Meteor Inkjet has enhanced its portfolio with the launch of a tiered collection of services for ink characterisation, print reliability analysis and printhead waveform development and optimisation.
The Cambridge-based company supplies electronics and software to drive industrial inkjet printheads. Its customers can now choose from a large menu of waveform optimisation services including real-time evaluation of drops in flight; process mapping of drop volume and velocity response to drive voltage and frequency; visualisation and image capture of drop and ligament formation; analysis of a fluid’s rheology; determination of printhead open time and latency; assessment of jetting reliability, fluid build-up and misting; and print reliability testing using both standard images and customer-provided application-specific images.
‘Our new service offering fills a significant gap in the market,’ said Matthew Pullen, Meteor’s product manager for DropWatching Systems. ‘Ink manufacturers and print system developers can now access Meteor’s committed team of technical specialists to optimise fluid and printhead combinations for specific application requirements and progress ink formulation efforts in a time efficient way.’
