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What
about aftermarket Dicojet pigmented inks for Epson, Encad,
Mimaki, Mutoh, Hewlett-Packard inkjet printers?
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Mimaki
JV4 ink system
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Should
I use aftermarket inks in my large format inkjet printer?
So many questions come to FLAAR resource center about inkjet
inks that we are expanding our free large format inkjet printer
report series to cover inks.
First
question is "will my printer accept aftermarket inks?"
Next
question is "will aftermarket inks clog my printheads?"
Another
query is "will using other inks void my warranty?"
People
often ask "will these inks last as long, longer, or not
as well as the manufacturer's own inks?"
Questions
that don't get asked (but should be) are: how many different
kinds of inks are there? For example, what are UV curable
inks?
FLAAR
is opening an entire evaluation center at a state university
to expand our services to people who wish assistance on such
questions. It will be a while before we can further test the
countless inks that are available. In the meantime the following
reports are available:
"Inks
and Media for Photo-Realistic Exhibit Quality Digital Printings
on Canvas and Fine Art Giclee Prints."
"Inks
and Media for Signs, Posters
and Banners, using an Inkjet Printer" (such as Epson,
Roland,
Encad,
HP,
ColorSpan,
etc.)
These
reports in PDF format are available from any FLAAR
Inquiry Form. There is no charge. All FLAAR reports are
a public service from FLAAR+Francisco Marroquin University.
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reports by Dr. Nicholas Hellmuth
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UPDATED:
July 06/2001
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