Ink has been important for thousands of years and even ancient people created their own formulations of ink using natural ingredients. Creating today’s inks for printers and coders requires painstaking work in order to ensure the highest possible quality. Here are a few interesting facts about ink and a helpful tip to keep your ink costs down.
If you have a Domino coder or another type of coder, you probably know quite a bit about ink. After all, you have to use complicated inks every day as part of your production process. However, you might be surprised to know that one of the earliest forms of ink involved using the ashes created from burning animal bones. In addition, ancient people also used tar and plants to create their inks.
Most people would never think to ingest ink, and most inks are quite toxic to say the least. However, there are edible inks and these are used to decorate cakes and other food items. You might have seen a photo cake, and this image was created using a special edible paper and special types of inks. Generally, rice paper is used for this purpose as it can be consumed safely. It might also surprise you to note that you can print these edible images on many typical home printers, you simply need edible paper and cartridges of edible ink.
Along those same lines, many food production companies must use inks that are safe if they come into contact with foods or beverages. These coder inks, such as Domino inks, might be used to print on a package or perhaps directly onto an item that comes into contact with a product, such as the printing on a wine cork. Special types of inks also are used for pharmaceuticals, and you definitely have noticed printing on various pills indicating dosage or type of medicine. These inks all must be safe for humans or perhaps animals, if the product is for pets or livestock.
For many industries, ink and its related make-up fluids, is a necessary expense but it is also a huge expense. Just the cost of ordinary printer ink is very high and that’s just for a very small cartridge filled with a small amount of ink. If you were to purchase basic black printer ink by the gallon, it could cost as much as $3,000 per gallon. If you need special id coder ink, such as Domino ink or Videojet ink, the costs can be even higher.
At PrintJet, however, we provide high quality, low-cost alternative inks, makeup and cleaners for all types of Drop on Demand coders, CIJ coders and high-resolution industrial printers.
We can create alternative inks including Linx inks, Domino inks, Imaje inks, Videojet inks, Marsh inks and other manufactures. These inks are carefully formulated and our four-stage filtration process ensures that you there will be no residue, sludge or sediment. Our inks are formulated to minimize issues with printhead maintenance which will keep your Domino printer, Videojet printer or another brand of coder running smoothly and efficiently.
In addition, we can refurbish a new coder and restore it to full working condition. We have a thorough six-step refurbishment process that ensures that every part of your coder is functioning properly and that the printer is calibrated properly. We can refurbish a Videojet coder, a Domino coder or any other type of coder. We also sell refurbished coding equipment, which is a great way to drive down your production costs as these refurbished coders work just like brand new coders without the high price tag.
