uni-ball

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uni-ball and uni are brands of pens and pencils, made by the Mitsubishi Pencil Company (三菱鉛筆株式会社, Mitsubishi Enpitsu Kabushiki Kaisha^?, TYO: 7976) of Japan. The brand currently has several lines of pens including: Jetstream, Vision Elite, 207, 207 Premier, and Power Tank RT.

Mitsubishi Pencil Company distributes products in over 100 countries through subsidiaries, such as Mitsubishi Pencil Company UK. Sanford distributes uni-ball in the United States and Canada. Despite its naming and the near identical logomarks, Mitsubishi Pencil Company is unrelated to the Mitsubishi Group,^[1] and has never been a part of their zaibatsu.

Contents 1 Pens 2 References 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Pens

• Uni-ball Signo Bit [1]
  

  

  The Signo Bit is arguably the world's thinnest pen.
  • Features - The Uni-ball Signo Bit 0.18 mm gel pen has a tip so thin, it can write words on a grain of rice.^[2] The pen is suitable for writing in between lines or in tiny margins.
  • Point Size - 0.18, 0.28, or 0.38 millimeter
  • Ink Color - black, blue, emerald, red, pink, violet, light blue, orange, rose pink, blue black, sky blue, mandarin orange, purple, or lime green

• Uni Alpha Gel (α-gel) [2]
  • Features - The gel in this pen's grip is famous for its ability to keep an egg from breaking when dropped from a five feet height. The grip feel of this pen is squishy and soft.
  • Point Size - 0.7 millimeter
  • Ink Color - black
  • Currently not sold in U.S. except in special stores in California and New York.
    • Maido, Westfield Shopping Center / Union Square San Francisco, San Francisco, CA ; Santana Row Shopping Center, San Jose, CA
    • Kinokoniya Books, Union Square, San Francisco, CA ; Strawberry Park (Saratoga & Blackford Ave) San Jose, CA ; Japantown, San Francisco, CA ; Byrant Park, New York, NY ; Rockefeller Center, New York, NY

• 207 Premier
  • Features - This pen contains special pigmented ink that does not wash easily. In addition, its gripping cushion was designed for maximum comfort.
  • Point Size - 0.7 millimeter
  • Ink Color - black

• Jetstream
  • Features - This pen cointains ink that dries very quickly, nearly preventing smearing. It is also water resistant.
    
  • Point Sizes - 1.0 millimeter and 0.7 millimeter
  • Ink Colors - black, blue, and red

• 207
  • Features - This pen contains acid free ink, which is also fade- and water-resistant. In addition, the pens has a comfortable grip.
  • Point Sizes - 0.5 millimeter, 0.7 millimeter
  • Ink Colors - light blue, orange, green, pink, purple, red, blue, black

• Vision Elite
  • Features - This pen will not leak in flight, due to special engineering that counteracts air pressure that occurs while in flight. This pen also has fade- and water-resistant ink.
  • Point Sizes - 0.5 millimeter, 0.8 millimeter
  • Ink Colors - black, blue, blue/black, green, orange, pink, purple, red

• Power Tank RT
  • Features - This pen will write on wet surfaces, in cold temperatures, and upside down.
  • Point Size - 1.0 millimeter
  • Colors - black, blue, red

• Gel Impact
  • Features - a smooth gel-based ink
  • Point Size - 1.0 millimeter (bold), 0.7 millimeter (medium)
  • Colors - black, blue, red

• ONYX
  • Features - Smooth writing
  • Point Size - 0.5 millimeter (micro)
  • Colors - black, blue, red

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Sanford (writing products), the North American distributor for uni-ball

[edit] External links

• uni-ball.com, global portal
• (Japanese) Mitsubishi Pencil Co., Ltd., Japan
• uni-ball North American Site, USA
• uni-ball UK site, UK