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Solid Ink – What Is It?

January 31st, 2009

Most people have little to no idea what solid ink really is. Though public knowledge of it is spreading, it is still a fairly little-known product. Solid ink is, well, solid ink! What else could it be?

Solid ink comes in block form, and is basically just a block of pure ink pigment. These inks only work in printers specifically designed for them, such as the Xerox Phaser series. If your printer is equipped to use solid ink, I highly recommend you give it a shot. Solid inks, since they are nearly pure pigment, produce pristine, vibrant colors. No watered-down, pale shades – just rich, bright colors.

If you are wondering how you could possibly make prints with just a solid stick of ink, you are not alone. Many people don’t know how solid ink works, and that is probably why it has not caught on yet. Well, the process is fairly simple. All printers that can use solid ink are equipped with small heating devices. When you place a block of solid ink into your printer, it immediately begins melting it down into a liquid. It does not however melt the entire thing. It melts only as much as it needs, and saves the rest for later.

This ink, unlike liquid ink, is meant to be in a solid form. If you melt it down, it will return to a solid as soon as it cools down. That is why printers only melt a portion of solid ink at a time.  therefore, it produces the best results. ded by online sellers only makes it cheaper.

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