Many flatbed printers on the market are adapted desktop or paper engines, not built from the ground up for direct object printing. That heritage shows in daily use: white ink is the main culprit, its heavier pigment settles and solidifies if left static, clogging heads and forcing operators into frequent, aggressive purge cycles just to keep the machine usable. Every purge is wasted ink, and wasted ink is margin you don’t get back.
artisJet’s DTO systems are engineered around this problem rather than around it. A white ink recirculation device keeps pigment moving and in suspension, preventing the settling that causes blockages in the first place. The printhead self cleans automatically throughout the working day, so maintenance isn’t something the operator has to remember or schedule. The practical result: artisJet equipment can sit idle for up to 15 days without remedial attention, no panic restarts, no purge routine before every job. Less downtime, less wasted ink, more of every drop landing on the product rather than the waste tray.
Because traditional flatbeds are often retrofitted paper printers, they require constant, aggressive ink purging to stop the heads from clogging when printing on 3D objects. This literally washes your profit margins down the drain. The artisJet’s mechanics are designed specifically for rigid substrates and merchandise, meaning every drop of ink lands on your product, minimising waste and eliminating messy, complex maintenance.