Inkjet Capability

"Printers shouldn't want inkjet just because it's a new technology," Skelly added. "It needs to be a business-based decision, not a technology-based decision."

There are a few things that printers need to determine before moving ahead with inkjet printing, Dupont said:

• Determine the kinds of applications, current and foreseeable, and the environment that the end product will be subjected to. "This will eliminate all technologies that cannot use the proper ink type needed," Dupont said.