As you read on, we will explain thermal inkjet printing inkjet technology in more detail. We will also show you how this technology differs from continuous inkjet printers. There\u2019s so much to learn about thermal inkjet printing technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nWhat Is Thermal Inkjet Technology?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Thermal inkjet technology is a drop-on-demand type of inkjet printing. Thermal inkjet cartridges usually have multiple ink chambers. Each of these chambers contains a resistor that generates heat during printing and forces ink droplets out of the cartridge. These printers are used mostly by consumer households, rather than for commercial purposes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n When you are using a thermal inkjet printer, you can switch out ink cartridges whenever you need to change ink color for different printing jobs<\/a>. You can also install multiple printheads to cater to multiple prints through a network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We mentioned earlier that thermal inkjet printing is a drop-on-demand type of inkjet printing. In the section that follows, We will explain the different types of Inkjet printing so that you can better appreciate the uniqueness of thermal inkjet technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Inkjet printing can be divided into two broad types of printing technology, namely drop-on-demand and continuous inkjet printing. The common printers we call \u201cinkjet printers\u201d are continuous inkjet printers. Drop-on-demand printers are further divided into two types, thermal and piezoelectric inkjet printing technologies.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The different inkjet printer types are poles apart functionally, but one thing they all have in common is that they force ink (black or color) from cartridges to print media. Inkjet printers are common in homes and offices. You can also use inkjet printers, especially continuous inkjet printers, for large-scale and commercial operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Continuous inkjet printers are called by that name because the ink flows constantly from the ink tank into the cartridge. During printing, the ink flows from the cartridge into the printing system and is forced out by pressure onto the print media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since the ink flows constantly, there is less risk of clogging in continuous inkjet printers. So you can use certain ink types that often clog up thermal and piezoelectric inkjet printers. What\u2019s more, they are faster, but they also cost more than drop-on-demand inkjet printers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Drop-on-demand printers are so-called because they only spray ink when needed<\/a>. That makes them better at ink management than continuous inkjets, which often waste ink. Drop-on-demand printing has two types of technologies \u2013 piezoelectric and thermal inkjet printing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Piezoelectric inkjet printing is best applied for consumer-oriented printing. These printers use heat elements in their cartridges. Heat generation within these ink chambers causes crystals to form and expands the chamber. This expansion forces ink out from the cartridge onto print media, such as paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Just like piezoelectric inkjet printers, thermal inkjets also use heat. But instead of crystals, heat generation causes the formation of air bubbles in thermal inkjet ink chambers. The air bubbles then force ink to drop onto the print medium on demand. This inkjet printing mechanism is arguably the cheapest, and that\u2019s why many consumer households use it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thermal inkjet printers use heat application but they are different from thermal printers. Thermal printers don\u2019t use ink<\/a> cartridges. They only use heat and print only on heat-sensitive thermal papers<\/a>. While thermal printers are used mainly for printing barcodes and receipts,<\/a> thermal inkjets have a wider range of applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thermal inkjet printing releases ink only on demand by rapidly vaporizing the ink in the printer\u2019s cartridges. Each of the cartridges\u2019 chambers contains ink and a resistor coil, which serves as the heating element. The coil, which is situated above the ink, gets hot during printing and vaporizes the ink. As this happens, air bubbles form and force the ink out of the chamber onto the print media.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The printing process of a thermal inkjet printer starts from when you send a file to the printer from printing. When your command gets to the printer\u2019s ink chamber, electric current would be passed to the resistor coil and cause heat generation. The hot coil then transfers heat to the ink below it causes the ink to vaporize rapidly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As the ink vaporizes, air bubbles begin to form and increase the pressure within the ink chamber. Pressure builds up and forces an ink droplet through the printer\u2019s nozzle onto the substrate. Upon ejecting the droplet, the air bubble collapses thus creating a vacuum, which pulls more ink into the chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This video explains everything you need to know about how thermal inkjet printing works. The details contained in this video blew our minds away! Do you know that thermal inkjet printers can make as many as 150 million to 300 million drops per second? Do you know how many milliseconds it takes thermal inkjets ink droplets to form and drop on the paper? The answer is contained in this video.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat Are The Types of Inkjet Printing Technology?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Continuous Inkjet Printing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Drop-on-Demand Inkjet Printing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Piezoelectric Inkjet Printing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Thermal Inkjet Printing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
How Does Thermal Inkjet Printing Work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\u2705 Video – Inside HP Thermal Inkjet How HP Thermal Inkjet Printheads Work<\/h4>\n\n\n\n