Digital BW, The Print

Agreed. I think the responses were a bit over the top as well.

As they don't have tests available that satisfy the critics, what they
 might do to calm things would be to give info regarding the patents
alluded to in one of the e'mails. It is public knowledge at some point
anyway and could go a long way toward demonstrating the innovation
spoken of. Fear of dyes of any variety seems to also be a part of the
reactions. So if the inks aren't dyes then say directly what they are
in ordinary speech as opposed to techno/marketing speak. They would be
well served by a practical approach wherein someone says---"OK
guys.Listen up.Here is what we've done.We whip up in big pot a batch
of Teflon or whatever and before it's set up we stir in chemicals that
react right within the mix to precipitate out the colorant(preferably
recognised long life types).Then we blast the mix out of a shot tower
under heat and pressure so it sets up(polymerises) into tiny beads of
color. Because the color is protected by the whatever and encompassed
by a solid it is less likely to fade than the normal techniques allow
etc. and so on."-- Critics might still attack the process but it would
be an arguable thing at that point. Infu6 doesn't mean much as yet.It
will have to become ubiquitous first.

And a happy new year to you and all as well.

Duane





--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Steve Kale
<stevekale@b...> wrote:

> Personally, I'm prepared to cut the Infu6/Futures guys some slack re
their
> "pre-marketing" on the basis that it was really just a genuine
passion for
> what they were achieving.  I also understand very well the delays
that a new
> business venture, particularly one dealing with pure innovation, can
> experience. A setback of a year or two is not at all extraordinary.
 I think
> they were a little naïve in their management/use of "beta testers" for
> genuine product development assistance rather than "marketing" a la
Epson.
> Nonetheless I hope that their innovations in inks and "coatings"
(infused or
> otherwise) continue.  I don't know but I wouldn't mind betting that the
> extra performance Epson is gaining from Velvet Fine Art is a (very)
direct
> result of the work done by these guys.  We need to encourage
companies like
> MIS and Infu6/Futures to be successful and to continue to innovate.
 As has
> been noted on this forum many times before, the "innovation" the big
> manufacturers have brought to the table has been, in many respects,
a result
> of these smaller new companies nipping at their heals.
> 
> 
> Happy New Year
> 
> Steve
>