The difference between handheld and online inkjet printers

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In the practical application of inkjet printers, we will come into contact with handheld inkjet printers and online inkjet printers. So what are the differences between handheld inkjet printers and online inkjet printers? What should we pay attention to when purchasing?

Judging from Zhicai's many years of experience in the coding and labeling industry, the specific differences in terms of application occasions, printing speed and printing direction are as follows.

The application of handheld inkjet printers is mainly used for large-scale, large-sized, special-shaped, and a wide variety of information changes frequently, and the identification position is changeable. It is impossible or difficult to limit large-scale and assembly-line production. Such as heavy industry enterprises, on-site construction teams, dealers without production lines, logistics distribution centers, etc. The application of online inkjet printers is mainly used on production lines. It can meet the requirements of multiple industries and surfaces of multiple materials for coding. The application cases of the online inkjet printer include food and beverage, building materials, chemicals, pipes, brewing, medicine, textiles, metal products and other industries.

handheld inkjet printer

The printing speed of handheld inkjet printers is generally manual, which is much slower than that of online inkjet printers, and can generally reach 40 meters per minute. The printing speed of online inkjet printers is based on the actual speed of the production line. It is generally applicable to production lines that do not require special requirements.

The printing direction of the handheld inkjet printer is any direction and can be rotated in all directions by 90 degrees, 180 degrees or even 360 degrees. The printing direction of the online inkjet printer is determined according to the actual situation of the production line. If temporary changes are needed after debugging, professionals need to change the position of the online inkjet printer again. Compared with handheld inkjet printers, the printing direction is fixed.

Automatic inkjet printer

Generally, for product manufacturers, the choice between a handheld inkjet printer or an online inkjet printer has to be determined according to the actual situation of the product. If you can't determine the model to be purchased during the purchase process, it is best to consider the advice of the professional staff of the inkjet printer manufacturer, so that you can choose a inkjet marking equipment that is more suitable for your product.