Business Friendly Printing

CIJ printers are considered best for business purposes. Continuous Ink Jet printers or CIJ employs the similar technology as the inkjet printers have. These are known for their marking and non- contact coding applications and for their versatility. The mechanism is quite resilient and suitable for long term use. Printing a variety of fonts, lines and styles at a higher speed is also one of the qualities of this printer.

Continuous ink jet printers as so called because CIJ inks flow constantly through the system but the printing takes place only when it is desired. The working involves a cylinder containing ink which provides ink to the print head using pressure created by the air. The ink then enters the nozzle, which is again passed into the ceramic ring. Due to electric circuit, electric pulses are driven through the ceramic ring. Then, a piezo- electric crystal inside the ring is used for compressing the tube containing the ink. Finally the electric pulses, changes the ink to form droplets. The droplets are then charged and images are formed on the paper. The droplets not used for printing are then circulated back into the system to be used for next time printing.

The ink used should possess a slow drying quality; otherwise due to the circulation of the ink, the ink can dry out anywhere which will degrade the performance which will lead to:
Excessive amount of ink being used.
Maintenance at regular time interval will be required.

Requirement of ink cartridges will increase to an alarming rate. Dried ink inside the printer will certainly affect the performance of the printer, which will raise the need of maintaining the printers periodically. CIJ inks that are available are specially made for such printers which have the slow drying quality resulting in the proper functioning of the printer. It is achieved by adding a solvent and gives desired printing results.

Applications of these printers include printing expiration dates, bar codes and graphics etc which are the key requirement of commercial printing.