FoxJet® White Paper - Evolution of InkJet - Sponsored Whitepaper

Evolution of Inkjet - From an Application’s Viewpoint

Industrial inkjet printing today is no more similar to inkjet from the late 70’s as today’s Chevrolet is similar to your father’s! Meaning that from an applications perspective you can still find the old reliable valve jet drop-on-demand systems just like you can find the old reliable Chevy. But is that what you want to drive today?

The same applies to inkjet today with higher resolution printing and the ability to print barcodes and logos, and systems that have auto-cleaning capability and PM warning - just like today’s automobiles. Advances in technology have crossed all application borders from autos to medicine to industrial inkjet.

Industrial inkjet printing has reached 600 DPI (dot-per-inch) capability and speeds of over 200 products per minute, mutually exclusive. But do you need it? Do you want to pay for it? How do you match your needs with the right resolution and speed? What else is important to you? TCO (total cost of ownership), maintenance time, up time, reliability?

Did you know that most color printing home or office is done at a macro resolution (effective image resolution) of 150dpi or less? True. And it looks pretty damn good! So that means that over 150 dpi you will probably do just fine with any industrial printer for most applications, and between 200 or 300 dpi will meet many barcode requirements.