[John Wagenseil]

The major Japanese ink jet printer manufacturers now have competing tank systems:

From Canon
https://shop.usa.canon.com/shop/en/c...nkjet-printers

From Epson
https://epson.com/ecotank-super-tank-printers

Brother does not have a tank system but is marketing a line of "INKvestment" printers that use high capacity cartridges.
INKvestment All-in-One printers from Brother are super high-yield ink cartridge systems. View the Work Smart MFC-J985DW. Spend less for more pages. Shop now!
The Work Smart: MFC-J985DW All-in-One printer has a super high-yield INKvestment cartridge system. Features include wireless & mobile printing for your home office. Shop now!
The Business Smart: MFC-J5830DW All-in-One printer has a super high-yield INKvestment cartridge system. Features include Wi-Fi & cloud connectivity for the office. Shop now!


HP seems to have tank fed ink jet printer,
HP DeskJet GT Ink Tank System | HP® Philippines
HP DeskJet GT 5820 All-in-One Printer(M2Q28A)| HP® India
but it available only through HP's Philippine and India web sites and it is not marketed or supported in North America.

And an alternative printing technology for those with a somewhat larger budget
http://www.office.xerox.com/printers...8580/enus.html
Prints made with solid inks are eye popping, but I wonder how well they tolerate bending and folding.

And here is a printer for those otherwise impossible really big jobs
http://dreamjetkc.manufacturer.globa...ed-printer.htm
I am thinking this could be used to print models on sheet metal.