Recently, Ricoh has launched two new fabric printers providing advanced functionality for faster, easier and more flexible apparel printing. The RICOH Ri 3000 / Ri 6000 allow to start printing a pattern on a cloth in two clicks thanks to intuitive software and to do it very quickly thanks to 27 seconds print speeds.… Continue reading New Ricoh Fabric Printers Print on Ready-made Clothes
EFI™ is one of the world leaders in client-oriented digital printing innovation and it is its VUTEk® GS3250LXr Pro LED printer running SuperFlex Ink, on the base of which Orbus Exhibit & Display Group has developed more productive, qualified fabric-printing capabilities for the growing “soft signage” market.
HP earlier this week announced breakthroughs in printer ink, printer toner, and media technologies that allow customers to get color printing quality comparable to offset printing. The list of the HP’s breakouts includes: ColorSphere Toner Dual Drop Volume Technology Enhanced ‘Low Melt’ Monochrome Toner ColorLok Media XL Inkjet Print Cartridges Simple Black range of cartridges… Continue reading HP Innovations in Printer Ink, Toner & Media
Printing is still an important part of any business, regardless the natural for business desire to slash the costs by printing less. Printing is still not a technology “green” enough for the adepts of paperless office, but it has greatly improved in recent years. For instance, Xerox, apart from the laser and inkjet printer printers,… Continue reading 12 Facts About Solid Inks
Here is another device from the family of “The World’s Mosts and Firsts”. This is a wide-format Solara ion inkjet printer by Gerber. The printer can print on virtually any surface that is up 64 inches wide and up to 1 inch thick! When it comes to printing speed, the device covers up to 639… Continue reading World’s First Cationic Inkjet Printer
At an event on March 10, 2008 in Tel Aviv, Hewlett-Packard offered a peek into future printing technologies, introducing a new inkjet printer that prints thousands of pages per minute and ink that retains its shine even when exposed to extreme elements. HP’s water-based Latex Ink is specially formulated to embed in a surface and… Continue reading HP’s Future Printing Technologies
…an attendee approached me with a question I’ve been asked a hundred times before. “Are these water-based inks or pigment inks?” I gave my usual response, “Well, both—actually,” then launched into an explanation about ink formulation theory, the history of inkjet printing, and the correct application for ink types. He proceeded to tell me I… Continue reading How Dye-based Inks Are Different from Pigment Inks
The grim economic picture darkened further today with news that the price of ink for printer cartridges has reached an all time high of $1000 a barrel on the New York futures exchange. The world’s most traded commodity has seen a steady rise in price over recent months due to supply problems, increased demand from… Continue reading Printer Ink Tops $1000 A Barrel
New cost-of-ink-per-page analysis of ink cartridges is a new way for customers to estimate their printing costs. QualityLogic, a company providing quality assurance and control services, reported it had completed Cost-of-Ink-Per-Page (CoIPP) Analysis for the Eastman Kodak Company. CoIPP Analysis uses cartridge cost and page-yield to calculate and compare the cost of ink required to… Continue reading Results of “Cost-of-Ink-Per-Page” Analysis Favor Kodak Inks
Recent study show customers have no basis for comparison when buying printers, which results in $6 billion overpay on ink every year. The American Consumer Institute released a new white paper entitled “Inkjet Prices, Printing Costs and Consumer Welfare” disclosing pricing strategies adopted within the inkjet industry. This is the first document made by public… Continue reading Study Finds Consumers Overpay For Printer Ink Tremendously