The State of On-demand Printing
Not Your Dad’s Ink-jet
The ink-jet technology discussed in the Wall Street Journal article and shown at Drupa was different, though. The latest ink-jet technologies combine advances in new jettable fluids and inks, with improved materials handling and substrates.
Screen introduced its Truepress Jet520 continuous feed, single-pass system back in early 2006. The Jet520 combines Piezo DOD ink-jet heads manufactured by Seiko Epson and water-based pigment inks. The Truepress Jet520 (also sold as the IBM Infoprint 5000), can print onto a variety of stocks, from ink-jet paper to standard paper and even uncoated paper.
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