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Laser Printers - Imaging drum

Transfers toner to paper using static electricity

Laser Printers - Fuser assembly

Heats and presses toner onto the paper permanently

Laser Printers - Transfer belt/roller

Moves the paper and applies toner from the drum

Laser Printers - Pickup rollers

Pull paper from the tray; should be a single page at a time

Laser Printers - Separation pads

Prevent multiple sheets from feeding at once

Laser Printers - Duplexing assembly

Enables double-sided printing

Laser Printers - Imaging Process Steps: Processing

The printer gets the data

Laser Printers - Imaging Process Steps: Charging

Drum is given a negative charge

Laser Printers - Imaging Process Steps: Exposing

Laser writes the image onto the drum

Laser Printers - Imaging Process Steps: Developing

Toner is applied to the drum

Laser Printers - Imaging Process Steps: Transferring

Toner moves from drum to paper

Laser Printers - Imaging Process Steps: Fusing

Heat and pressure bind toner to paper

Laser Printers - Imaging Process Steps: Cleaning

The drum is cleaned for the next print

Maintenance: Laser Printers

Replace toner, apply maintenance kits, calibrate printer, clean components

Inkjet Printers - Ink cartridge

Contains liquid ink

Inkjet Printers - Print head

Nozzles that spray ink on paper

Inkjet Printers - Roller

Moves paper through the printer

Inkjet Printers - Feeder

Feeds paper from the tray to the rollers.

Inkjet Printers - Duplexing assembly

Enables double-sided printing

Inkjet Printers - Carriage belt

Moves the print head back and forth

Inkjet Printers - Calibration

Aligns the print heads for quality output

Inkjet Printers - Maintenance

Clean print heads, replace ink cartridges, clear jams, and calibrate

Thermal Printers - Feed assembly

Moves thermal paper through the printer

Thermal Printers - Heating element

Applies heat to create images

Thermal Printers - Thermal paper

Special heat-sensitive paper

Thermal Printers - Maintenance

Replace paper, clean heating element, remove debris

Impact Printers - Print head

Strikes ribbon to create marks on paper

Impact Printers - Ribbon

Inked strip that transfers text to paper

Impact Printers - Tractor feed

Uses holes in paper to feed it through

Impact Paper

Often multipart forms like carbon copies

Impact Printers - Maintenance

Replace ribbon, print head, and paper

3-D Printers - Filament

Material (like plastic) melted to form objects

3-D Printers - Resin

Liquid material hardened by light

3-D Printers Print bed

The platform where 3D objects are built