Canon 3488C001 PFI-030MBK Matte Black Ink 55ml

The Canon PFI-030MBK is the matte black ink cartridge for the imagePROGRAF TA-20 and TA-30, Canon's compact 24-inch large-format printers aimed at architects, engineers, and print studios producing posters, CAD drawings, and blueprints. LUCIA TD is Canon's pigment-based ink technology, and in the matte black variant it is specifically tuned for uncoated and matte media — the bond paper rolls and poster stock that define engineering and architectural output. The result is a deep, neutral black with no metameric shift, meaning the output looks consistent under different lighting conditions on the print floor or at a client presentation.

At 55ml, the cartridge is matched to the TA series' mid-duty design. It won't overwhelm a low-volume office, and it won't bottleneck a shop printing a few large-format sheets daily. The genuine OEM formulation matters here: Canon's LUCIA TD inks are calibrated for the TA series' print head nozzle geometry, and third-party pigment inks with different viscosities can cause nozzle clogging that requires costly head cleaning cycles or service. For TA-20 and TA-30 operators who want to protect uptime and output consistency, using factory ink is the straightforward call.