Digital BW, The Print

On Feb 6, 2012, at 12:25 AM, David wrote:

> On Paul Roark's web site, I just came across a very interesting document from Cabot Corporation, which includes data on longevity of that companies pigments. From a bit of searching, it appears that Cabot is a US chemical company that makes a variety of products, including pigments that other manufacturers use in inks.

Cabot has a line of pigment-based exterior stains under their own name as well. Longevity info for pigments is a bit like knowing how long the chromium in your car's muffler will last: not very relevant if the whole muffler rusts out. Its less the pigments than the sum total ink product, as laid down by a particular type of printer, on a type of media, that is needed to have a sense of print life.

C. David Tobie
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