Long ago (the 1970s), Video Jet® produced only a few different inks and a much smaller selection of coding equipment. Today, there are more than 340 varieties of Video Jet® ink for use on just about every imaginable product from a wide range of industries, including the food and beverage industry, pharmaceutical companies, automotive companies, aerospace companies and companies that produce items such as wire, cable and building materials.
At PrintJet, our team of ink specialists formulates alternative versions of virtually every type of Video Jet® ink. While you can purchase your Video Jet® inks directly from Video Jet®, our high-quality alternative versions are far less expensive. Our ink experts have formulated a wide variety of continuous inkjet Video Jet® ink as well as drop-on-demand inks and high resolution inks.
In addition to our general purpose inks, we also formulate inks for special ink application such as UV curable and UV readable inks. We also formulate thermochromic inks, non-transfer inks for cable and wire, high temperature ink and alcohol resistant inks. We even formulate returnable glass inks and washable inks for unique applications. No matter what type of Video Jet® ink you need, we are sure to have created our own low-cost alternative version.
All of our inks are produced using a four-stage filtration process. This ensures that there will be no sludge, residue and sediment. Our inks, including alternative Video Jet® ink, require less printhead maintenance and we use only the highest quality pigments, dyes and materials.
In order for us to select the ideal alternative Video Jet® ink for your application, there are several factors that you must take into consideration. Obviously, your first step is to select an alternative Video Jet® ink and make-up fluids that work with your specific Video Jet® printer. However, some coders use a variety of different inks so you also must select a type of Video Jet® ink that works well with the product you will be coding.
For instance, we will need to know what type of material will need to be coded in order to determine the ideal Video Jet® ink. Perhaps your product coding will be placed on metal or glass or plastic. If you are printing on plastic, we will need to know which type of plastic. For example, the type of generic Video Jet® ink you might need for HDPE might be different than the type that works best for LDPE or another type of thermoplastic. In addition, we also need to know if the ink will be placed directly on food or perhaps food and beverage packaging.
We also need to know the status of the product just before coding. Is your product cold or hot? Is your product wet or oily prior to coding? Additionally, we need to understand what the ink coding will have to withstand once it has been applied. It’s also important for us to know a little bit about the adhesion properties you need from the ink. For instance, some inks will last for many years while others fade over time. If you need a generic Video Jet® ink that will remain clear and visible for many months or years, this information is quite helpful.
Once we have gathered all of the pertinent information, we can match you to the ideal alternative Video Jet® ink and fluids. Our goal at PrintJet is to provide you with a total solution that includes providing our customers with coding equipment, alternative spare parts and generic inks at the best prices to help you keep your overall cost per code as low as possible.
