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LumeJet - a new Photonic ‘Inkless’ Printing Technology
Trevor P Elworthy
  DOI :  10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2013.29.1.art00003_2  Published Online :  January 2013
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The result of 10 years of research, LumeJet is bringing to market a new photonic ‘inkless’ technology for ultra high quality printing and patterning applications. Similar to Ink Jet – but without the inks – LumeJet comprises custom designed print heads (moving or static) with multi-LED arrays and special fiber taper optics. Using light, rather than ink, increases throughput and image quality, whilst reducing media costs. LumeJet is a continuous tone process that can resolve down to 1pt colored text and graphics, which would require at least 8-colours and over 4000dpi with inkjet and toner systems. Applications for LumeJet technology have also been identified in label and package printing and printed electronics.

Journal Title : NIP & Digital Fabrication Conference
Publisher Name : Society of Imaging Science and Technology
Publisher Location : 7003 Kilworth Lane, Springfield, VA 22151, USA
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Trevor P Elworthy, "LumeJet - a new Photonic ‘Inkless’ Printing Technology"  in Proc. IS&T Int'l Conf. on Digital Printing Technologies and Digital Fabrication (NIP29),  2013,  pp 261 - 265,  https://doi.org/10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2013.29.1.art00003_2

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LumeJet - a new Photonic ‘Inkless’ Printing Technology
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The result of 10 years of research, LumeJet is bringing to market a new photonic ‘inkless’ technology for ultra high quality printing and patterning applications. Similar to Ink Jet – but without the inks – LumeJet comprises custom designed print heads (moving or static) with multi-LED arrays and special fiber taper optics. Using light, rather than ink, increases throughput and image quality, whilst reducing media costs. LumeJet is a continuous tone process that can resolve down to 1pt colored text and graphics, which would require at least 8-colours and over 4000dpi with inkjet and toner systems. Applications for LumeJet technology have also been identified in label and package printing and printed electronics.