{"id":33479,"date":"2023-06-26T11:45:08","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T11:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.linxglobal.com\/?post_type=technology-guide&#038;p=33479"},"modified":"2023-08-03T05:05:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T05:05:28","slug":"continuous-ink-jet-cij","status":"publish","type":"technology-guide","link":"https:\/\/www.linxglobal.com\/en\/technology-guide\/continuous-ink-jet-cij\/","title":{"rendered":"Continuous InkJet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-navi-blue-color has-text-color has-xx-large-font-size\">Continuous Ink Jet<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Continuous inkjet (CIJ) printers are used in industry to provide accurate and consistent product marking and coding. They provide a cost effective way of printing accurate and consistent variable data including expiry dates, barcodes and batch codes on production lines and for complying with increasingly strict industry legislation&nbsp;or providing traceability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/products\/continuous-ink-jet\/\">Continuous Ink Jet<\/a>&nbsp;systems expel electrically charged ink droplets from a printhead nozzle and pass them through an electric field to precisely direct them onto products or packaging.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-navi-blue-color has-text-color\">How does a CIJ work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The continuous ink jet is broken into drops inside the chamber using a pulse from a piezoelectric crystal. Up to 120,000 of these tiny droplets are expelled every second, each just half the diameter of a human hair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Droplets that are required for printing are charged by an electrode as they break off from the ink jet, and to avoid waste, the printer re-circulates the unused ink droplets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The droplets, now charged, pass through an electrostatic field between deflector plates, a combination of speed and charge determines the correct position of the droplet on the substrate. This is all done without contact to the material being printed on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Linx CIJ printers can code onto most materials, regardless of porosity, size, shape and texture. They are mainly used to print variable information on individual products \u2013 such as dates, times, specific text, batch codes, product names and logos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-navi-blue-color has-text-color\">Choosing your CIJ printer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Factors that could affect your choice of continuous ink jet printer include the number of lines of text you need to print, how portable your CIJ needs to be and whether you have specialist printing requirements such as smart inks or remote management. Contact our team for expert advice on the right continuous inkjet printer for your coding and marking needs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-ghost-white-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:50px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-navi-blue-color has-text-color\"><strong>Continuous Inkjet Technology<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-linx-features-vertical-cards\">\n\t<div class=\"vertical-cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"vertical-card-container\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"vertical-card-data-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\thref=\"\/en\/products\/continuous-ink-jet\/\"\n\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Featured Image -->\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"vertical-card-feature-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.linxglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/lx3037-v3.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"vertical-card-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCoding and marking solutions for a range of materials and environments\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"vertical-card-button-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Button -->\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"\/en\/products\/continuous-ink-jet\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"vertical-card-button is-style-btn-default\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tCompare CIJ Printers\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"vertical-card-container\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"vertical-card-data-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\thref=\"\/en\/solutions\/\"\n\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Featured Image -->\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"vertical-card-feature-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.linxglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/lx3350.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"vertical-card-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\tOur products are used\u00a0in manufacturing worldwide, browse by industry or material\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"vertical-card-button-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Button -->\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"\/en\/solutions\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"vertical-card-button is-style-btn-default\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tFind Your Solution\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"vertical-card-container\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"vertical-card-data-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\thref=\"\/en\/products\/linx-printernet\/\"\n\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Featured Image -->\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"vertical-card-feature-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.linxglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/phone-dashboard-production-floor_pod.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"vertical-card-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMobile monitoring and remote control of your production line printers\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"vertical-card-button-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Button -->\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"\/en\/products\/linx-printernet\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"vertical-card-button is-style-btn-default\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tLinx PrinterNet\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:25px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-485232d2 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:50px;margin-bottom:50px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-btn-blue\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/en\/technology-guide\/\">View Technology Guides<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Continuous Ink Jet Continuous inkjet (CIJ) printers are used in industry to provide accurate and consistent product marking and coding. 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