Dymo Label Writer is said to be the best label maker. It prints very fast and is quick and easy to use. It does not need ink or toner. It is used by thermal printing technology.
It depends which model you're talking about. The older ones used a coloured plastic 'tape' - the letters were pressed through the tape from the back - making the letters show up white.
William Carter - ink maker - died in 1895.
The ink used for label printing depends on the type of printing being done and who is doing it. For at home use it is the typical printer ink. Commercially it may be dye based, a UV cured ink, thermochromic ink, or an ultraviolet ink just to name a few.
According to the maker's website, the TI-5630 uses an ink roller rather that ink cartridges.
Although, Kodak is a major brand of ink and printers, they are not the most used ink in the world. Lexmark, is the maker of the ink and printers that are most use.
Take ink for an example. Some inks say "water soluble" on the label. This means that you can add water to the ink to make it lighter. Hope that helped a little.
From the cannery line they are either jet sprayed with ink (like a bubble jet pronter) or dipped in ink then a stamp applied.
Ink cartridges should have an expiration date somewhere on the cartridge label or printed on the cartridge box. Expired ink cartridges may be available for sale on ebay.com.
Ink refill kits are usually cheaper than buying a new cartridge. It depends on your ink maker, but my HP one costs around $13.
You can print approximately 450 pages with the HP 78 Tri-Color Ink Cartridge.
Go on the maker's website and you should find a solution there. It could be that the black ink cartridge is empty, or the jet is blocked. If not empty, try cleaning the print-head - see the maker's website for instructions.