Consumer Goods – writing Instruments

Highlighter Nibs and Reservoirs

The Best Reservoir & Nib Combinations for Highlighters

Maximize Ink Flow Delivery & Utilization of Your Highlighters

Porex highlighters and nibs use our decades of expertise in ink flow management to offer the perfect porosity and capillarity for the ultimate user experience. When paired with our reservoir, which uses optimal fiber type, density and wrap for your highlighter, you can create the ultimate ink flow management engine which can be tailored to the capillarity and dimensional requirements needed for your highlighter.

Porex offers two distinct nib technologies depending on the specific needs of the highlighter writing instrument:

POREX® sintered PE nibs are 3D-molded porous plastic nibs providing the ultimate in smooth writing feel and highly durable to keep their shape throughout the life of the highlighter.
POREX® polyester nibs are a combination of polyester fiber and bonding resin, and are compatible with most inks including high solids/highly pigmented ink.

Porex’s XPE® reservoirs are formed from a controlled density of fibers in an extruded seal, allowing you to contain and deliver the maximum amount of ink to your highlighters.

Watch how porous nibs and reservoirs work together to manage ink flow

Options for customizing nibs and reservoirs for highlighter markers

Customizable ink flow, capillarity, fiber types/densities, wrap materials, and sizes/dimensions
Maximum ink utilization
Highest degree of leak protection
Won’t fray or mushroom out
Sharp, clear lines
Long-lasting

Nibs

Sintered Particle Nibs (PE)
Polyester fiber (PET)
Water-based, solvent-based, or metallic* inks
*PET material only

XPE® Reservoirs

Core Materials: Polyester or Polypropylene
Exterior Materials: Extruded polypropylene, extruded nylon, extruded polyester, film & nonwoven
Inks: Water-based, solvent-based, metallics, high pH

Manufactured into nearly any imaginable shape

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Related Resources

The Science of Ink Flow Management Brochure

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How it Works Video Series: The Science of Ink Flow Management

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High-Efficiency Reservoirs Brochure

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