memjet comes to wide format
Submitted By: Tim Greene on September 27, 2011
One of the questions I hear frequently is about the potential impact of memjet – the inkjet print head technology – on the wide format digital print market. This question is likely to become even more common following the announcements at Graph Expo and LabelExpo that two companies have become the first to integrate the memjet print head technology into wide format digital print solutions.
At Graph Expo Xante announced that it has become the first to integrate the memjet print head into a wide format printing system which the company is calling the Excelagraphix 4200. OWN-X’s WideStar 2000 is another memjet-powered wide format printer announced last week that will be shown at LabelExpo, so it is pretty clear that memjet is picking up speed, so to speak.
The potential impact of memjet print heads in the wide format digital print market is huge, and right now there is really one major reason why. Speed. Recently InfoTrends partnered with FESPA to execute a study called the Evolution study, which asked print service providers a series of questions about how their businesses are changing. One of the questions we asked was about what has been the most significant development in inkjet that has impacted their business. The number one answer is speed. Faster printing systems are a great asset especially for wide format graphics providers because many of these jobs need to be turned around so quickly.
What has been the most significant development in inkjet that has impacted your business?
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