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Increasing the print head height distance by 0.74 mm in UV LED inkjet printing causes visible degradation in the dimensions, blurriness, and raggedness of reproduced black micro lines, regardless of the printing substrate used. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To evaluate how altering the distance between the printhead and the printing substrate affects droplet trajectory and the reproduction quality of black lines in UV LED inkjet printing.

September 3, 2026Tehnicki vjesnik - Technical GazetteOpen Access

Efficiency of Black Line Reproduction in UV LED Inkjet Printing by Adjusting Epson DX4 Printhead Height

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ALAna Lešić IMIgor Majnarić DTDario Tomašegović

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Experimental analysis demonstrates degraded line sharpness and registration across varied substrate thicknesses, highlighting the necessity of precise printhead height calibration in UV inkjet...

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To evaluate how altering the distance between the printhead and the printing substrate affects droplet trajectory and the reproduction quality of black lines in UV LED inkjet printing.
Varied substrate thickness to indirectly produce three distinct flight distances between the Epson DX4 inkjet printhead and the substrate surface.
Assessed line dimensions, edge blurriness, and raggedness on positive and negative black micro lines, achromatic images, and text across a height adjustment differential of Δh = 0.74 mm.
Increasing the printhead distance by Δh = 0.74 mm increased droplet flight time, introducing a deposition delay that produced poor color registration and irregular ink placement.
Height alterations induced visible degradation in line dimensions, blurriness, and raggedness on both positive and negative micro lines irrespective of substrate type, diminishing overall image and text sharpness.

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Lešić et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9934ea636c6408cfa7cb77 https://doi.org/10.17559/tv-20251113003129

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September 3, 2026Tehnicki vjesnik - Technical GazetteOpen Access

Efficiency of Black Line Reproduction in UV LED Inkjet Printing by Adjusting Epson DX4 Printhead Height

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ALAna Lešić IMIgor Majnarić DTDario Tomašegović

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Experimental analysis demonstrates degraded line sharpness and registration across varied substrate thicknesses, highlighting the necessity of precise printhead height calibration in UV inkjet...

Key Points

To evaluate how altering the distance between the printhead and the printing substrate affects droplet trajectory and the reproduction quality of black lines in UV LED inkjet printing.
Varied substrate thickness to indirectly produce three distinct flight distances between the Epson DX4 inkjet printhead and the substrate surface.
Assessed line dimensions, edge blurriness, and raggedness on positive and negative black micro lines, achromatic images, and text across a height adjustment differential of Δh = 0.74 mm.
Increasing the printhead distance by Δh = 0.74 mm increased droplet flight time, introducing a deposition delay that produced poor color registration and irregular ink placement.
Height alterations induced visible degradation in line dimensions, blurriness, and raggedness on both positive and negative micro lines irrespective of substrate type, diminishing overall image and text sharpness.

Cite This Study

Lešić et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9934ea636c6408cfa7cb77 https://doi.org/10.17559/tv-20251113003129

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