Abstract: A case for a cartridge of a printer is disclosed. The case includes: a plurality of walls defining a bladder volume configured to receive a bladder of the cartridge and a neck interface of a front wall of the plurality of walls. The neck interface defines a neck aperture configured to receive a neck of the bladder. The case is a single continuous piece of material.

Abstract: Described herein are invisible fluorescent solvent ink jet ink compositions that include a fluorescent colorant comprising a coumarin, a solvent, a binder resin, and a conductive agent.

Abstract: The present invention is a thermal inkjet ink that provides good reliability at a wide range of industrial print conditions from both low temperature to high temperature environments across a broad range of humidities. It is particularly advantageous in low-temperature applications, for example, printing at temperatures down to 5° C. or lower continuously for 8 hours without developing print defects which can lead to unreadable codes; and, in the meantime also maintains other critical functional aspects including contrast, wetting, decap time, dry time, adhesion, ink cartridge stability, etc. The inks contain one or more binder resins that exhibit a hydroxyl number or acid number of at least 100 mg KOH/g; one or more terpene phenolic resins; one or more volatile organic solvents; and one or more dyes, and optionally further components.

Abstract: The invention relates to a high adhesion ink with good abrasion resistance, useful for inkjet printing. These inks include a first resin comprising a polymer comprising vinyl chloride or a polymer comprising vinyl acetate, the first resin having a weight average molecular weight between about 20 kDa and about 80 kDa, a second resin comprising a tackifier resin with a weight average molecular weight between about 200 Da and about 2.5 kDa, and a third resin with a weight average molecular weight between about 500 Da and about 40 kDa.

Abstract: Apparatus for continuous ink jet printing, comprising: an ink system comprising an ink storage tank (15) operable to supply ink to a print head associated with the apparatus; a single cartridge connection (9) for releasable engagement with a fluid cartridge (8), the cartridge connection (9) comprising: a fluid connector (10) for engaging an outlet of a fluid cartridge; and a conduit configured to allow fluid to flow along a fluid pathway from a cartridge engaged with the cartridge connection, via the fluid connector, to the ink storage tank. The apparatus has a first configuration in which a solvent cartridge is engaged with the cartridge connection and in which the apparatus is configured to receive solvent from the engaged solvent cartridge, and a second configuration in which an ink cartridge is engaged with the cartridge connection and in which the apparatus is configured to receive ink from the engaged ink cartridge.

Abstract: Described herein are ink jet ink compositions for continuous inkjet printing comprising a solvent, a cosolvent, a binder resin, and a colorant. Such ink jet ink compositions are resistant to organic solvents, such as alcohols, and are intended for use in industries where such solvents are commonly used, such as electronics, cosmetics, healthcare, and pharmaceuticals.

Abstract: Described herein are soft pigmented continuous ink jet ink compositions comprising an organic pigment, a solvent, a binder resin, and a conductive agent, wherein the organic pigment comprises particles having a particle size mean of about 100 nm to about 230 nm and a cumulative 99% particle diameter (D99) of less than about 600 nm.

Abstract: Systems and methods for predicting pump failures are disclosed. A method includes: receiving, by one or more processing circuits, speed data indicative of a pump speed over a time period, the speed data associated with a pump of a printer; receiving, by the one or more processing circuits, pressure data indicative of a pump pressure over the time period, the pressure data associated with the pump; identifying, by the one or more processing circuits, a change in pump speed and a corresponding decrease in pump pressure exceeding an allowable pump pressure decrease threshold for the time period; and, initiating, by the one or more processing circuits, a response action based on the identification of the change in pump speed and the corresponding decrease in pump pressure exceeding an allowable pump pressure decrease threshold for the time period.

Abstract: A method implemented on a processor for operating an industrial printer comprises obtaining first data that indicates a representative industrial printer used on a production line at a facility and a product to be output by the production line; obtaining second data that indicates a target start time and a target number of the product and a target duration for producing the target number of the product; and upon a condition precedent, determining a line report that indicates productivity of the production line based on the count of print operations and the second data.

Abstract: A method of operating a continuous inkjet printer (1). The printer comprise a printhead. The printhead comprises a droplet generator (16) comprising a printing nozzle (17) for ejecting an ink jet for printing, at least one electrode (22, 23) for steering the inkjet, and a gutter (18) having an ink receiving orifice (24) for receiving parts of the ink jet which are not used for printing. The method comprises performing a cleaning operation. Said cleaning operation comprises: ejecting a solvent jet from the printing nozzle towards the gutter; and causing at least a portion of the solvent jet to contact at least a part of the gutter (18) surrounding the orifice (24) for cleaning said part of the gutter surrounding the orifice.

Abstract: There is provided a computer implemented method comprising, receiving data associated with an industrial printer, the industrial printer operating on a print line and executing a print job, determining, based on the data associated with the industrial printer, an issue associated with the industrial printer, determining, based on the issue, whether the industrial printer requires remedial action or if the industrial printer can continue to be operated with the issue.

Abstract: A binary array ink jet printhead assembly includes a cavity for containing ink, nozzle orifices in fluid communication with the cavity for passing the ink from the cavity to form droplets, the nozzle orifices extending along a length of the cavity, and an electrode assembly. The electrode assembly includes a front face configured to be disposed generally parallel to a plurality of droplet paths of droplets from the nozzle orifices. A plurality of charge electrodes are disposed on the front face, each charge electrode corresponding to a droplet path and disposed parallel to the droplet path. Circuitry is disposed on the electrode assembly, wherein each electrode is electrically connected to the circuitry. The circuitry is further in electrical connection to a connector for connecting the electrode assembly to a controller for the printhead.

Abstract: There is a print head connector assembly for a printer, the print head connector assembly providing at least one continuous fluid and/or electrical connection between a first port and a second port, the at least one continuous connection being provided by at least one conduit. The print head connector assembly comprises: a first component connectable to an umbilical conduit at the first port; a second component connectable to a print head at the second port, wherein one of the first component and the second component comprises a print head connection axis at the second port and the other of the first component and the second component comprises an axis of rotation, the first component and the second component housing the at least one conduit; adjustment means between the first component and the second component for adjusting the print head connector assembly into a plurality of configurations.

Abstract: A system having a plurality of marking and/or coding devices and a computing system coupled to the devices and having processor configured to: receive sensor data associated with each device; and store printer metadata and batch job metadata in a backup file for each device. The processor is configured to classify a fault condition of a respective one device based on one or more of received sensor data, device self-test data, current operational data and historical device condition data. The processor is configured to determine autonomously a repair process recommendation in response to the classified fault condition and based on an estimated time to repair (ETR) the device using a self-repair recovery process relative to a line recovery time (LRT) threshold. The processor is configured to recommend as the repair process recommendation the self-repair recovery process in response to the ETR being less than or equal to the LRT threshold.

Abstract: This invention relates to metal complex dyes that are free of chromium, are not carcinogenic, mutagenic, or reproductive toxins. These dyes have good solubility and conductivity in organic solvents, chemical stability, and light stability. The invention also relates to a method of inkjet printing comprising using the ink compositions and ink cartridges.

Abstract: A method for monitoring a characteristic of a printed image of a thermal transfer printer. The method comprises providing a ribbon and a substrate at a printing location of the thermal transfer printer. The method further comprises printing an image on the substrate at the printing location by transferring ink from a region of the ribbon in a printing operation, a negative image being formed on the region of ribbon. The method further comprises transporting the region of ribbon, by a ribbon transport system, from the printing location towards an imaging location along a ribbon transport path. The method further comprises when a characteristic of the ribbon transport meets a predetermined criterion, obtaining, by an image capture system, a ribbon image of the negative image. The method further comprises processing said ribbon image to generate data indicative of the characteristic of the printed image.