a constant source of innovation, stability and reliability. Our products are known worldwide and are the preferred choice for use in many of North America's best-known publications. We also offer a full line of low aromatic solvents specifically designed for high-quality sheetfed inks.

Magie is always looking to the future, anticipating changing markets and providing products to meet these needs. Our mission is to support the industry's growth through the development of new petroleum specialties with unique performance and application characteristics.

Magie's technical department is supported by on-site customer service laboratories at each manufacturing facility. Our ink laboratory in Karns City, Pennsylvania and Penreco's Advanced Technology Group in The Woodlands, Texas are always available for special projects.

Heatset Ink Solvents
Magie's solvents are produced from a constant source of domestic crude oil. This eliminates the variability when blending different crude streams and reduces the amount of process unit adjustment necessary to produce a consistent product. The heatset process uses drying ovens (dryers) to evaporate the ink solvent out of the substrate. The ink is then set and dries by oxidation. Magie's heatset solvents are ideal due to their narrow boiling ranges, which allow the ink to set properly onto the substrate as it exits the press dryer.

The solubility characteristics of our ink solvents are also very consistent. This is extremely important and reduces the amount of batch adjustments required in the production of vehicle systems and flushed pigment. Magie solvents are so consistent that many ink laboratories use them as reference solvents to evaluate resins and vehicles. In fact, the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) requested MagieSol 47 be listed as an industry standard solvent for test purposes. Further technical benefits may be discussed by calling Magie directly at 800-MAGIE 47.

Heatset Solvents Technical Data Sheets

 MagieSol 44
 MagieSol 47
 MagieSol 47LX
 MagieSol 52
 Magie 470 Oil
 Magie 500 Oil
 Magie 4700 Oil
 Magie 5200 Oil
 EXK 385 (MSO)

Sheetfed Ink Solvents
Magie's solvents are produced from a constant source of domestic crude oil. This eliminates the variability of blending different crude streams and reduces the amount of process unit adjustment necessary to produce a consistent product. The sheetfed process is generally printed on coated stock. Micro-pores in the stock provide capillary action. This action preferentially draws the lighter molecular weight portion of the ink solvent down into the substrate. This causes the resin to precipitate out onto the stock. The ink is then set and dries by oxidation.

Magie's solvents are ideal for sheetfed printing because of their unique carbon distribution and narrow boiling ranges. The narrow boiling range allows a system to be designed on the edge of physical solubility so that it will perform properly on a high-speed press without the drying problems that are associated with wider boiling solvents. Solvency power of the ink solvent is also very consistent, which reduces resin kick-out and varnish/vehicle incompatibility problems associated with batch-to-batch processing. Further technical advantages may be discussed by calling Magie at 800-MAGIE 47.

Sheetfed Solvent Technical Data Sheets
 MagieSol 52
 Magie 5200-HTX
 MagieSol 55LX
 MagieSol 60
 MagieSol 65LX
 EXK 385 (MSO)

Magie Bros. - Products for the Aluminum Industry
In the early 1980s, Magie Brothers began marketing severely hydrotreated oils as base oils for use in coolants for cold rolling aluminum. Magie offers the aluminum industry a wide range of rolling oils that provide excellent performance and lubrication characteristics. Magie manufactures and services a variety of base oils to be used in coolants that lubricate, cool and clean aluminum for sheet and foil rolling.

From a constant supply of premium feedstock, our MagieSol base oils are manufactured under tightly controlled conditions to meet the highest standards. Our consistent source of crude oil, narrow fractionating capabilities and severe hydrotreating processes create exceptionally uniform finished products.

Magie services many aluminum companies using MagieSol base oils in the coolants of their cold rolling mills. These mills roll aluminum for tread plate, aerospace, beverage cans, transportation, construction, fin stock, household foil and packaging foil. As Magie supplies and services its base oils globally for existing customers, we are also dedicated to serving the needs of new customers through plant trials and technical assistance.

In North America, Magie is one of two leading manufacturers of base oils for coolants used in cold rolling aluminum. Because many of our customers operate worldwide, global consistency in operations of rolled products is a requirement. Therefore, customers have asked Magie to inventory premium MagieSol base oils internationally. Already, Magie supplies millions of gallons of hydrotreated base oils outside of North America with a business objective to increase our global presence where aluminum rolling mills operate.
For more information about our premium MagieSol rolling oils, call 800-MAGIE 47.

Technical Support
Magie's laboratories constantly monitor the MagieSol base oils to maintain consistent, reliable products. Magie's technical sales staff and laboratory personnel in Franklin Park, Illinois and Karns City, Pennsylvania can satisfy most technical needs in a matter of hours. In addition, Penreco's Advanced Technology Group located near Houston, Texas is always available for further testing and research.

Magie Bros. Oil:  Typical Product Inspections
	MagieSol 40	MagieSol 44	MagieSol 47	MagieSol 52	Test Method
Viscosity					ASTM D-445
cSt @ 40°C	1.48	1.94	2.45	3.66
SUS @ 100°F	31.0	32.6	34.3	38.7
Flash Point (closed cup), °C (°F)	74 (165)	96.1 (205)	107 (225)	127 (260)	ASTM D-93
Pour Point, °C (°F)	-40 (-40)	-29 (-20)	-21 (-5)	-7 (20)	ASTM D-97
Specific Gravity @ 15.56°C (60°F)	0.7870	0.7952	0.8035	0.8146	ASTM D-287
Pounds/U.S. gallon @ 15.56°C (60°F)	6.55	6.64	6.69	6.78	Calculated
Color, Saybolt	+30	+30	+30	+30	ASTM D-156
Vapor Pressure, torr @ 21°C (70°F)	0.12	0.010	0.023	0.0012	ASTM D-2879
Auto-Ignition Temperature, °C (°F)	220 (428)	220 (428)	220 (428)	220 (428)	ASTM E-659
Distillation Range, °C (°F)					ASTM D-86
Initial Boiling Point	193 (380)	224 (435)	239 (463)	268 (515)
5%	201 (394)	227 (440)	245 (473)	274 (525)
10%	203 (397)	228 (443)	246 (475)	277 (530)
50%	210 (410)	232 (450)	252 (486)	282 (540)
90%	218 (425)	237 (458)	264 (507)	293 (560)
95%	221 (430)	241 (465)	267 (512)	298 (568)
End Point	232 (450)	252 (485)	277 (530)	308 (586)
Composition
Carbon Type Analysis					NMR Spectroscopy
Paraffinic Carbon Atom %	57.6	60.2	62.2	64.2
Naphthenic Carbon Atom %	42.1	39.1	37.0	35.7
Aromatic Carbon Atom %	0.3	0.7	0.8	0.1
Aromatic Content (weight %)	1.0	0.8	1.0	1.0	UV Spectroscopy
Average Molecular Weight	168	199	203	230	Boiling Point Elevation
Solvency
Aniline Point, °C (°F)	73.9 (165)	79.4 (175)	82.2 (180)	88.3 (191)	ASTM D-611
Kauri-Butanol Value	28.5	26.5	25.0	22	ASTM D-1133

U. S. GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
MagieSols satisfy the following regulations of the US Food & Drug Administration:
Metallic Surface Lubricants - All MagieSols
21 CFR 178.3910	Sheet and Foil Rolling
Odorless Light Petroleum Hydrocarbons - MagieSols 40, 44, 47, 52
21 CFR	40 CFR
172.884       173.340       175.105       176.180       176.200       176.210       177.2260     177.2600       177.2800     178.3120     178.3570    178.3620(b)       178.3650     178.3910     573.680      573.740	180.1001 ©       180.1001(d)       180.1001(e)
Technical Mineral Oils - All MagieSols
21 CFR 178.3620, part b	Indirect Food Contact
Mineral Oils - MagieSols 47, 52
21 CFR 178.3620, part c	Non-Food Use