Squid Ink: Ink-jet printing on PVC

Squid Ink has introduced the PZ Pilot hi-resolution ink-jet printing system for printing high-quality marks on nonporous surfaces such as PVC.

Squid Ink

Dec 18, 2006

This alternative for small-character product marking applications prints as many as 4 lines of text on all types of PVC. With 128 addressable jets per print head, PZ Pilot offers 180 dpi print resolution for sharp text, scannable bar codes, and clean logos and graphics.

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