Make Way for Ink-jet

Part of what accounts for the focus on ink-jet is that EP technology is in the mature phase of its life cycle, said panelist George Promis, CTO and director of technology alliances at IBM Corp. It is a proven, stable process, but there appears to be no development on the horizon that would significantly alter its current cost and speed characteristics. However, incremental improvements will continue to be made and EP will co-exist with ink-jet for years, he explained.