Classic 3-Color Ballpoint Pen - BEAMS Collaboration The "Acroball 3" features Acro ink. This multi-pen has red, black, and blue ink. The grip is made of a uniquely developed soft rubber material with a patented tire pattern, making it very easy to hold and providing stable writing. It has an orange BEAMS JAPAN name print. PILOT / Pilot Established in 1918 as Kabushiki-gaisha Namiki Seisakusho. With the ambition of "making fountain pens that the world can be proud of," the company changed its name to Pilot Mannenitsu Kabushiki-gaisha in 1938, and then to Kabushiki-gaisha Pilot in 1989. The company boasts the top market share for fountain pens in Japan and is a highly-regarded stationery manufacturer worldwide. Purchased at beams.