The work aims to investigate the effects of different oven temperatures and wind speeds on the drying process of water-based inks. Numerical simulation of hot wind drying process of water-based inks was carried out to analyze the drying state of the ink at different temperatures and wind speeds. The oven was set up at five different levels of wind speeds and temperatures, and the same ink and paper were used for drying experiments. And finally the ink drying quality was detected from the abrasion resistance, dynamic friction coefficient and static friction coefficient of the samples. The numerical simulation results showed that the drying of water-based inks conformed to the two-stage drying principle, and temperatures and wind speeds affected the internal moisture loss and temperature transfer of the ink. The experiments verified the numerical simulation results that the temperature of 60 ℃ and wind speed of 7 m/s had good drying quality, and too high or too low wind speed and temperature would reduce the quality. It is concluded that temperature and wind speed affect the printing quality of water-based inks, and raised or lowed temperature and wind speed do not improve the drying effect, providing a basis for setting the drying parameters in actual production.