Typically when we write blogs at Inkcups Now, we write about all the different things you can print on with our PromoJET. Our goal here at Inkcups Now is to assist our customers in any way we can to make their job as easy as possible. Keeping this mentality in mind, Inkcups Now offers so much more than just printing on objects. We offer a service in which we can design and build a custom fixture that will attach to the flatbed inkjet and hold any of your parts to increase printing efficiency.

As the picture entails, these are custom made fixtures for electrical socket covers, and socket protectors. The fixtures are designed with the customer in mind and in some cases with the customer’s specifications. The fixtures are optimized to fit as many pieces as possible in order to decrease production time by cutting down the amount of print cycles.

On the side of the fixtures, pins over hang to assist the user in guiding the fixture onto the PromoJET bed, quickly positioning it in the correct place. The PromoJET is an industrial inkjet, so why not print like it is?

Inkcups Now has made many fixtures over the years. Chances are we have made one to meet your specifications already and if we haven’t, we are always up to the challenge.

For any questions regarding custom fixtures or anything else:
Please contact Inkcups Now

Printer used in this project:
Type: Solvent flatbed inkjet printer
Brand: PromoJET
Model:
Standard applications: golf balls, pens, CDs…
Unconventional applications: mints, candy, stained glass, plaques…
More info: PromoJET inkjet printer page
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Technorati tags: Flatbed Inkjet, Solvent Inkjet, Industrial Inkjet

We have just concluded successful tests of a new ink product – Opal P series inkjet ink for promotional stress balls, pens and cell phone covers, especially those made of polycarbonates, polyurethanes, polystyrenes and other solvent-sensitive, absorbent and outgassing materials. The Opal P (for “pen”) series is available as an alternative to standard Opal series used by the PromoJET industrial inkjet printer.

Printing on promotional stress balls is one of the applications that Opal P is great for. Look at the picture: it was taken 12 days after the stress balls were printed. With many other inks on the market, the image on such material would have faded within a few days. The reason it normally happens is because polyurethane emits gases that dissolve ink; the other process that could have happened is the ink “sinking” into the porous material. But because the Opal P ink has very high level of chemical resistance and thicker consistency than the standard inkjet inks, the print stays in its place, nice and crisp!

A Tip on How To Inkjet Print Larger Image on Curved Surface

The other interesting thing that this picture demonstrates is the way to use the PromoJET inkjet to print a larger size image onto a sphere. We achieved a larger print by decreasing the resolution: the image on the right is 1 ¼” at 1440 dpi, the image on the left is 1.5” at 720 dpi. Read More