PRINT'EM Technology
A combination of Mitsubishi Paper Mills' inkjet media — based on printing, photographic and paper-coating technologies — with large inkjet printers makes possible the vivid reproduction of artworks.
Features of PRINT'EM
- Photoprinting paper based inkjet media.
- A semi-glossy surface texture on the printing side, and an image like that produced by gravure printing.
- The semi-glossy surface prevents the optical reflection. Therefore, the visibility is excellent.
- The surface has the vivid color and good color reproduction is likely photograph.
- High-definition printing of photos and illustrations
- Inkjet printers compatible with water-based pigmented ink
- Printing resolutions of 1200/600 dpi x 600 dpi and higher
- Six-color inkjet printing for a wider color range than available with traditional four-color offset printing
- Printing to size A0 (841 mm x 1189 mm) to produce an impressive visual presentation
(Note) Inkjet media is a sensitive, porous material with minute perforations. It may be subject to discoloration as a result of absorbing ozone and other oxidizing gases. For long-term preservation over decades, please put printed media in a glass frame to avoid exposure to air.
What is inkjet printing?
Traditional printing methods used in the production of art posters and reproduction prints of original artworks include copperplate printing and lithography. Recently, silk-screen printing has become the most widely-used method. Now, however, with the rapid pace of adoption of digital technology for the creation of works of art, inkjet printing is being seen as the most promising candidate for the next-generation artwork reproduction system.
Inkjet printing has the following advantages:
- It enables on-demand printing.
- Printing does not have to be performed in large batches; one copy alone can be produced with no trouble.
- Printing on media other than paper is relatively easy.
- The range of colors available far surpasses the conventional four-color offset printing method.
You may find the term “giclee” on recent prints of limited-edition artworks, or on expensive reproductions of fine-art works. The term “piezography” is also used. Both terms indicate the employment of inkjet printing systems. Instead of the term “giclee,” several brand names are used in Japan, such as Mujetgraph, Ultimart, and Primagraphie. Whichever term is used, artwork production employing digital printing systems has a history of only a few years.
PRINT'EM processes digital image data supplied by creators of artworks for CD jackets, books and magazines, as well as advertisements and websites, to create popular art poster printouts.
Printing Media
- Employs photoprinting paper free from the risk of waving caused by moisture.
- Based on 180-μm-thick photoprinting paper coated resin on the both sides.
- Printing image has vivid color and good sharpness, and an image like that produced by gravure printing.
- As density of black color is high, thin line is beautiful.
- Porous with minute perforations in the ink-absorbing layer, allowing the reproduction of clear, blur-free images
- Even the shadowy parts of images are excellently reproduced, thanks to the specially designed ink-absorbing layer for pigmented inks.
- Can be able to dispose of this inkjet paper as paper.
Printers
- We employ inkjet printers manufactured by Hewlett-Packard Development Co. L.P. and Seiko Epson Corp.
- High-speed jets of ink droplets of picoliter (one trillionth of a liter) size to form images
- Standard six-color printing (using yellow, cyan, magenta, black, light cyan and light magenta)
- Uses pigmented inks that excel in water and weather fastness
Inks
- Water-based pigmented inks
- Unlike dyes, pigmented inks are not soluble in water as their color materials consist of minute particles.
- Weatherproof for 30 years (weather-fastness properties vary, depending on the conditions of use)
