Matthews Marking obsoleted the Evolution HP thermal inkjet line — no new printers, no driver boards, no parts, and its HP OEM license is gone. But your printers didn’t stop working, and they still need ink, cartridges, and the occasional part.
You’re not stuck. TIJ Print Solutions keeps Evolution printers coding every shift — with the inks, parts, and programming to run today, and a supported path forward when you’re ready to move. No rip-and-replace, no scramble.
Everything the OEM stopped selling, from one supplier who actually services this hardware:
Our EV HP ink line drops straight into the cartridge formats your Evolution printer already uses:
Available in black, white, yellow, red, blue, and green, so you can match date/lot codes to the substrate and the read requirement. Not sure which ink your line needs? Send us your printer model and substrate and we’ll match it.
| TPS SKU | HP 45 / 45si series | Evolution / OEM part # it replaces |
|---|---|---|
| Cross-reference data coming soon. In the meantime, send us your Evolution / OEM part number and we’ll match it to the right TPS ink. | ||
When the OEM won’t supply parts, a down printer becomes a bigger problem than it should be. TPS stocks driver board sets and pogo pens / contact pins to keep Evolution hardware running — the wear-and-replace items that keep a line coding. Tell us your printer model and the symptom and we’ll point you to the right part.
A lot of “print-quality” trouble on Evolution printers traces back to one thing: the cartridge. TPS programs HP and IUT cartridges in-house on a proprietary programming station — each cartridge is burned with a unique ID and QC’d for electronic-contact stability before it ships. That’s how we supply custom-programmed cartridges for hardware the OEM has walked away from.
There’s no pressure to replace anything today. But when you decide to move off obsolete hardware, the Anser X1 is the modern, supported path — a 7" touchscreen TIJ controller that runs the full Anser printhead lineup (1/2" and 1") and the Odyssey ink line, up to 600 dpi. We’ll help you plan the switch when it makes sense for your line — and keep your Evolution running until then.
Note: the Anser controllers use Anser printheads and Odyssey inks — they don’t run Evolution equipment or EV inks. Two separate systems; we support both.
Yes. Matthews obsoleted the Evolution HP TIJ line — no new printers, driver boards, or parts — and dropped its HP OEM license. The printers still in the field keep running; they just need an aftermarket supplier. That’s us.
Yes. Our EV HP inks come in the HP 45 / 45A (water-based) and HP 45si (solvent) cartridge formats your Evolution uses, in black plus white, yellow, red, blue, and green.
HP 45 / 45A water-based cartridges for porous substrates, and HP 45si solvent cartridges for non-porous. Send us your substrate and we’ll match the ink.
Yes — driver board sets and pogo pens / contact pins to keep the hardware running. Tell us your model and symptom.
When you’re ready to move, the Anser X1 is the modern, supported thermal inkjet controller. You don’t have to switch to keep coding today — we supply Evolution inks, parts, and programming now.
Yes — HP and IUT cartridges, programmed in-house and QC’d for electronic-contact stability before they ship.
Send us your printer model, substrate, and what you’re running low on, and we’ll get you the ink, parts, or programming to keep coding.