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Measurement and Evaluation of Cross-talk Effects in Multi-nozzle Inkjet Head  

Kwon, Kye-Si (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Soonchunhyang Univ.)
Kim, Jin-Won (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Soonchunhyang Univ.)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering / v.28, no.1, 2011 , pp. 73-79 More about this Journal
Abstract
Inkjet printhead may have a lot of nozzles to increase productivity as a manufacturing tool. So, the uniformity of jetting performance among a lot of nozzles has been one of the key issues in inkjet technology In this study, we investigated the cross-talk effect which should be reduced for uniform jetting performance among a lot of nozzles. Due to the cross-talk, the jetting performance of a nozzle can be affected when neighboring nozzles are firing. For experimental study, we used commercial inkjet head SE-128 from Dimatix. To understand the cross-talk effect of SE-128 head, we measured the change in jetting speed of a nozzle when neighboring nozzles are jetting. The measured jetting speed was compared to the case of one nozzle jetting. Also, we used laser vibrometer to measure change in pressure wave due to cross-talk. As a result of the cross-talk, the jetting speed can become faster or sometimes slower depending on firing nozzle location. If the all nozzle are jetting, the jetting speed of a nozzle became slower because the pressure wave for jetting is reduced.
Keywords
inkjet Printhead; Cross-talk; Jetting Speed; Pressure Wave;
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