Ink-jet: A Disruptive Technology

The HP Inkjet Web Press has a sophisticated system to check for clogged nozzles and circumvent them as well as making their print heads completely replaceable after some period of time—perhaps as often as every shift—depending in print volume.

Summary

The pace of development in ink-jet printing is accelerating. The number of models for every application is increasing and functionality is growing. Just as toner-based printing has usurped some offset litho volume, ink-jet will usurp some offset litho as well as some toner volume. There are new dynamics in the printing world, and we must be attuned to how they will change our businesses.