An inkjet printing apparatus includes a print head including an inkjet head having a nozzle surface; nozzles disposed on the nozzle surface, that spray an ink from the nozzles; and a heater that heats a temperature of the inkjet head to a reference temperature. The nozzles include a first nozzle having a first diameter; and a second nozzle having a second diameter different from the first diameter of the first nozzle, the nozzle surface includes a first area in which the first nozzle is disposed and a second area in which the second nozzle is disposed, the first area has a first temperature in case that the heater heats the inkjet head to the reference temperature, and the second area has a second temperature different from the first temperature in case that the heater heats the inkjet head to the reference temperature.

An inkjet printing apparatus includes: a passage plate in which a head chamber is disposed; and a plurality of nozzle plates disposed below the passage plate, the plurality of nozzle plates comprising a nozzle that is in fluid connection with the head chamber. The plurality of nozzle plates are stacked on each other, and the nozzle of the plurality of nozzle plates comprises a plurality of through holes passing through the plurality of nozzle plates and overlapping each other.

An additive manufacturing system may include a fluid ejector. The fluid ejector may be movable across a build material distributor at a maximum speed of less than or equal to 40 inches per second. The fluid ejector may include a nozzle having a non-circular bore.

A liquid discharging head includes: a channel unit having a liquid channel which includes: a nozzle arranged at an end part, of the channel unit, on one side in a first direction; and a pressure chamber arranged at an end part, of the channel unit, on the other side in the first direction and communicating with the nozzle; and a piezoelectric element including: a vibration plate arranged on a surface, of the channel unit, on the other side in the first direction and covering the pressure chamber; and a piezoelectric layer arranged on a surface, of the vibration plate, on the other side in the first direction. An area, of the pressure chamber, which is projected in the first direction is not more than 50000 μm.sup.2, and a diameter of the nozzle is increased from the one side toward the other side in the first direction.

A liquid ejecting head including: an individual flow path row in which a plurality of individual flow paths communicating with a nozzle that ejects a liquid in a first axis direction are arranged in parallel along a second axis orthogonal to a first axis, and a first common liquid chamber communicating with the plurality of individual flow paths, in which each of the plurality of individual flow paths has a pressure chamber that stores a liquid.

A first opening being a coupling port between the third flow path and the first flow path and a second opening being a coupling port between the second flow path and the first flow path are positioned toward the +Z direction, which is the first direction, of the first flow path.

Embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide methods and systems including a nozzle, a source of material to be deposited on a substrate in fluid communication with the nozzle, a delivery gas source in fluid communication with the source of material to be deposited with the nozzle, an exhaust channel disposed adjacent to the nozzle, a confinement gas source in fluid communication with the nozzle and the exhaust channel, and disposed adjacent to the exhaust channel, and an actuator to adjust a fly height separation between a deposition nozzle aperture of the nozzle and a deposition target. The adjustment of the fly height separation may stop and/or start the deposition of the material from the nozzle.

A fluid ejection device can include a nozzle plate incorporating a non-coplanar surface. The non-coplanar surface can include a hydrophilic region of a hydrophilic material having a water contact angle from about 50° to about 90° and a hydrophobic coating including a hydrophobic material having a water contact angle from about 91° to about 160°.

A printing head for inkjet printing comprises: a manifold having a channel for holding material formulation therein; and an array of controllable nozzles fluidly connected to the channel for dispensing the material formulation by inkjet technology. In an embodiment, the array of nozzles is characterized by a pitch that varies along the array. In an embodiment, the nozzles are arranged over a curved line engaging a horizontal plane.

An inkjet printing apparatus includes: a passage plate in which a head chamber is disposed; and a plurality of nozzle plates disposed below the passage plate, the plurality of nozzle plates comprising a nozzle that is in fluid connection with the head chamber. The plurality of nozzle plates are stacked on each other, and the nozzle of the plurality of nozzle plates comprises a plurality of through holes passing through the plurality of nozzle plates and overlapping each other.