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Printers- they seem to look very ordinary and insignificant, not even the type that you would be left gaping about. When you ask a person who works in an office, goes to school or mans a house, it would be quite impossible for you not to meet someone who would not know what a printer is. Before, in China, you would have to settle for the press printing. It was a very tedious process to go to and you would have to settle for very few printed copies. The printing itself would be very lengthy and tedious that there will be times when you could not achieve identical copies.
Different types of printers are available in the market today. Their classification is largely made based on the technology they employ in their operation. Interestingly, different technologies are constantly being developed over the past few decades. What types of jobs should a given printer perform largely depends on the type of print engine that is present in the machine. It has to be noted here that varied technologies can be used to create different types of text/image quality, low cost and print speed. There are also few
Another aspect that is largely forgotten in printer technology is its resistance to changes. Liquid inks like the ones that are used in fabric ribbon or inkjet heads can get absorbed by materials like paper fibers. As a result of this, the documents that are printed using this ink are comparatively difficult to change as compared to documents that are printed using solid or toner inks. The documents that are printed using latter forms hardly penetrate through the surface of paper.
As a result of above trends, checks have to be printed using a special toner or liquid ink. It is because of these reasons that Selectric typewriters have labels posted against its ribbons that are made from carbon films. Users are therefore not requested to use them against negotiable instruments like checks. The lower portion of the check that is machine-readable can however be printed using MICR ink or toner. Clearing houses like banks therefore employ automated equipment that uses magnetic flux to ensure they function properly.
With the best of technology could offer there is no reason at all for people to be worried about their printing needs. When children have projects in school, they could simply turn the computer on and click on the printing menu. There are also external drives such as disks and USB drives that you could use to store data and use them directly with your printer to print photos directly!
You could also print large materials using special printers. The billboard ads that you see and those leaflets that are being given by the promo girl you met down the corner are just among the few products of printing technology that you have never thought were very important or wonderful. Thankfully, these things are around, and they come on hand in a matter of seconds. Now, everyone could see just how important printers are.
