Books on Ink Technology are expensive, typically over $100 each.
Reports on the Ink Industry typically run to several thousand dollars
each.
This indicates:
A) There is a lot of detailed technology
B) Mostly, there isn't a large market for people who want to be real
experts in Ink Technology.
and:
Most likely, the vast majority of "Ink Experts" really aren't experts.
Also, for lay users of ink:
"Just because you can't imagine Ink to be complicated doesn't mean that
it isn't."
Amazon "Ink Technology" search here:
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Chemistry and Technology of Water Based Inks
by P. Laden (Editor)
List Price: $267.00
Price: $267.00 & This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping.
See details.
Surface Phenomena and Additives in Water-Based Coatings
and Printing Technology
by Mahendra K. Sharma (Editor)
List Price: $185.00
Analysis and Deformulation of Polymeric Materials: Paints,
Plastics, Adhesives, and Inks (Topics in Applied Chemistry)
by Jan W. Gooch
List Price: $152.00
Paint Flow and Pigment Dispersion : A Rheological Approach
to Coating and Ink Technology
by Temple C. Patton (Author)
List Price: $278.00
Printing Ink [DOWNLOAD: PDF]
by Specialists in Business Information (Author)
List Price:$1,125.00
Price: $1,125.00
The U.S. Printing Ink Industry [DOWNLOAD: PDF]
by Business Trend Analysts Inc (Author)
List Price:$2,295.00
Price:$2,295.00
and more like this......
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Jim Buch