The present invention relates to a printing apparatus, comprising: a feed, a printer, a controller configured to control operation of the printer, and a print quality sensor configured to acquire print quality information, wherein the controller is configured to adapt operation of said printer based on the print quality information. The invention further relates to a printing method, comprising the steps of: - printing on a substrate in a printing operation; - acquiring print quality information; and - adaptation of the printing operation based on the print quality information.
展开▼