Primera LX1000/LX2000 Owner's manual

Pigmentvs.Dye

Pigment inks are made up of tiny, encapsulated particles that sit on top of the substrate. Dye inks are made up of even smaller

particles that are absorbed into a custom surface coat on the substrate. This guide is meant to show the difference between dye and

pigment ink when used with the Primera LX900, LX2000 and Primera label stock.

Feature Dye(LX900) Pigment(LX2000)

UVProtection–Canbeexposedtodirectsunlightwithminimalfadingovermonthsoryears No Yes

QuickDrying–Readytotouchimmediatelyafterprinting Yes No

Absorbsintothelabelstockandisencapsulatedinaprotectivelayer Yes No

AppearsGlossyonglosslabelstock Yes No

Bestforuseonshortlifespanlabelssuchasfoodproducts Yes No

ColorStability.Colorsdon’tchangeovertime No Yes

BrightSaturatedImage.Bestlookingimagerightafterprinted. Yes No

GHScertifiedwhenusedonapprovedmaterials No Yes

WaterResistant Yes* Yes*

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*BothDyeandPigmentareresistanttowatertoacertaindegreeonany“Extreme”substrate.Pigmentisnaturallyresistanttowater.Ourdye

inksareresistantonlybecausethelabelstockwasspecifically developedtoencapsulatetheLX900dyeinkinawaterresistantlayer.Thatbeing

said,there

arecertainexceptionstospecificenvironments.For evaluation,allink/labelcombinationsshouldbetestedintheiractualuse

environments.

Notes:

• LX2000PigmentBlackisnotaswaterresistantasthecolor.Forbestwaterresistanceuseonlythecolorcartridges.Thiscorrespondsto

thewhitepoly,clearpolyand

matteBOPPmediasettings.

• TheLX2000printqualityisnotnecessarilybetterthantheLX900.InsteadtheLX2000ismoredurable.Nothingbeatsthequalityofthe

LX900.

• WhencomparedtotheLX900,LX2000printscanseemdullorflatwhenprintedonglossysubstrates.

• LX2000printsBEST

onTuffCoatExtremeMatteBOPPandWhite/ClearPolyester.Additionalpigmentspecializedstocksarein

developmentnow.