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Vision Ink

General

Every experienced printer knows that ink can make or break a job. Even top machines will only perform at their best if you have chosen the right ink. At the same time, the competitive market you operate in demands that you keep costs down.

VisionInk provides superior, vibrant digital quality inks, specially formulated and tested by us for optimal compatibility with Scitex Vision technology, systems and media. VisionInk inks deliver high productivity, and the confidence that your system is always running ensuring that you optimally utilize your capital equipment - the printer.

The VisionInk range includes water-based, solvent and UV. For most systems we offer two types of ink:

	VisionInk Supreme inks are top-of-the-line inks exclusively developed for Scitex Vision printing systems - for highly demanding and value-added applications.
	VisionInk Classic inks are highly reliable inks specially developed by Scitex Vision to perfectly fit all parameters of our printing systems - for long print runs and around-the-clock production.

Water based

Scitex Vision's proprietary water-based inks (CW200 and SW200 Supreme) were specially developed for Aprion print heads. They are :

Environment-friendly

Highly water-resistant

UV-resistant up to 2 years*

Abrasion-resistant

VisionInk pigmented water-based inks are proven to perform exceptionally well in demanding industrial environments. This is due to a number of factors :

	Their adherence qualities enable precision printing to a variety of media including paper- and plastic-based materials.
	Tests of their abrasion resistance have proved that VisionInk inks are remarkably more abrasion-resistant than most industrial water-based inkjet inks and xerographic toners.
	VisionInk droplets maintain their original round shape, enabling consistent behavior on most substrates.

VisionInk water-based inks have been awarded the Green Label and are environment-friendly. The Institute Verfahrenstechnik und Verpackung in Germany has certified these inks are in compliance with the food regulatory requirements in the European Union and the USA . Scitex Vision is the first company manufacturing industrial strength digital inkjet presses to earn this recognition.

The CW200 Supreme is available in 6 colors: C,M,Y,K & LC, LM.
The SW200 Supreme is available in 4 colors: C ,M,Y,K .

A large number of substrates have been approved for printing with these inks on the Scitex Vision Superjet and the Scitex Vision CORjet .

*According to standard ASTM D2565-99

Solvent Ink

Scitex Vision's proprietary solvent-based inks are specially developed by Scitex Vision to suit individual Scitex Vision systems. Using the inks designed for your particular printer ensures continual, optimized operation and utilization.

Superb quality

Before their approval as a VisionInk product, all inks are rigorously tested under a variety of conditions, with a variety of appropriate media, using all available printing modes of the printer. Using only the best-quality raw materials, and with our in-house milling capabilities, we ensure consistent nano pigment particle size in all Scitex Vision solvent-based inks. This enhances the finished quality of the product and assures the stability and long life of the print head and the printer.

All our solvent inks are produced using the most advanced techniques available today, under strict conditions and quality assurance processes in an ISO 9001:2000 certified manufacturing facility

Long durability

Our solvent inks are designed for long-term outdoor UV-fastness, and are formulated using pigments and other ingredients that support the required durability. When Supreme inks or Classic inks are used under recommended conditions, printed images should not fade significantly for a period of 24 months* or 12 months* respectively in mid-European conditions.

The VisionInk solvent ink range includes the following inks:

For the Idanit Novo and the Pressjet family - DR100 Supreme & DR100 Classic

For the Scitex Vision TURBOjet - TJ100 Supreme

For the Scitex Vision Grandjet family - GR100 Supreme & GR100 Classic

For the Scitex Vision XLjet family - XL200 Supreme, XL100 Supreme & XL100 Classic

For the Scitex Vision GOjet - GO100 Supreme

* VisionInk inks are tested at Scitex Vision's ink laboratories in accordance with the ASTM D2565-99 standard. Testing is implemented using a variety of frequently used substrates. Durability data published here is based upon these tests and relates only to the ink and the media used for testing.