Different Printers, Different Inks
Without ink, our lives would be vastly different. We see it on everything from our food containers to our books and periodicals to our clothing. Ancient forms of ink were made from native plants, as well as tar, pitch and even burned bones. The inks of today are highly precise mixtures that ensure a quality finished product.
These days, inks are mostly used in different types of printers, and there are dozens of different kinds of printing machines. Most offices contain simple printers that utilize ink cartridges, which can be replaced easily by just about anyone. Even large copiers and printers with multiple functions have these easy-to-use ink cartridges. However, there are many businesses that use more complicated printing machines that require a few more steps to replace the ink.
Sophisticated types of inkjet printers, either a drop-on-demand or DOD printer or perhaps a continuous inkjet (CIJ) printer, are used in many industries to print product id information to their products. All food products and beverages will list an identification or a batch number, as well as a sell-by date or perhaps an expiration date. Pharmaceutical products also need to have similar types of identification, so this industry also will use either CIJ or DOD printers. However, these printers also are used in the electronics industry, automotive industry and for hundreds of other types of consumer products.
There are many brands of continuous inkjet or CIJ printers, such as Maxima and Domino. In CIJ printers, a pump is used to propel ink through a gun body and then through a nozzle, thus creating a constant stream of droplets of ink, with speeds as fast as 165,000 droplets per second. These droplets also dry extremely quickly, which prevents smearing. Both CIJ printers and the drop-on-demand types of printers can be used to imprint product ids on everything from glass bottles to bags of potato chips to shipping boxes and much more.
A drop-on-demand printer, which is typically just called a DOD printer, can be either piezoelectric or thermal, and both have their advantages and disadvantages. A piezo DOD printer can use a wide variety of inks, while a thermal printer must use thermal inks, and there is less of a selection. Thermal inks, however, do cost less than inks for piezo DOD coders. Thermal DOD printers use heat to help propel droplets of ink onto a surface, while piezo coders use an electric charge to force ink in and out of tiny nozzles in the form of microscopic droplets of ink. Altima, Domino and many other companies produce these DOD coders for use by companies that need to place product ids on their various goods.
Rather than purchase a printer, ink or the necessary make-up fluids directly from a manufacturer, such as Domino, it is wise to consider finding a company that specializes in product id services. These companies sell refurbished coders, printer parts and ink and make up at considerably lower prices than a manufacturer. This will help you cut costs, but you will still maintain the highest level of product id quality.
These days, inks are mostly used in different types of printers, and there are dozens of different kinds of printing machines. Most offices contain simple printers that utilize ink cartridges, which can be replaced easily by just about anyone. Even large copiers and printers with multiple functions have these easy-to-use ink cartridges. However, there are many businesses that use more complicated printing machines that require a few more steps to replace the ink.
Sophisticated types of inkjet printers, either a drop-on-demand or DOD printer or perhaps a continuous inkjet (CIJ) printer, are used in many industries to print product id information to their products. All food products and beverages will list an identification or a batch number, as well as a sell-by date or perhaps an expiration date. Pharmaceutical products also need to have similar types of identification, so this industry also will use either CIJ or DOD printers. However, these printers also are used in the electronics industry, automotive industry and for hundreds of other types of consumer products.
There are many brands of continuous inkjet or CIJ printers, such as Maxima and Domino. In CIJ printers, a pump is used to propel ink through a gun body and then through a nozzle, thus creating a constant stream of droplets of ink, with speeds as fast as 165,000 droplets per second. These droplets also dry extremely quickly, which prevents smearing. Both CIJ printers and the drop-on-demand types of printers can be used to imprint product ids on everything from glass bottles to bags of potato chips to shipping boxes and much more.
A drop-on-demand printer, which is typically just called a DOD printer, can be either piezoelectric or thermal, and both have their advantages and disadvantages. A piezo DOD printer can use a wide variety of inks, while a thermal printer must use thermal inks, and there is less of a selection. Thermal inks, however, do cost less than inks for piezo DOD coders. Thermal DOD printers use heat to help propel droplets of ink onto a surface, while piezo coders use an electric charge to force ink in and out of tiny nozzles in the form of microscopic droplets of ink. Altima, Domino and many other companies produce these DOD coders for use by companies that need to place product ids on their various goods.
Rather than purchase a printer, ink or the necessary make-up fluids directly from a manufacturer, such as Domino, it is wise to consider finding a company that specializes in product id services. These companies sell refurbished coders, printer parts and ink and make up at considerably lower prices than a manufacturer. This will help you cut costs, but you will still maintain the highest level of product id quality.
About the Author:
Keren Kipfer enjoys researching products for industrial manufacturers such as ink jet printers. For more information about Domino inks or to find about different types of printers like a CIJ inkjet printer, please check out the PrintJet site today.
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