Peter Addington describes the development of a new printhead for use with industrial digital printing
This transition to digital is beginning to be seen in the packaging industry.
Toner-based systems such as HP Indigo and Xeikon have been available for a number of years and in the last two years a number of significant dropon-demand inkjet printing projects have been getting underway.
More are planned later this year and product launches are anticipated at forthcoming major trade exhibitions.
So why is inkjet printing being considered, and what are the real benefits?