<< Must disagree with you on this one; the new pigment ink is not yet on the
market. It is a dry powder that no printer yet on the market can use. I
think what you are referring to are the "outdoor" inks advertised for use on
the large poster printers (such as in North American CAD advertisements). >>
Yes, you are right on this. I was indeed referring to the "outdoor" inks.
Sorry.
Last week I received my latest issue of DIGITAL IMAGING DIGEST (a newsletter
of the Digital Imaging Marketing Assosiation), and it does have an article
about dry ink. Here is one or two paragraphs from the article:
DRY-INK DESKTOP PRINTER MAKES WATERPROOF, FADE-PROOF PRINTS
A new desktop color printer technology using Micro Dry inks was announced by
Alps Electric (USA), Inc., San Jose, Calif. The company reports that Micro
Dry inks produce "waterproof prints that won't smudge, smear or streak.
Unlike ink-jet color printing, freshly printed Micro Dry inks can be handled
right away." Alps also states the "inks are not susceptible to fading with
age or exposure to sunlight, so deep, rich color is permanent and long
lasting."
The new inks are available for use with the $499 Alps MD-2010 Color Printer
and the $699 Alps MD-4000 Color Printer/Scanner. Both units offer 600-by-600
dpi, 24-bit color printing in multi-pass serial operation. Monochrome and
gray printing is 1,200-by-600 dpi.....
<last paragraph: >
Alps Electric (USA) Inc., 3553 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95134-1898;
408-432-6000, fax: 408-432-6035, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Alps
Electric Co. Ltd., Tokyo, manufacturer of computer peripherals and storage
devices.