Epson Introduces Matte Black Ink for ColorWorks C6000 Printers

Epson is expanding its on-demand color label printing options with the addition of the ColorWorks C6000-Series printers with matte black ink, the company announced. 

The ColorWorks C6000-Series – CW-C6500P, CW-C6500A, CW-C6000P and CW-C6000A – now offer both gloss and matte ink options. 

Ideal for shipping or warehouse labels, the new matte black creates crisp, sharp black text and images on matte, plain or textured paper media, according to Epson.

The new matte black ink is especially suited for warehouse and manufacturing environments printing shipping or barcode labels, the company said.  

ColorWorks C6000-Series customers now have the option to choose from gloss black UltraChrome DL ink or matte black UltraChrome DL ink, which are both BS5609 certified and pigment-based inks, according to Epson. 

In comparison, the gloss black ink is designed to print on a wider variety of substrates while the matte black ink offers darker black text and images on matte media, Epson said. The same cyan, magenta and yellow inks are used with both blacks.

“Many businesses are realizing the traditional, two-step printing process that consists of purchasing thousands of pre-printed labels and adding variable black text via monochrome thermal printing is outdated and inefficient,” said Bonny Rindahl, product manager, Commercial Labels, Epson America, Inc. “Whether producing complex informational labels, shipping labels or high-quality product labels, Epson understands the importance of having versatile ink options to best suit the labeling application.”