Issue
I print a 5th line of an address very seldom. Sometimes a print a barcode and the highest numbers change only all 10,000 cards.
The low voltage firepulse works for half an hour but then the 5th line dries up. This does not happen with UV ink but with solvent ink.
The HP or the inkjet with solvent will dry and not print !
What can I do ?
Tip1: print a “thin = 1 drop” line every product.
Define a line with Microsoft paint and put it into the layout, somewhere where you can’t see the print on the product. This will make the inkjet print a column and make sure the nozzle does not dry up because of inactivity.
Tip2: print a “thin = 1 drop” line every 500 products.
In the fileview, prepare your data so that every 500 products you have a 1 column, otherwise 0. If you declare it as M-8 bundle end, it even will show as green.
Define a line and a void with Microsoft paint (Thinline.bmp, void.bmp) and put it into the layout, somewhere where you can’t see the print on the product. This will make the inkjet print a column and make sure the nozzle does not dry up because of inactivity.
- Take a variable bitmap, define it as dependent on M-8
- Declare 0 as void, declare 1 as thinline. Hit the green checkmark !
This way, everytime M-8 is “1”, it will print the thin line, otherwise void (nothing)