ILFORD launches two new products for sign and display sector

ILFORD launched two new product ranges for the sign and display market at SGIA in Las Vegas - ILFORD OMNIJET Trans and ILFORD OMNIJET NanoSolvent.

ILFORD OMNIJET Trans is an inkjet alternative to traditional backlit silver halide products. The new product has been developed for use with all wide-format aqueous printers including the popular wide-format Epson Stylus Pro 11880. Competitively priced against traditional silver halide products, ILFORD OMNIJET Trans also leaves a smaller environmental footprint by eliminating wet chemical processing.  Without the need of a darkroom, the inkjet product allows for a more efficient and cost-effective workflow.

ILFORD OMNIJET Trans produces impeccable image quality even in dense black areas and skin tones and is perfectly adapted for use in the latest generation of backlit display devices.  The new offering will be available in early 2013.

ILFORD OMNIJET NanoSolvent is a new layer offering increased productivity with solvent and eco-solvent printing. The OMNIJET NanoSolvent layer meets the highest demands for image quality and offers a very fast printing and drying speed, enabling print service providers to laminate quickly and avoid  ink transfer when the material is rolled up.

The new ILFORD OMNIJET NanoSolvent layer will be coated onto a variety of PVC-free substrates including clear and translucent film and pop-up display, self-adhesive and banner printing materials. ILFORD OMNIJET NanoSolvent versions of the FSC ® (C107238)-certified and PEFC-certified OMNIJET photo papers will also be available.  ILFORD OMNIJET NanoSolvent products will be rolled out during the first half of 2013.

“Throughout our history of activity in the commercial wide-format printing market, we have continually been a driving force in the industry’s advancement,” says Tim Maher, President of ILFORD America. “With these latest introductions, ILFORD is continuing to push the technological boundaries of our industry by developing solutions for sign and display printing that offer increased productivity and, in many cases, a reduced environmental footprint.”

For more information on ILFORD, please visit www.ilford.com