at APPPEXPO 2017

Inkjet Ink

November 2017

Pablo M. Lee

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ContentsAfter-market 1Inkjet Inks 1Apollo 2Enkle Ink 2Ink T.S. 2Inkbank 3Inkwin 3InkTec 3Jetbest 4Limei Jetink 6Moyue 6Nano Inkjet 7Print-Rite 7Sam Ink 8Teilimed 9Tech Med 9Umall 10Weixin Digital 10

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After-market Inkjet Inks

After-market inkjet inks is a good business around the world. For many kinds of basic ink, there are plenty of companies around the world which can produce ink just as good as the original.

Yes, it is understandable that manufacturers prefer people use their own original ink. But in the USA it is illegal to prohibit a user from using after-market ink or toner. Besides there are well known instances, doc-umented around the world, of original ink for a major brand of printer which had a “bad batch.”

Ink quality can be tested in several ways, but also need to compare the product with all the competitors out on the market.

It is important to ask before buying ink for what spe-cific print head it can be compatible, since there is a wide range of print head brands at the wide format printing market, and not every ink is compatible with all kinds of print heads.

But, there are plenty of capable ink companies with years of experience making good ink. Besides, if your outside banners of billboards only need to be used during a trade show, you don’t need even 10 months of outside longevity.

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Apollo

www.apolloink.net

Ink T.S.

www.inktotalsolutions.com

Enkle Ink

www.enkle.com

Environment Uses Indoor Outdoor

Ink TypeSolvent Eco-Solvent

UV Dye Sublimation

PrintheadXAAR Epson

Konica M. SeikoSubstrate FlexibleContainer Bottle

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InkTec

www.inktec.com

Inkbank

www.inkbank.com.cn

Inkwin

www.inkwin.cn

Environment Uses

Indoor Outdoor

Ink TypeDisperse Dye Acid DyeWaterbased Pigment

Dye SublimationPrinthead EpsonSubstrate FlexibleContainer Bottle Cartridge

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Jetbest

www.jetbest.com

Dr. Nicholas has been to the Jetbest factory in Taiwan, but many years ago. It would be nice to return to see all that is new.

Environment Uses

Indoor Outdoor

Ink Type

Solvent Eco-SolventWaterbased UV-LED

Latex Reactive DyeDye Sublimation Ceramic

Metallic

PrintheadSeiko Epson

Konica M.Substrate Flexible RigidContainer Bottle Cartridge

An additional advantage of the ink booths at APPPEXPO is that in most cases these are the factories that actually make the ink. So you can meet the CEO, president, top managers. And in some cases the ink chemists.

Another reason why we at FLAAR go to AP-PPEXPO to study ink is that distributors and print shop owners around the world ask for our suggestions of what ink brands they should consider. For us to recognize the good brands, we visit the factory, and also we visit a print shop using the ink out in the real world. With our experience we can then know whether this is a good ink.

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Limei Jetink

www.lmink.com

Moyuewww.inkyin.com

Environment Uses Indoor Outdoor

Ink TypeUV Solvent

Eco-Solvent PigmentDye Sublimation Waterbased

Printhead

Epson Konica M.Seiko Spectra

HP XAARNovajet

Substrate Flexible RigidContainer Bottle Cartridge

Another reason why you can’t just say “OEM ink is automatically better than after-market ink” is be-cause most OEM ink is made by the same compa-nies who also make after-market ink! Hardly any printer factories have their own ink factory; the printer factories are buying ink on the open mar-ket. Obviously they are providing the ink factory with the specs of what kind of ink they prefer.

But, there are plenty of capable ink companies with years of experience making good ink. Besides, if your outside banners of billboards only need to be used during a trade show, you don’t need even 10 months of outside longevity.

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Nano Inkjet

www.nano-inkjet.com

Print-Ritewww.print-rite.com

Environment Uses

Indoor Outdoor

Ink TypeSolvent Eco-Solvent

Waterbased Dye SublimationSubstrate Flexible RigidContainer Bottle Cartridge

Environment Uses

Indoor Outdoor

Ink TypeWaterbased Dye SublimationEco-Solvent Textile

Printhead EpsonSubstrate FlexibleContainer Bottle Cartridge

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Sam Ink

www.sam-ink.com

We have been to the nice Sam Ink factory three times and are scheduled to fly again to Singapore later this year.

Environment Uses

Indoor Outdoor

Ink TypeSolvent Eco-Solvent

Latex PigmentDisperse Dye

PrintheadEpson HP

SeikoSubstrate FlexibleContainer Bottle Cartridge

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Tech Med www.techmedinks.com

Teilimed

www.teilimed.com

Environment Uses

Indoor Outdoor

Ink Type Solvent Eco-Solvent

Printhead

Spectra ToshibaSeiko XAAREpson Ricoh

Konica M.Substrate FlexibleContainer Bottle

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Umall

www.umallink.com

Weixin Digital

www.wfweixin.com

Environment Uses

Indoor Outdoor

Ink Type

UV UV-LEDSolvent Eco-Solvent

Dye Sublimation Reactive DyeDisperse Dye Latex

Waterbased

PrintheadXAAR Konica M.Epson SeikoRicoh Brother

Substrate Flexible RigidContainer Bottle

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We look forward to seeing you

at APPPEXPO 2018March 28, 29, 30, and 31, 2018

www.apppexpo.com/index/2/en

VenueNational Exhibition and Convention Center

(Shanghai)No.333 Songze Avenue, Qingpu District,

Shanghai, China

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