Marker pen

A felt tip pen (synonyms: felt-tip pen, Filzmaler, felt-tip pen, felt tip pens, fiber pens, colloquially felter ) is a writing or drawing device that contains the core an existing polyester fiber or other fibrous material mine, which is soaked by filling with ink evenly with this. The felt tip is originally from Japan. The mine is surrounded by a mostly colored, held in the fill color sleeve that is fitted with a cap to protect against dehydration.

At the end of a differently shaped writing, drawing or painting tip advance writing fluid from the core to the surface to be described or to be painted. This tip was previously usually made ​​of felt. Today, most plastic tips are used with defined capillaries. Markers are refillable principle.

Solvent-based markers are particularly affected by the problem of dehydration on the transport to the consumer. As a solution initially felt pens were developed with unimpregnated tips. Before the first use of such pins of the consumer was pierced by a strong pressure on the stable tip of an internal diaphragm to allow the ink impregnation top.

As a first fiber pen model " signpen " the company Pentel (Japan) applies from the year 1963.

Pens for special surfaces

One can generally felt pens in the following groups:

Permanent Marker

Permanent markers are pens with an ink that serve to indelibly label objects. The label shall be liable on as many different surfaces and be insensitive to light, humidity and contact. Furthermore, the surface should not be changed, in particular roughened or partially dissolved. A few manufacturers offer special eraser to remove the mark.

In good flipchart markers, the writing liquid does not soak through the paper through the arches below.

Highlighter

As a marker, marker (pen from the term marker) or highlighter pens are called, with which one can highlight passages of text color. These markers with fluorescent ink were first developed by Schwan-Stabilo in 1971 and placed on the market.

After introduction of the felt pen, which was designed as a paint pen for children, it turned out that this was also often used in offices for text marking. To facilitate handling, the text label has been developed which has a wider wedge-shaped tip and a much more compact form. For these pins transparent fluorescent dyes are used, so that the desired text is highlighted part not covered. Yellow markings are not visible on black and white photocopies. The other colors of highlighter appear gray and thus make the highlighted parts of the text may be unreadable.

Highlighters are available in different colors. Most common are neon colors, but other colors, often in the range, offered to text marking.

Film writer

As a film writer refers pins that stick to surfaces such as films ( for example overhead projectors ). They are available for permanent marking (permanent) and wiped off (non- permanent).

CD markers

A CD marker is a smudge-proof and waterproof pencil that has been specially developed for labeling CDs and DVDs. He reaches the surface of the CD is not on. For DVDs but also other waterproof markers can be used easily as these - unlike CDs - on the label side with the actual disk not only have a thin layer of lacquer, but a slightly thicker layer of plastic.

Whiteboard Marker

As a whiteboard marker is called pins, ( German but uncommon: white walls) to label the whiteboards are used. The special feature of the writing fluid is fast drying and scrapability with a cloth or Filzschwamm. Meanwhile, these whiteboards have found their way not only in conference rooms, but also in educational institutions are increasingly replacing the previously solid black or dark green panels (black boards ).