Single jet recirculation in an inkjet print head

An inkjet print head, comprising:

• a jet element formed by a plurality of stacked steel plates including:
• an aperture formed within one of the stacked steel plates configured to eject ink during a jetting event, and
• a channel for receiving ink;
• a first manifold formed by a portion of the plurality of stacked steel plates structured to supply ink to the channel;
• and
• a recirculation path formed by a portion of the plurality of stacked steel plates configured to receive ink during the jetting event and a non-jetting event and including:
• a recirculation channel connected to the channel for receiving ink, the recirculation channel is formed by half-etching one of the steel plates adjacent the steel plate that forms the aperture, and
• a second manifold formed by a portion of the plurality of stacked steel plates structured to receive ink from the recirculation channel, the second portion of the plurality of stacked steel plates different from the first portion of the plurality of stacked steel plates;
• wherein the ink flows from the first manifold to the second manifold through the jet element and the recirculation path during a non-jetting event.