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Memjet technology is a new generation of printing technology for wide format customers, delivering extremely fast, color printing performance at breakthrough costs per page and price points relative to performance. 

The technology consists of four main components including page-wide printheads, high performance controller chips, software and custom inks, which Memjet Wide Format sells to OEM brands to be integrated into their own branded printing devices. 

The "MEM" in Memjet refers to "MEMS" or Micro-ElectroMechanical Systems; the technology of the very small, with metrics ranging in size from a micrometer (a millionth of a meter) to a millimeter (a thousandth of a meter).  The Memjet printheads are fabricated using MEMS processes; modified semiconductor fabrication processes that enable the creation of the silicon structures, nozzles and drop-ejection systems that are the basis of the Memjet technology.  

For decades the printing and imaging industry has provided customers with inkjet and laser printing solutions. Finally, the next generation of printing technology has arrived - Memjet.  

Memjet Wide Format, along with our partners, is working hard to bring our first product to market as soon as possible while not sacrificing any of the groundbreaking customer experience goals we've set.  We look forward to announcing an updated product introduction date and encourage you to register for an RSS feed to stay current on such announcements.  

Our OEM brands have asked us to keep their identities confidential.  Memjet Wide Format is working with multiple brand partners, with varied development and announcement timelines.  You can keep abreast of Memjet Wide Format partner announcements by checking for Press Releases, News announcements or subscribing to RSS feeds from this site.

The announcement of the Memjet technology and Memjet companies in March 2007 introduced the technology to the industry and enabled the founding of industry partnerships needed to bring the technology to market.   Memjet Wide Format, Inc was formed in November 2007.  Each Memjet company has independant schedules with different partners to serve their respective markets.

Memjet Wide Format, along with our partners, is working hard to bring our first product to market as soon as possible without compromising the customer experience goals we've set.   We look forward to announcing a product introduction date soon and encourage you to register for an RSS feed to stay current on such announcements.  

Memjet technology offers wide format customers a new choice in color printing technology.  Memjet Wide Format components provide extremely fast, color printing, energy efficiency and cost effectiveness, with offerings targeted at several segments.  Memjet technology is the first printing technology to bring performance, good economics and quality color printing together at the same time.

Memjet devices are page printers that are designed to process and print an entire color page in one pass.  The print engine spans the width of the printer so that it can print the entire width of the page while the paper simply moves underneath the printhead.  The Memjet software and controller work together to efficiently process page data.  The controller contains a high speed 648 MHz processor and embedded memory sufficient to print even complex pages at rapid speeds.  Each printhead contains 70,400 nozzles and can print up to 900 million drops per second with minimal warm up time. 

Memjet Wide Format does not intend to introduce its own printers or be the primary brand on any wide format printing product.  Our Memjet Wide Format business model is to deliver technology to existing brands for use in their own branded printing devices.