Our tips in cold temperatures

Constant print quality, we all want that. But what about in these cold temperatures? Dimix provides tips to get the best ink results from your printers!

With the cold temperatures these days, it is very important that you keep the room where you print at a constant temperature. A climate-controlled print room would be great for this purpose. If you do not have one, a room with a temperature between 18-22 degrees is also sufficient.

If the print room gets too cold, the fluidity of the ink goes down, making it viscous. This will result in nozzle failure, preventing ink from getting to where it should be. Especially with certain types of flatbed printers, where the ink containers are close to the floor, this can cause problems.

What is the best way to prevent this?

• Recommended print room temperature: 18 - 25 Cº Ideally a temperature of 21 degrees.
• Recommended humidity print room: 40 - 60% non-condensing. Ideal is a humidity of 50%.
• Avoid printing next to open windows, exterior doors, air conditioners or heating systems.
• Also make sure your ink is stored in the above conditions. Cold ink supplies also cause problems.
• If you order ink during these cold days, let it warm up properly before placing it in the machine. Often the bottles or cartridges spend nearly 24 hours on the road in an ice-cold truck.