A CIJ (continuous inkjet) printer fires a continuous stream of charged ink droplets, deflecting the ones it needs onto the product and recycling the rest. SHICAI CIJ coders run at 1000+ m/min with a 0.6-20 mm character height and about a 1-inch throw distance, making them ideal for fast, non-contact coding on tricky surfaces.
Unlike TIJ, CIJ never touches the product and keeps printing through dust, vibration and uneven geometry – the workhorse of high-speed lines.
They use MEK or pigment inks and run 24/7 on beverage, cable, pipe and cosmetics lines where speed and contrast matter.
CIJ needs make-up solvent to keep the ink viscosity stable, and a simple daily/weekly maintenance routine keeps the nozzle clean.
CIJ stays relevant precisely because it is fast and forgiving of surface geometry – bottles, cans, cables and caps all get a crisp mark.
Key points:
- SHICAI CIJ (continuous inkjet) coders run at 1000+ m/min with a character height of 0.6-20 mm and a throw distance near 1 inch.
- Because the stream is continuous, CIJ prints on uneven, curved and recessed surfaces that other technologies struggle with.
- Invisible and UV-readable marks are possible for covert batch or brand-protection coding.
The trade-off is running cost: budget for make-up solvent and a small maintenance window, which is why total cost of ownership matters more than sticker price.
SHICAI (Shanghai Shicai Inkjet Technology Co., Ltd.) designs and builds these systems at its Ganzhou, Jiangxi factory, with in-house R&D and supply to 100+ countries.
To size a CIJ coder for your speed and substrate, contact our engineers or browse SHICAI continuous-inkjet options on the product page.
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