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FLAAR looks at the new bio-solvent BioVu ink from Vutek that may replace eco-solvent inks InkWare (Vutek) has achieved a major breakthrough in solvent inks with BioVu ink, now available on the Mutoh Biojet flatbed printer and on Vutek UltraVu II 3360 solvent ink printers. Not only might bio-solvent inks replace eco-solvent inks currently used by Roland and others, but bio-solvent may potentially be used in grand format printers as well, such as Vutek UltraVu II 3360 printers. The bio-solvent inks were introduced by Vutek for their UltraVu II 3360 and simultaneously by Mutoh in their BioJet modification of a flatbed version of a Mutoh Osprey printer. What I do not yet understand is why Lyson lactate solvent ink never became popular while BioVu lactate ink is out only a few weeks and makes international headlines on FLAAR websites and in two articles in major industry trade magazines (again by FLAAR). Lyson lactate inks were used in the ill-fated Tiara solvent ink printers. Keep in mind that the new corn-based lactate ink is still an experimental chemistry and is still being tested. Lumocolor, a universal water-based ink from Staedler (Mars): an additional unusual and innovative ink We are also checking on the exciting Lumocolor inks from Staedtler. These are water-based and work exclusively in piezo printheads. They print on uncoated paper, metal, canvas, vinyl, aluminum foil (from the grocery store), and anything else you can run through a printer. But the printer needs to be retro-fitted with a heater and abrasion aspects are still being worked on. But Staedtler has German chemists and is a solid company for R&D in these aspects. OrmoJet Airbrush ink for glassORMOjet is currently an ink for airbrush printers for printing on glass that Prof. Dr.-Ing Trier is preparing for inkjet applications. I thank Uwe Heinisch, editor of SIP magazine, for letting me know about this unusual ink, which is effectively “unknown” to the traditional inkjet world. We will report back our findings on Lumocolor, OrmoJet and bio-solvent BioVu after we recuperate from FESPA Digital, a major European trade show in mid-May. In the meantime, articles by FLAAR on Lumocolor and BioVu ink are being published by Digital Graphics magazine (probably June issue) and by SIP, auf Deutsch (in two issues, probably July and August). BioWare and BioVu are trademarked by Inkware.
Most recently updated June 1, 2006. First posted June 23, 2005 |
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