Effect of Ink, Substrate, and Target Line Width on Quality of Lines Printed Using a Piezo-electric Inkjet Printer
Mihir Ravindra Choudhari, Robert Eller, and Christine Heusner, Rochester Institute of Technology
The study is concerned with the image quality analysis of inkjet lines printed on substrates. ISO 24790 compliant lines are designed and printed on a substrate with a drop-on- demand inkjet printer. This study analyzes three print quality attributes of line: width, blurriness, and raggedness. The research used cyan, magnetic and standard inks to print the same design on various substrates having differences in gloss and texture. The chosen inks were measured using a rheometer to determine a viscosity range. The effects of substrate structural parameters, such as texture, finishing, weight, and ink type on line quality, are discussed. The printed lines were measured using a charged coupled device camera. The print attributes were measured, and statistical analysis was conducted.