I was watching this (very interesting BTW), and the Mike Judge film “Extract” kept playing in my mind. You know, a small factory making a niche product run by a man passionate about the product. I keep looking for an evil woman working the factory floor who will bring this company down.
A few years back I worked with the local newspaper putting an info-channel on our cable system (pre-www). I still remember going over to the newspaper building and the whole place smelled like ink.
Oh nice! Now here’s a style a bit better than the usual loud “How It’s Made”, “Factory Made”, etc. shows that seem to be aimed at SAS (short attention span) audiences. The thing could be a really cool form if developed more, with interesting editing, more imaginative soundtracks and whatnot to make it actually fun to watch.
Good litho process ink is expensive. But still cheaper than inkjet ink. And there are many other kinds of ink out there as well. Inks that cure from heat for tee-shirts, inks that cure from intense ultra violet light, inks for plastics, inks for metal, inks for circuit boards, inks for fine art. Nice video though. Where I work, the inks can go for $75.00 or so a gallon to around $300.00. Ultra-violet cure screen-print inks, you don’t even have to snap the lids back on the buckets, just sit them on top, they won’t cure without UV light. Just don’t sit them outside with the lid off on a sunny day, they’ll skin over.
This was obviously a Canadian company. It’s nice to see a factory that produces something. Too bad the remaining ink companies in North America will be put out of business soon thanks to Chinese ink that costs 80% less and includes 20% melamine.
Happy that baby octopus are no longer slaughtered for this despite Republican resistance and their heartless fishing lobby.
FYI this is a region restricted Youtube video. Can’t access from Deutschland.
#2 TKO – Yeah, mine was all inky and stuff too.
I wonder where the ink mills were made? My son’s cub pack went to a commercial printer for a tour and all the printing presses were made in Germany.
I always assumed that HP printer ink was assembled a molecule at a time by hand – that was the only explanation for the price
#5 — This ink is for commerical offset printing – not ink jet printers. That would be a different process.
No problems here in Denmark.
When you work with ink, you always get messy!
#1 I know you’re not one to question your religion but republicans killing baby octopus.
You want a mess? How about the black toner in laser printers…
Remember when it was packed loose and you had to pour it in???
Wow! Talk about working in a coal mine!!!
Thank you for the informative video. Nice production work too.
The video was gorgeous in 1080p!
This man truly has a passion for his work and his company. Beautiful production.
I was watching this (very interesting BTW), and the Mike Judge film “Extract” kept playing in my mind. You know, a small factory making a niche product run by a man passionate about the product. I keep looking for an evil woman working the factory floor who will bring this company down.
I got a link to a film of some paint drying – might be a bit more interesting than this…..
A few years back I worked with the local newspaper putting an info-channel on our cable system (pre-www). I still remember going over to the newspaper building and the whole place smelled like ink.
Oh nice! Now here’s a style a bit better than the usual loud “How It’s Made”, “Factory Made”, etc. shows that seem to be aimed at SAS (short attention span) audiences. The thing could be a really cool form if developed more, with interesting editing, more imaginative soundtracks and whatnot to make it actually fun to watch.
Luckily we don’t need ink anymore!
Good litho process ink is expensive. But still cheaper than inkjet ink. And there are many other kinds of ink out there as well. Inks that cure from heat for tee-shirts, inks that cure from intense ultra violet light, inks for plastics, inks for metal, inks for circuit boards, inks for fine art. Nice video though. Where I work, the inks can go for $75.00 or so a gallon to around $300.00. Ultra-violet cure screen-print inks, you don’t even have to snap the lids back on the buckets, just sit them on top, they won’t cure without UV light. Just don’t sit them outside with the lid off on a sunny day, they’ll skin over.
This video needs more pretentiousness.
This was obviously a Canadian company. It’s nice to see a factory that produces something. Too bad the remaining ink companies in North America will be put out of business soon thanks to Chinese ink that costs 80% less and includes 20% melamine.