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Piezoelectric: A Proven Solution

Piezoelectric heads have been a mainstay of inkjet printing for a quarter of a century. The word piezo comes from a Greek term meaning to squeeze or press. There's an ink-filled chamber behind each nozzle. When voltage is applied to piezoelectric material in the chamber, the material changes shape. This creates a pressure pulse in the ink that squeezes a droplet through the nozzle.