Printing technology

In theory, inkjet is simple. A print head ejects tiny drops of ink onto a substrate. In practice, implementation of the technology is complex and requires multidisciplinary skills. Reliable operation depends on careful design, implementation, and operation of a complete system where no element is trivial. 

The introduction of industrial inkjet technology into manufacturing environments can provide a modest improvement, or it can prove to be revolutionary the commercial benefits are usually obvious. 

Various technologies implement inkjet for varying reasons. Some examples  

Automotive Replaces spraying or dipping, thereby reducing waste and 

Plastic part Non-contact accommodates curved surfaces. Improved print 

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T. Tanaka, Advances in Non-Impact Printing Technology, IS T, Pordand, Oreg., 1991. 

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R. A. Hahn and N. A. Beck, ISCCTProceedings of 5th International Congress on Advances in Non-Impact Printing Technologies, San Diego, Calif., 1989, pp. 441-448. 

T. Shibata, K. Sato, and Y. A.oX.s T 2i, Advance Printingof Paper Summaries, SPSE 4th International Congress on Advances in Non-Impact Printing Technologies, 1988, p. 362. 

Scanning electron microscopy, 125 Scanning probe microscopy, 46 Scamring tunneling microscopy, 46 Screen-printing technology, 111, 177, 178, 195... 

Ink jet printing is now the dominant non-impact printing technology. It has achieved this position from a platform of low cost, full color, very good (and ever improving) quality, and reasonable speed. For example, good quality color inkjet printers currently retail for ca. US 70, whereas the cheapest color laser printer costs ca. US 1,400 at the time of writing 43... 

Shimma S, Furuta M, Ichimura K. A novel approach to in situ proteome analysis using a chemical inkjet printing technology and MALDI-QIT-TOF tandem mass spectrometer. J. Mass. Spectrom. Soc. Jpn. 2006 54 133-140. 

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