Inkjet Printing
Currently, inkjet printing is the primary printer technology for home, home offices, and many small businesses. Inkjet printers are inexpensive and produce good color output but can be slow. Best results are normally achieved when printing to specially coated inkjet or photo papers. Sometimes used for proofing, in some cases, inkjet output can be utilized as camera-ready artwork.
Typically, inkjet printing forms images by spraying tiny droplets of liquid ink onto paper. Small size and precision placement of the dots of ink produce very near photo-quality images.
Two primary inkjet technologies are thermal bubble or bubble jet and piezoelectric. The former uses heat and the latter uses a crystal and an electric charge to apply the ink.
Some inkjet printers employ a hybrid dye-sublimation process. The color is contained in cartridges, heated, vaporized, and laid down a strip at a time rather a page at a time creating an effect closer to continuous tone than traditional inkjet technology.
Typically, inkjet printing forms images by spraying tiny droplets of liquid ink onto paper. Small size and precision placement of the dots of ink produce very near photo-quality images.
Two primary inkjet technologies are thermal bubble or bubble jet and piezoelectric. The former uses heat and the latter uses a crystal and an electric charge to apply the ink.
Some inkjet printers employ a hybrid dye-sublimation process. The color is contained in cartridges, heated, vaporized, and laid down a strip at a time rather a page at a time creating an effect closer to continuous tone than traditional inkjet technology.
Inkjet Printers
About.com Printers/Scanners: Inkjets are the most common printers. They’re very affordable and are excellent printers for almost any task, from printing shopping lists to making copies of photographs. Here's how they work.
About.com Printers/Scanners: Inkjets are the most common printers. They’re very affordable and are excellent printers for almost any task, from printing shopping lists to making copies of photographs. Here's how they work.
Where Can Used Inkjet Cartridges Be Recycled?
About.com Printers/Scanners: When your inkjet cartridges run out, don't throw them away. The US Post Office offers free mailers to send them to a recycler.
About.com Printers/Scanners: When your inkjet cartridges run out, don't throw them away. The US Post Office offers free mailers to send them to a recycler.
How to Clean Your Printer's Printheads
About.com Printers/Scanners: When printheads get clogged, image quality suffers. But cleaning printheads is a quick and simple process. Here's a step-by-step tutorial on cleaning an inkjet's printheads.
About.com Printers/Scanners: When printheads get clogged, image quality suffers. But cleaning printheads is a quick and simple process. Here's a step-by-step tutorial on cleaning an inkjet's printheads.