The Daily Maintenance of Inkjet Printer
Inkjet printer is a precision equipment. If the daily maintenance is not timely and
accurate ,various faults will occur easily, bringing a lot of inconvenience in
production. Therefore, the daily maintenance of inkjet printer is very important.The
special person is needed for maintenance to ensure the work well in the production.
We summed up the daily maintenance of inkjet printer for your reference in order to
extend the inkjet printer lifespan and improve equipment working efficiency as well
as reduce faults.
1. Inkjet printer regular inspection and maintenance
Check the level of ink and solvent every day.The ink or solvent should be added
timely when the liquid level is too low. When adding ink it should not be too full.Or
else, it’s easy to precipitate ,which not only wastes supplies also affects the print
quality.
Check the ink viscosity every day，which is very important for the stable running of
the printer. If the ink viscosity is high,which easily cause the main pump load
increasing leading to motor diaphragm damaged; If ink viscosity is low, which easily
leads to high-speed rotation of the pressure pump .Meanwhile,long-term high-speed
rotation will reduce the pump lifespan! Besides,if the difference of the actual ink
viscosity and set value is too large ,it will also affect the product's print quality.
Therefore, we must ensure that the ink viscosity is normal.
Please clean and dry printhead before the printer starts work every day.Printhead is
a key part of the printer.If the nozzle is too dirty,which will result in imnormal ink
charging , big changes of voltage on deflection board and it will directly affect the
print quality. Therefore we should clean the printhead immediately when it is too
dirty and dry it with the hair dryer after washing.
Should clean the environment around the inkjet printer, in particular the printer
crate and keep it clean to ensure that there is no ink stains on the crate in case caing
corrosion. Clean the used solvent bottles and scrubbed shredded pieces.
Clean the filter and check the fan every week to prevent dust from entering the
circuit system. Regular clean the air filter regularly can effectively make the air flow
smoothly, to ensure that the circuit system temperature is maintained at room
temperature. The fan is also a prerequisite for maintaining room temperature in the
electronic system box.
Should be replaced the main filter regularly which is the important maintenance of
inkjet printer content, because the ink impurity accumulation, easily to cause
instability operation of inkjet printer, importantly because the filter plug, will
seriously affect the life of the pressure pump, replacement of the filter regularly, will
greatly extend the life of the pressure pump.
2. If the inkjet printer doesn’t work for a long time
No matter how long you keep the machine power supply off every time ,as long as
the inkjet printer runs 2-3 times every week and you keep the ink line running for an
hour every time, so you may use several times of short stops instead of prolonged
downtime.
If the machine doesn’t start for 3 days, the nozzle will be blocked normally, especially
anti-migration black ink printer.In this case the nozzle should be removed for
cleaning
If the machine does not use for a long time (for example 10 days),the ink should be
released and added into the solvent for maintenance,especially for the white inkjet
printer.You see, it will cause the ink precipitation, causing serious damage to the
machine because of a long time non-working.
3. The handling and placement of inkjet printer
In principle, each production line can only be placed on one printer, if production
required, can be placed in a different ink color inkjet printer. Do not place more than
two machines.
If the Inkjet printer has any problem , should contact the maintenance staff and
solve it immediately . Can not arbitrarily carry the machine on other production
lines。 When the machine is failed in evening but no staff on duty ,should move the
machine to repairing room and note about it .dont put the damaged machine in
workshop
In the handling of inkjet printer, should pay attention to gently.
4. The the use and custody of Consumables
Consumable is volatile, when store, should be less than 35 degrees, to avoid high
temperature, away from fire, heat, must be well sealed and stored in a well
ventilated place (closed good thick-walled iron storage).
Inkjet printer strictly corresponds to the consumption of brand and model use, shall
not use alternatives, otherwise it will cause serious harm to the equipment.
When the solvent splashed into the eyes, immediately with plenty of water to clean
the eye.
5. Regular training
Regular training for the operators, Only by constantly improving the operating skills
to make the machine to achieve the best condition, but also to reduce unnecessary
waste and product defects.
The Inkjet printer has a certain life, must be careful in daily use, attention to
detail,pay attention to maintenance.
1.Maintenance and Attendance Schedule
Time Contents
Each day Check the jet nozzle and make sure whether it’s clean
Every week Check whether the machine case of ink-jet printer is clean
Check if the connection of each part is good
Every 4~6 months Change the main filter, pre-pump filter, diluent filter, and
vacuum filter of the ink system according to the operating
environment
Every year Check and replace the vacuum pump if necessary
Every 2 year Check and replace the gear pump if necessary
2.Visual Inspection (Daily Inspection Items)
1. Check the connection of cable conductor and adaptor to see if there is wear and
damage.
2. Check the ink pipe and it’s adaptor to see if there is any damage or leak out.
3. Check the machine case of the ink-jet printer and jet nozzle of the tube to see if
there is wear, damage or leakage of ink
3.Cleaning:
As to the ink-jet printer without auto-cleaning function, it should be checked and the
printing head should also be cleaned everyday to ensure the stability of the machine
and high grade printing effect. It’s better to clean the head before the running of
machine everyday.
4.How to clean the jet head
Put a vessel under the jet head first, then use a special wash bottle filled with
detergent to flush the ink on the jet nozzle, charging electrode, detecting electrode,
and high voltage deflector. Pay attention no to splash the detergent into your mouth
or eyes or on your skin. After cleaning, mop up the detergent on the jet head by a
paper handkerchief.
Disposal of the waste liquid and used paper handkerchief refer to Chapter 1
5.Replace of the filter
1. Stop the machine and shut off the power
2. Put a vessel under the filter which need to replace to collect the leaked ink
3. Loosen the adaptor of the ink pipe at the entrance of the filter
4. Take off the filter
5. Fix the ink pipe onto the new filter and fasten the locking cap
6. Turn on the ink-jet printer and supply ink, check the replaced filter to have
leakage or not. Once there is leakage, shut down the machine and reinstall it.
7. Make appropriate disposal of the waste liquid and used paper handkerchief.
