Epson releasing UltraChrome HD pigment ink

Epson is releasing shortly the UltraChrome HD Pigment, which delivers the highest print permanence ratings ever achieved for Epson UltraChrome Inks, according to comprehensive tests conducted by Wilhelm Imaging Research, Inc (WIR). The comprehensive tests conducted by WIR show how Epson achieved a milestone in photographic ink technology and print longevity with preliminary print permanence ratings for its all-new Epson UltraChrome HD pigment ink technology. While accelerated display permanence tests are still underway, the data accumulated to date indicates that UltraChrome HD pigment inks can provide up to twice the WIR Display Permanence Ratings of previous generations of Epson UltraChrome inks with most Epson photo and fine art papers.

In addition, preliminary data from ongoing tests indicate that, depending on the specific paper, WIR Display Permanence Ratings for black and white prints made with UltraChrome HD inks using Epson’s ‘Advanced Black and White Print Mode’ will likely exceed 400 years. WIR’s multi-factor print permanence test procedures, which go far beyond just the effects of accelerated light exposure, evaluate all of the display and storage factors that can affect the life of a print over time. Prints made on Epson fine art photo papers and canvas with the new UltraChrome HD pigment inks are also expected to have WIR Album and Dark Storage Permanence Ratings well in excess of 200 years. Epson UltraChrome HD ink is featured in Epson’s new professional suite of large-format photographic ink jet printers.