Printers with built in automatic 24/7 cleaning cycles?

[Smile]

What brand of printer desktop size or wide format has auto 24/7 cleaning cycles built in? That would prevent clogged printheads.

I know that all Brother piezo inkjet printers clean printheads every day. Uses low ink. My MFC-5895CW is 14Years old.
Share if you know anything related to the topic.

 

[palombian]

What brand of printer desktop size or wide format has auto 24/7 cleaning cycles built in? That would prevent clogged printheads.

I know that all Brother piezo inkjet printers clean printheads every day. Uses low ink. My MFC-5895CW is 14Years old.
Share if you know anything related to the topic.

I think all inkjet printers do it, but few publish when and how much. It is an inevitable part of the technique (piezo or thermal).

Strange enough recently even our - most appreciated - expert Keith Cooper started to worry about the PRO 1000/1100 wasting too much ink.
Inflation ?

 

[Ink stained Fingers]

Strange enough recently even our - most appreciated - expert Keith Cooper started to worry about the PRO 1000/1100 wasting too much ink.
Inflation ?

I think it's inevitable - you need a particular amount of ink per nozzle for a cleaning action, and just look to the number of nozzles per printhead over time - the number of colors of the inks is growing and the width of the printhead as well - more nozzles give you a higher speed or a better resolution , and you get for most colors multiple nozzle rows by Canon etc , and just multiply all that for the total number of nozzles , you get many thousends of nozzles alltogether, that can easily get you into 5000 or more. And you need a drop of ink for any of these nozzles.

 

[Smile]

Doesn't Canon, EPSON require you to run cleaning cycles manually. Did they bought patent from Brother allowing them to run cleaning cycles automatically?

 

[roncromberge]

The most important thing is NEVER unplug your printer from the power-lead!
About the automatic headcheck feature, I know my old Canon IPF5100 had a automatic check and clean routine. From all the other printers i know off this feature is not mentioned in any manual! So beter place a reoccurring reminder in your agenda to do a head clean on the printer. (This is also what Keith Cooper do, and recommend!)

 

[The Hat]

So beter place a reoccurring reminder in your agenda to do a head clean on the printer. (This is also what Keith Cooper do, and recommend!)

Use it often or risk losing it…

 

[Artur5]

Not all printers are the same. Even within models of the same brand there're huge differences sometimes. I know for experience that Maxifys couldn't care less if you let them plugged to the mains or not. Mine is stored on a shelf most of the time, power cable disconnected. When I need to print, the machine is relocated next to the computer and I switch it on. Once powered, it performs an automated cleaning cycle only when "she thinks" it's necessary. That doesn't happens often, far less than with my Pro10s which I keep plugged to the mains all the time.