With a 35,000 times per second high frequency injection rate and positioning accuracy of ±0.03 mm, the tij printer can micron code at production line speeds of up to 600 m/min, for instance when the Domino Ax350i codes 0.5 mm high shelf life onto the surface of an aluminum can. The drop volume is highly precise at 1.2 picolitre with accuracy of ±0.05 picolitre; drying time <0.1 seconds; ink viscosity is fast drying at 3.8 mPa·s; and marking rate 400% greater than laser marking. According to 2023 beverage industry data, the TIJ machine’s daily output processing was more than 5 million bottles, the rate of leakage of codes fell from 0.15% to 0.001%, the yearly recall loss dropped by more than $120 million, and the GS1-128 bar code standard was compliant, and the reading success rate was 99.99%.
Low operating costs and high dependability are significant advantages. Brother’s heavy-duty TIJ printhems utilize a self-cleaning module that consumes only 0.002 mL of ink maintenance for each 1 million jetts, reduces the risk of nozzle blockage by 10% to 0.1% compared to conventional CIJ equipment, and carry an MTBF (mean time to failure) of 25,000 hours. Nestle’s production line proved that, through 12 months’ uninterrupted operation of its TIJ machinery (500,000 times daily printing), the sharpness of font edges was still within the ISO 15415 Grade A, the maintenance frequency reduced from 2 a day to 1 a month, and the maintenance and operation expense per year reduced by 82%. In addition, 200 mL TIJ ink cartridge capacity (12 million characters capable of being supported by one cartridge), solvent level below 5%, VOC emissions are merely 1/20 compared to CIJ technology, are in accordance with the EU REACH and FDA 21 CFR regulations.
Multi-material compatibility and extreme environmental adaptability promote popularity. Videojet 2380 tij printer Durable printing on frozen food packaging line through dynamic temperature control system (-30 ° C to +60 ° C range), ink adhesion at -40 ° C up to ASTM D3359 5B class (shedding area <1%). Johnson & Johnson uses TIJ technology in the healthcare segment to print the batch number on PVC infusion bags, uses FDA-approved ketone based ink (acetone 60%±1%), drying time 0.08 seconds, and upon passing through 48 hours of high-pressure cooking test (121℃/2 bar), the erasability of characters increased by 90%. The tests show that when TIJ is printed on a curved surface (curvature radius ≥3 mm), ink-drop point deviation is <±15 microns, that is 50% higher than piezoelectric technology.
Smart integration and compatibility accelerate access to industry. In jointly created IIoT solution in 2024 by Siemens and Rockwell Automation, the TIJ printer synchronizes ERP data in real time perpetually with the MQTT protocol, adaptively changes inkjet content at 1200 dpi resolution (response delay <10 milliseconds), and supports 100 variable information updates per second. When the system was implemented by P&G on the shampoo bottle production line, product changeover time was reduced from 8 minutes to 10 seconds and capacity was raised by 45%. According to market statistics, 68% of the world’s industrial coding machines utilize TIJ technology, 75% of which is from the pharmaceutical industry, and shipping of related equipment will increase by 32% in 2023, and the return on investment cycle will be shortened to 5 months, 5 times faster than laser equipment. After applying TIJ technology in the Amazon logistic center, the transport label printing speed was 500 sheets/minute, the accuracy rate of OCR increased from 98.5% to 99.998%, and the cost savings were $280 million annually.