Here is another device from the family of “The World’s Mosts and Firsts”. This is a wide-format Solara ion inkjet printer by Gerber. The printer can print on virtually any surface that is up 64 inches wide and up to 1 inch thick! When it comes to printing speed, the device covers up to 639… Continue reading World’s First Cationic Inkjet Printer
You may be pleased to know that Kyocera announced a development of the world fastest and industry widest drop-on-demand inkjet printhead. The KJ4 Series printhead that was developed in cooperation with Brother is claimed to print at speeds of up to 200 m per minute at a resolution of 600×480 dpi up to 150 m… Continue reading Kyocera Creates World’s Fastest Inkjet Printhead
You may have forgotten, but in November 2007 Epson announced a new high-speed inkjet printer that was supposed to be a compelling alternative to laser printer. I’m talking about Epson Stylus C120. Today, this printer is launched into production, so let’s see what they say it can. Printing speed. Based on independent testing, the Epson… Continue reading Epson Launches Fastest Inkjet Printer
Do you think history of printing starts with invention of the laser printer? Wrong. The printing press? Wrong again. The history of printing takes off well before our era. The first known example of printing — the so-called Phaistos Disc — was found on the Greek Island of Crete. Most scientists believe that it was… Continue reading History of Printing
We rarely write about software, but today we do. The subject is not some ordinary program but ZEdit Pro, special software developed by Z Corporation for its 3-d printers. The pecularity of this new software lies is that automatically prepares 3D data files for easy full-colour 3D printing. ZEdit Pro lets users of 3D mechanical… Continue reading New Software Prepares Files for 3D Printing
Ricoh Americas Corporation, last week introduced the Ricoh Aficio MP 2550B/MP 2550 and Ricoh Aficio MP 3350B/MP 3350 Digital Imaging Systems. Ideal for small and mid-sized businesses, the MP 2550 and MP 3350 models have color scanning capabilities that produce clear images, store documents securely and boost productivity and efficiency. The MP 2550/MP 3350 models… Continue reading Ricoh Aficio MP 2550B/MP 2550 and MP 3350B/MP 3350 Imaging Systems
The chances are, you, just like me, have an inkjet printer at home. The chances are you use the printer occasionally to print several pages of text or a bunch of photos. The chances are next time you going to use the printer, it won’t work for the printhead are clogged. Of course, the best… Continue reading A Good Way To Clean Clogged Inkjet Printheads
Kyocera Mita America recently announced its FS-1300D, the latest ECOSYS® monochrome laser printer a competitive six-second first print out time, and standard duplex for double-sided printing. This desktop printer delivers 30 pages-per-minute print speeds and a six-second first print out time, critical for printing tasks that include short simple document jobs. The FS-1300D has a… Continue reading Kyocera Mita FS-1300D: First Page in 6 Seconds
“Middling in price, performance, and design, this color laser printer suffers from spotty documentation.” This is a tagline of Melissa Riofrio’s reviewed of Ricoh Aficio SP C222DN Color Laser Printer for Washington Post. She says the Ricoh’s Aficio SP C222DN, being a lower-cost color laser printers, demonstrates some of the challenges of lower-costing. This midpriced… Continue reading Ricoh Aficio SP C222DN Color Laser Printer
At an event on March 10, 2008 in Tel Aviv, Hewlett-Packard offered a peek into future printing technologies, introducing a new inkjet printer that prints thousands of pages per minute and ink that retains its shine even when exposed to extreme elements. HP’s water-based Latex Ink is specially formulated to embed in a surface and… Continue reading HP’s Future Printing Technologies