Is there such a thing as a "low temperature" laser printer? (to prevent ink ghosting)
Hi there,
I've recently had a bunch of letter heads printed using a digital printing process. Upon using them in my laser printer, the ink is being melted onto the drum / roller and the transferred as a ghosted image down the page. I'm reliably informed that this is the problem with using lasr printers with such materials.
My question then is this; is there such a thing as a laser printer that operates at temperatures low enough to prevent such an ink re-melting / transfer issue? And if so, who makes this wonderful machine?
Thanks in advance.
Matt
I've recently had a bunch of letter heads printed using a digital printing process. Upon using them in my laser printer, the ink is being melted onto the drum / roller and the transferred as a ghosted image down the page. I'm reliably informed that this is the problem with using lasr printers with such materials.
My question then is this; is there such a thing as a laser printer that operates at temperatures low enough to prevent such an ink re-melting / transfer issue? And if so, who makes this wonderful machine?
Thanks in advance.
Matt
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BTW, with solid ink printers the paper never gets any hotter than about 80 C, compared to around 150 C for a laser. The ink melts at around 90 C.
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I would agree about returning the paper to the supplier as it is not fit for purpose, however, I had them done as a favour so I think I'll have to live with it... :-)
Thanks for the help guys.
p.s. I would love a solid ink printer - they are clearly the future for environmentally conscious businesses!
Thanks for the help guys.
p.s. I would love a solid ink printer - they are clearly the future for environmentally conscious businesses!
Your welcome! I'm glad I could help. Thanks for the fun question, the grade and the points.
bol
bol
One thing you might try is to set up a template in Word for your letterhead and print the letter and the letterhead in one pass.
Of course if you wanted color letterhead and you only have a black laser, you are out of luck.
-K
Of course if you wanted color letterhead and you only have a black laser, you are out of luck.
-K