Solid ink jets do a better job on plain paper, but the color quality is still marginal.

The 8860 uses solid ink technology instead of the more common laser or inkjet.

This printing process turns solid ink into a gas, avoiding a liquid stage.

A joint project with Exxon yielded a series of solid ink printers.

Loading the solid ink into the Phaser was easy.

Solid ink printing does have a few problems.

Solid ink printers are able to print on many different types and thicknesses of media.

The solid ink is heated just before it is applied, and then "freezes" on the paper.

Used as the basis for solid ink different color blocks of wax for thermal printers.

Solid ink printers can produce excellent results.

The Xerox 8860 solid ink printer offers one of the lowest per-page costs for desktop color printing.

The ink stone is used to rub the solid ink stick into liquid ink.

Solid ink is a technology used in computer printers and multifunction devices originally created by Tektronix in 1986.

Due to the way solid ink printers put the ink onto the page, print quality is considered to be excellent with lively colors.

Solid ink printers, also known as phase-change printers, are a type of thermal transfer printer.

The company said it planned to divide into three autonomous divisions: traditional printer equipment, printer supplies and solid ink jet printers.

Stone paper is compatible with inkjet or solid ink printers, but does not respond well to the high temperatures generated by laser printers.

Ink-jet printing is subject to subtle fading over time, and the melted waxes or solid inks of other technologies have a tendency to flake.

Solid ink printers have an advantage over ink-jet printers for situations involving intermittent use with long periods of downtime.

This is so because melted solid ink that has subsequently cooled and re-solidified inside the ink-delivery pathways is a normal part of printer operation.

At least a couple of companies, including Tektronix and Dataproducts, recently introduced a color ink-jet printer that uses solid ink instead of the liquid variety.

Previously, solid ink printers were manufactured by Tektronix, but Tek sold the printing business to Xerox in 2001.

Ink requirement is defined as the amount of ink needed to print a unit area with a standard Solid Ink Density.

This led to the current Xerox Phaser line of products as well as Xerox solid ink printing technology.

Solid ink printers are most commonly used as colour office printers, and are excellent at printing on transparencies and other non-porous media.