Printers that print white
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Printers that print white
What other printers are out ther that print white other than the ALPS?
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There are similar printers but it is the same thermal technology manufactured by OKI just with another brand name on the case. There are rumors about a white inkjet but they are just rumors for now. I follow this quite closely as I am in the printing business from 9 to 5 and we print on a lot of clear materials for beverage containers. We need a printer that can print white for our proofing purposes but there is no low cost solution as yet. I have worked with ink manufacturers to get a white inkjet cartridge but the pigments are just too coarse to work in a standard inkjet cartridge.
HP introduced their Indigo digital press which is essentially a high end inkjet printer and it is capable of many colors including white. This gives me hope that they will convert this technology into a desktop unit for proofing but it won't be cheap.
There are similar printers but it is the same thermal technology manufactured by OKI just with another brand name on the case. There are rumors about a white inkjet but they are just rumors for now. I follow this quite closely as I am in the printing business from 9 to 5 and we print on a lot of clear materials for beverage containers. We need a printer that can print white for our proofing purposes but there is no low cost solution as yet. I have worked with ink manufacturers to get a white inkjet cartridge but the pigments are just too coarse to work in a standard inkjet cartridge.
HP introduced their Indigo digital press which is essentially a high end inkjet printer and it is capable of many colors including white. This gives me hope that they will convert this technology into a desktop unit for proofing but it won't be cheap.
