Printing system for layered object printing incorporating groups of multiple printheads

Abstract

A printing system includes a conveyor for conveying a substrate along a conveying direction; and a sequence of printhead groups arranged along the conveying direction for printing respective object layers onto one another, a first of the sequence of printhead groups printing an object layer onto said substrate. Each printhead group includes a plurality of printheads. At least one of the printheads in each printhead group is for printing a material different to the material printed by the other printheads in the same group.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.