Digital BW, The Print

Hi Paul;

I'm using an R1800 and a couple bigger Epsons (7600, 3800) the two 
older machines have MIS ink in them. While I'm quite happy with my 
results, I'm also eternally curious, so I'm interested, but I'd like 
more info first.  I'm sure all printers on this list knowledgeable 
enough to do meaningful testing for you would.

A) Do you plan to have US distribution? Not much point in trying them 
if I won't use them later due to shipping expenses and delays.

B) Will your US price be competitive with MIS' price?

C) Is it possible to get a gray distribution swatch of some flavor? 
I'd like to see the raw undiluted color and density in each of the 
R1800 inks. 

D) At least 50% of my printing is sepia, and I mean deep sepia, not 
the carbon-ink warmtone. Will these inks produce deep sepia as you 
want us to test them, or will that require a mix of the color set and 
the 'Black Art' set? 

E) Some one already posed the matte or glossy question, but that is 
very much of interest to me also.

F) You claim a fade resistance of ISO 105 - B02 standard of BWS 7. 
What does that mean in either Wilhelm or real-time years, and where 
can I find more info on the standards?
D) Your DIPS continuous inking system looks clean and well designed 
on the outside, but there are no pix of the head setup; does it use 
dampers or carts? And I assume an auto-reset chip is provided for 
each ink position?
Best Luck at PMA, looking forward to hearing more about this.

Steven Karafyllakis
http://www.stevekphoto.com




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "failedthespian" 
<failedthespian@...> wrote:
>
> Hi, My name is Paul Banks.  I am the Managing Director of Image
> Alchemy Ltd.  www.image-alchemy.com
> 
> We are introducing a new graduated black ink set ("BLACK ART") at 
the
> end of the month and we are looking for experienced beta testers
> please.  We will initially make inks for the following printers: 
2400,
> R1800/R800, 2100, 1290, R300.
> 
> We propose to sell the inks in our Digital Image Print System 
(DIPS),
> pre-filled and also as separate inks to be used with refillable
> cartridges or other ink systems.
> 
> Prototype inks are extremely stable.  This means the particle size 
of
> the pigment in the ink will not alter over time.  In many inks the 
ink
> suffers from from particle size re-agglomeration, this means that 
the
> particles join together in the ink to make larger particles.  These
> larger particles will eventually lead to nozzle blocking in the
> printer's print heads and cause poor printer performance.  There are
> many reasons for this instability; poor pigment dispersion, chemical
> incompatibilities in the ink, etc. Our inks are undergoing testing 
for
> chemical compatibility and stability in our laboratories.  We will
> guarantee the stability of our inks for up to 2 years.  Our pigments
> are milled super fine to guarantee optimum performance.  The average
> particle size in our inks is 120 nanometer; so small that it cannot 
be
> seen by the naked eye!
> 
> We are using the latest laser technology to guarantee the particle
> size in each and every batch of ink that we produce.  
> 
> 
> We are showing our ink system (DIPS) at PMA, booth V258.  As 
newcomers
> to this product sector, we would very much welcome constructive
> comments please.
> 
> Thank you.
>