What are the performance trade-offs between different ink technologies?

Jun 3, 2016 ... Water-based inks are currently a viable option for flexographic printers with performance capability that rivals solvent-based inks. Kao produces solvent-based inks for Thermal Inkjet (TIJ), Piezo Drop-on-Demand (DOD) printheads and flexographic printers that deliver high-quality printing on ... Apr 15, 2025 ... So long, expensive solvent-based inks. Now you can get high-quality, highly pigmented inks for low prices, thanks to the new POP Ink line ... Jan 28, 2009 ... We have switched over from solvent based inks to a combination of the Akua and Faust soybased (waterbased) inks. Both clean up in water and soap ... Epson's UltraChrome GS3 solvent Ink builds on the strengths of UltraChrome GS and GS2 with good image stability, superb colour precision and outstanding media ... May 4, 2017 ... Water-based Joncryl® and Epotal® offer less environmental impact at similar costs and performance compared to solvent-based technologies ... THERMAL INKJET: CARTRIDGE SOLVENT BASED ... Cyklop ink cartridges provide 600 x 600 DPI and contain 42 ml of ink. On average, this is enough for 14,000 prints, ... Feb 12, 2016 ... Several solvents were used to prepare a PCL solvent based ink and 1, 4-dioxane was chosen with the consideration of both solubility and safety. For either water- or solvent-based ink, cationic surfactants were the most effective in ink removal at concentrations well above their critical micelle ... Jan 24, 2024 ... Inkjet ink specialists say that water-based technologies do seem to have a slight edge now due to environmental benefits, and UV LED is also enjoying growth.