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2009-04-15T18:16:44+00:00

Will Memjet Home and Office offer specialized inks, such as UV-curable ink or solvent-based inks, for their technology?

2009-04-10T10:40:11+00:00

While it may be possible to provide non-water-based, specialized inks such as UV-curable inks or solvent-based inks with Memjet printing systems, it is not common to use these inks in home and office printing environments, and not a current priority for Memjet Home and Office. It is more likely that the other Memjet companies, focused outside of the home and office printing markets, will lead these development efforts.

How fast does the ink dry?

2009-04-10T10:30:51+00:00

Memjet's customized inks are absorbed into the paper in milliseconds. Pages, even high-coverage pages, are smudge resistant and can be handled immediately after printing.

Does the Memjet technology use a special ink formulation?

2009-04-10T10:20:42+00:00

Yes. Memjet inks are customized to ensure sustained performance and quality using a Memjet printhead. Using the wrong ink can dramatically decrease the capability of a Memjet printhead and can ultimately destroy it. While the chemistry and fluid dynamics of Memjet ink formulations are unique and specific, the Memjet water-based inks have many ingredients in common with inks used in home and office printing environments today.

What type of ink is used with Memjet devices?

2009-04-10T10:10:54+00:00

Initial Memjet Home and Office inks are fast drying, water based inks with advanced dyes. Memjet Home and Office and our partners will continue to research and develop inks well suited for the home and office devices, including consideration of pigmented inks.

Can Memjet technology go faster than 60 pages per minute?

2009-04-10T10:00:19+00:00

Certainly. Memjet prototypes shown to date print at 60 pages per minute and are considered fast enough for most home and office printing environments. As speeds increase beyond 60ppm, devices become less practical for desktop spaces due in part to more expensive paper movement systems and increased related mechanical robustness.

In the future, we intend to work with partner brands to introduce higher speed shared office devices that run up to 120 pages per minute, matching the needs of workgroup and departmental users with revolutionary Memjet technology.

What type of computer is needed to drive a Memjet printer?

2009-04-10T09:55:00+00:00

A Memjet based home and office device can achieve full speed and quality on most documents with a typical home/office computer (e.g. 2 GHz Intel processor with 256-1 GB of RAM).

Can Memjet controllers support MFP or AIO designs?

2009-04-10T09:50:44+00:00

Yes. Multi-function/All-in-One devices are an important part of the Memjet Home and Office opportunity.

Does the size or quantity of nozzles have any issues with clogging?

2009-04-10T09:45:36+00:00

The Memjet printhead nozzles are small enough that the human eye is not able to see the impact of single clogged nozzles distributed randomly across a Memjet printhead. Even so, the Memjet components and related ink delivery and maintenance systems have been carefully designed to mitigate clogging and other potential problems that lead to print quality issues.

The surface of the Memjet printheads and the silicon nozzle's structure are designed to be effectively wiped clean by a maintenance system. Each Memjet based device will be delivered with a maintanence system designed to keep nozzles healthy while the device is printing as well as after it has been idle for a period of time. Maintenance system regimes have been designed into Memjet controller chips and can also be adjusted by OEM brands to support a range of printing environments and customer requirements.

Who are your OEM partners? What company will be first to market with the Memjet technology?

2009-04-10T09:40:47+00:00

Our OEM brands have asked us to keep their identities confidential. Memjet Home and Office is working with multiple brand partners, with varied development and announcement timelines. You can keep abreast of Memjet Home and Office partner announcements by subscribing to RSS feeds from this site.