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News Release from: Linx Printing Technologies | Subject: Printer consumables
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 17 August 2006
Beware of untested consumables
Linx Printing Technologies says that the escalating use of untested consumables in ink jet printers can have serious financial implications for users of the equipment.
Linx Printing Technologies says that the escalating use of untested consumables in ink jet printers can have serious financial implications for users of the equipment While inks and solvents that have not been developed by the printer manufacturer may cost less than those that have, any gains are likely to be short-term with a high risk of future printer damage and production line downtime
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 15 Jun 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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By comparison, reputable coding and marking suppliers will design their inks and solvents for a specific printer and test them in the printer for which they are intended.
According to Kate O'Mahony, Ink Product Executive at Linx: "Unverified inks are becoming an increasing problem for many manufacturers because they cause costly downtime".
O'Mahony cites two recent examples of Linx customers who have experienced these types of problems owing to the use of unapproved ink and solvent.
In the first instance, the printer suffered alignment failure caused by a blocked printhead nozzle, and in the second the nonapproved consumables caused wear in the printer pump, which led to it having to be completely replaced.
"In both cases, the companies had to pay for the parts and service required to repair the printers in addition to the financial loss incurred through lost production time, which was around three days for one customer", says O'Mahony.
"It is therefore vital that any ink and solvent is suitable for and has been tested in the machine in which it is being used - and that is why the majority of coding and marking suppliers recommend that their inks should be used in their machines".
Linx, for example, carries out a rigorous development and testing programme, guaranteeing that printers, inks and solvents are made to the highest quality and work in perfect union with each other.
Only if an ink cannot be made to fail in a printer will it be released.
Linx also manufactures according to strict specifications, resulting in a high level of quality assurance.
For instance, micro-filtration of ink and solvent is carried out to remove impurities and samples from all ink batches are tested in a Linx printer.
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