Digital printing presses technology has advanced at an incredible speed in recent years, and this has in turn fuelled the growth of a new segment of the printing industry. The ink in these new digital printing machines has had to evolve too, in order to fully deliver on the promise of digital printing. These modern inks are remarkable substances, but they haven’t always received the attention they deserve.
HP Indigo ElectroInk has been specially developed to perform in the HP Indigo range of digital printing machines and it’s just as high-tech as the presses themselves.
Colour the beloved country
As well as covering all the bases in the standard CMYK colour model, the ElectroInk range includes a diverse array of colours from violet to white, and – as of 2019 – silver. There are also specialty variants such as invisible ink and fade-resistant inks for enduring messages.
So wide is the range of available colours, that some 97% of the current Pantone range can be achieved, and HP Indigo ElectroInk is ideal for on-demand mixing of Pantone spot colours. With up to seven colour stations on each HP Indigo digital press, you can experiment with special effects including watermarks and varying opacity through the application of multiple ink layers.
Take a closer look
While the effects that can be achieved with these new inks are stunning, their inner beauty is only revealed at molecular level. View a drop of ElectroInk at a high enough magnification, and you’ll see that it is in fact composed of two elements: a carrier liquid, and tiny particles of pigment encased in resin.
It is this structure that gives the ink its remarkable properties. The ink dries on the blanket, defining the image before it is transferred to the media. This makes the ink substrate-agnostic: the quality of the result is not impacted by ink absorption or heat.
As only a thin layer is required, the characteristics of each media are retained in tactile applications, which effectively allows for more effects to be created. HP Indigo ElectroInk is all about preserving and presenting creativity in its purest form.
An incredible look and feel
Whereas other digital inks tend to soak into the media, or form a thick bead on top of it, ElectroInk closely follows even the tiniest contours for a unique effect that respects both the media and the image, and accurately reflects the original gloss finish.
HP Indigo digital presses achieve perfect image registration through their use of lasers to register all the ink layers on the plate for transfer to the blanket. All ink colours are simultaneously transferred to the substrate, making single pass printing the norm.
The advances made in ink technology perfectly complement the latest digital printing presses. Modern printing technology is able to deliver on the promise of almost limitless creativity, and a large part of this is due to the advances that have been made in ink technology.
More colours; greater choice
From colour gamut to substrate interaction, HP Indigo ElectroInk offers distinct advantages over previous generations of digital inks. These new inks enable and empower creativity and allow PSPs to demonstrate (and monetise) the entire spectrum of digital printing possibilities.
The palette diversity and tangible effects that can be created with modern digital inks are the embodiment of the opportunities that digital printing presses represent. Not only can these inks achieve exceptionally accurate colour register, but they can adapt to almost any substrate and facilitate previously impossible effects.
Kemtek stocks the full range of HP Indigo ElectroInk – for more information on their capabilities, specifications or how to get the very best out of them, please contact us today.
HP Indigo ElectroInk has been specially developed to perform in the HP Indigo range of digital printing machines and it’s just as high-tech as the presses themselves.
Colour the beloved country
As well as covering all the bases in the standard CMYK colour model, the ElectroInk range includes a diverse array of colours from violet to white, and – as of 2019 – silver. There are also specialty variants such as invisible ink and fade-resistant inks for enduring messages.
So wide is the range of available colours, that some 97% of the current Pantone range can be achieved, and HP Indigo ElectroInk is ideal for on-demand mixing of Pantone spot colours. With up to seven colour stations on each HP Indigo digital press, you can experiment with special effects including watermarks and varying opacity through the application of multiple ink layers.
Take a closer look
While the effects that can be achieved with these new inks are stunning, their inner beauty is only revealed at molecular level. View a drop of ElectroInk at a high enough magnification, and you’ll see that it is in fact composed of two elements: a carrier liquid, and tiny particles of pigment encased in resin.
It is this structure that gives the ink its remarkable properties. The ink dries on the blanket, defining the image before it is transferred to the media. This makes the ink substrate-agnostic: the quality of the result is not impacted by ink absorption or heat.
As only a thin layer is required, the characteristics of each media are retained in tactile applications, which effectively allows for more effects to be created. HP Indigo ElectroInk is all about preserving and presenting creativity in its purest form.
An incredible look and feel
Whereas other digital inks tend to soak into the media, or form a thick bead on top of it, ElectroInk closely follows even the tiniest contours for a unique effect that respects both the media and the image, and accurately reflects the original gloss finish.
HP Indigo digital presses achieve perfect image registration through their use of lasers to register all the ink layers on the plate for transfer to the blanket. All ink colours are simultaneously transferred to the substrate, making single pass printing the norm.
The advances made in ink technology perfectly complement the latest digital printing presses. Modern printing technology is able to deliver on the promise of almost limitless creativity, and a large part of this is due to the advances that have been made in ink technology.
More colours; greater choice
From colour gamut to substrate interaction, HP Indigo ElectroInk offers distinct advantages over previous generations of digital inks. These new inks enable and empower creativity and allow PSPs to demonstrate (and monetise) the entire spectrum of digital printing possibilities.
The palette diversity and tangible effects that can be created with modern digital inks are the embodiment of the opportunities that digital printing presses represent. Not only can these inks achieve exceptionally accurate colour register, but they can adapt to almost any substrate and facilitate previously impossible effects.
Kemtek stocks the full range of HP Indigo ElectroInk – for more information on their capabilities, specifications or how to get the very best out of them, please contact us today.
