The Future of Coding and Marking

Hewlett-Packard (HP) patented the Thermal Inkjet (TIJ) technology more than 25 years ago, and it has been a success in the home and office printing environments. Today, this technology is used in many industrial printing applications like high-speed direct mail, 2D digital postage printing, security printing and in package coding, it is used to print addresses, 1D and 2D barcodes, as well as serial numbers.

The Specialty Printing Systems (SPS) group at HP licenses the TIJ technology to OEMs who provide innovative printing solutions to the industrial market.

Where the conventional package coding printers are expensive and require regular maintenance by trained technicians, the new TIJ technology has many advantages. The TIJ technology is considered extremely reliabile as its proven inkjet cartridge technology works best for high volume industrial printing applications like direct mail. TIJ has made inroads into package coding applications particularly in the food and pharmaceutical markets. Also, HP’s inkjet cartridge includes both the ink supply and print head. The system only ejects ink when printing, thus minimizing solvent evaporation. HP’s inks are environmentally responsible, dry fast and require minimal cleanup making the technology green and clean. Other features include low total cost ease of use and high-quality impressions.


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