Tonejet

Beverage cans printed using Tonejet inkjet technology

Tonejet is a drop-on-demand inkjet printing technology that enables the direct digital deposition of printing ink onto substrates. The Tonejet digital printing process is targeted at commercial and industrial applications.[1]

Tonejet was first disclosed in Patent Cooperation Treaty publication WO 93/11866 dated June 24, 1993, with the inventor named as Luis Lima-Marques assigned to Research Laboratories of Australia Pty. Ltd., in Adelaide, Australia.[2] A number of patents relating to the technology, including United States Patent 6,260,954, have been granted. Research Laboratories of Australia formed a partnership with The Technology Partnership plc, a technology and product development company from the UK, to add hardware development expertise. Tonejet now has its headquarters in Cambridge, UK.[3]

  1. ^ Teape, John. "Tonejet: A New Standard in Digital Printing", The Society for Imaging Science and Technology, NIP18 Conference Proceedings, pg.145-147, 2001, ISBN 0-89208-240-2
  2. ^ Lima-Marques, Luis. "Method and Apparatus for the Production of Discrete Agglomerations of Particulate Matter", "U.S. Patent, 6,260,954", 2001
  3. ^ Blackstone Research Associates. "Color Business Report", Volume 17 Number 8, August 2007