P3D The Other Polarized Inks - CLC

[Len Cardillo <cardillo@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ray Hannisian wrote:

>...As far as I know, VRex never developed their CLC inks.  I left the company.
>However, there is now a similar product called "Stereojet"... 

And your talents are really missed at VRex, Ray ... we're all anxious to see
your book in print.
  
Just to update, VRex's CLC inks are still under development by sister
subsidiary CLCEO.  Some beautiful prints have been made for demonstrations
and for our own marketing use, but none are commercially available yet.  

When it comes to printing for a book, economy may be on the side of the CLC
inks rather than the "Stereojet" process.  Color Vectographs are printed on
a non-depolarizing support of cellulose acetate butyrate upon which
stretched PVA is laminated on both sides at 90 degree opposing axes.  The
dichroic inks are inkjet-printed on one side for left image,  the sheet is
turned over, put back in the inkjet printer, and the right image is printed.
As transparencies they look good (saw one at IS&T in Boston last May), but
there is the reflected light viewing situation and cost to consider if
they're used for publishing.

The CLC inks can be printed on paper.  

Unfortunately, VRex didn't have the shoulders of Edwin Land to stand on in
developing this process - Land made the first B&W vectograph in 1940.  CLC
inks are new ...  and we're working as fast as we can! ;-) :-) 

Len Cardillo
cardillo@xxxxxxxx

  

  


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