Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@...> wrote:
>
> > ... HP's new 8-cart 13" pigment
> > printer, Vivera pigment inks and new papers (glossy and matte).
> > They are claiming best longevity, ...
> 
> In that past I'd heard that the bubble jet heads could not pump the 
higher
> viscosity inks needed for pigments.  Now Canon and HP announce pigment
> printers at the same time.  Has there been an advance in the 
technology?
> If so, what was it?
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
>

Encad never had a problem with pigment inks, and they were using an HP 
head when they started. The gamut was lower. The problem was kepping 
the ink cool enough not to scorch the pigment. Some of those Encad inks 
had a very long outdoor longevity, as that was what they were designed 
for.

That said, I'm sure that HP and Canon have found new ways of doing 
things that will get the gamut back up.

I wonder if these new heads are "strong" enough for UV cure inks?????