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Details

Housing

  • Modern design.
  • IP 65 rated construction.
  • Operating temperatures +5° to +45°C.
  • Stainless steel.

Touchscreen display

  • 10.4" TFT touchscreen display with user-friendly interface.
  • Solvent resistant.
  • Graphical interface (WYSIWYG).

Ink system

  • modular and easy to access.
  • high availability due to high quality, durable components.
  • easy, timesaving maintenance.
  • efficient and ecological.
  • no ink- or solvent cartridges.
  • Solvent recovery system as standard

Print head

  • Optimized design with head flap → easy to clean in line.
  • Nozzle lock → Quick start and shut down routines.
  • Head heater → uniform droplet formation.
  • Built-in strobe-light and loupe for visual inspection of the drop formation.

Interfaces and I/O standard

  • Ethernet.
  • 1 x RS 232.
  • USB port.
  • 2 parallel inputs (product sensor and encoder).
  • Alarm relay.
  • Digital I/O port (8 x IN, 4 x OUT).
  • Optional: 4-color alarm-beacon.

Technical data

Dimensions:
Control unit: 320 x 320 x 620 mm (incl. operator terminal)
Print head: 40 x 40 x 145 mm (L x W x H)
Print system:
Continuous ink jet system, comprising a control unit and a printing unit
Ink system:
1-litre bottles for ink and solvent, easy to change. No requirement for compressed air. Solvent consumption only 2 ml/h at 20°C thanks to solvent recovery system.
Ink types:
Suited to your individual requirements, depending on product material and application, pigmented inks possible
Working conditions:
Operating temperature: +5° to +45°C, max. 90% relative air humidity, non-condensing
Hardware:
The control unit and printing unit operate independently of each other. This allows additional printing units to be controlled from one master printer.
Text features:
Automatic date functions, continuous numbering, barcodes, data matrix code, logos, etc.; printing of True Type fonts, Special features: automatic printing of text lists and switching of text lists through external I/O signals.
Fault diagnosis:
Automatic diagnostics displayed in plain text
Print speed:
Up to 2800 characters per second
Print head distance:
1 - 25 mm
Print resolution:
32 dots
Type height:
0.8 - 15 mm, 5 lines (5x5 matrix)
Connected loads:
86 - 264 V ±10%, 50 - 60 Hz, maximum power consumption 1.0 / 0.5 A
Safety standard:
Ink return control; Automatic viscosity and ink level control; Remote monitoring of printing errors; Separation of the electronics and ink systems; Practically zero emissions.