Inkjet & Digital Printing
Kodaks Consumer Desktop Inkjet Printing Systems Achieve Best-in-Class Print Permanence Ratings from Wilhelm Imaging Research
Thursday 28. February 2008 - he KODAK EASYSHARE All-in-One (AiO) Inkjet Printer line has been extensively tested by a leading independent permanence testing laboratory, Wilhelm Imaging Research (WIR). According to the results of the industrys first five-factor print permanence testing, spearheaded by WIR, the KODAK EASYSHARE AiO Printers and ink achieved the highest level of overall print permanence of any current consumer desktop printer system.
The KODAK EASYSHARE AiO printers, ink and media achieved WIR Display Permanence Ratings of greater than 125 years. WIR Unprotected Ozone Resistance (for example, prints placed on refrigerators) and Album/Dark Storage Ratings of more than 100 years were also reported. WIR tests also showed that the KODAK prints are very resistant to damage in high-humidity conditions and, even when printed on plain paper, the prints are water resistant.
These test results with the KODAK Inkjet Printers and pigmented inks on the full range of seven KODAK Photo Papers and inkjet plain paper establish an important, new long-term print permanence benchmark for consumers,” said Henry Wilhelm, president of Wilhelm Imaging Research. “For consumers, this means that documents and photos printed with KODAK EASYSHARE AiO Inkjet Printers should be preserved in very good condition for more than 100 years in all common consumer display and storage environments.”
WIR, whose test methods have become the de facto industry standard for both consumer and professional inkjet prints, conducted extensive print permanence tests on KODAK EASYSHARE AiO 5100, 5300 and 5500 Printers, pigmented inks and inkjet photo papers to determine image fade resistance for the five major longevity factors: light, temperature, unprotected exposure to ambient ozone, high-humidity and contact with water. Using WIRs established test method standards, the organization determined that on all Kodak papers and under common consumer display conditions, prints from the KODAK Inkjet Printing System will resist fading for more than 100 years.
Kodak continues to deliver on its industry-leading initiative to provide objective, third-party data so that consumers can make informed purchase decisions when buying a new home inkjet printer. For example, Kodak also works with industry expert QualityLogic, Inc. for tests of ink yield to determine KODAK Printers cost-of-ink per page. QualityLogic recently validated that with KODAK EASYSHARE AiO Printers, consumers can save up to 50 percent on everything they print compared with similar consumer inkjet printers*.
“We are pleased to deliver on the promise Kodak made to consumers a year ago–highquality documents and photos that last a lifetime and savings of up to 50 percent on everything they print,” said Susan Tousi, general manager of Kodaks Inkjet Systems Division. “The combined results from independent testing facilities Wilhelm Imaging Research and QualityLogic validate Kodaks EASYSHARE AiO Printer as offering the longest print permanence and the best value for consumer inkjet printers.”