High Speeds Inkjet Printhead Makes Debut

Xaar has chosen the Sino Pack China exhibition for the first public showing of its new XJ128, 200 Plus inkjet printhead.

Xaar has chosen the Sino Pack China exhibition for the first public showing of its new XJ128, 200 Plus inkjet printhead.

"Sino Pack is one of the leading shows in the Asian packaging industry's calendar and is an excellent opportunity for Xaar to introduce its new high-speed printhead to this market," said David Frew, printhead product manager at Xaar.

"Our original XJ128 printhead set the industry standard in terms of performance and print quality in the Chinese market and we are looking forward to the new XJ128, 200 Plus building on this success.

With the launch of the new XJ128, 200 Plus, we have made a significant technology breakthrough, achieving a much higher performance with a 30% increase in speed, without compromising features such as size, weight and robustness that made the original XJ128 so successful," he commented.

He added that the XJ128, 200 Plus has a linear printing speed of 689 mm per second (5.5KHz) to provide flexibility for customers who require a high frequency head.

It might also be used in an upgrade package for some existing printer models.

Also on display at the Xaar stand will be the XJ500.

This printhead has a 70mm wide print swathe comprising 500 individual print nozzles, its size making it ideal for packaging print applications, believes Xaar.

"The XJ500 has been widely used to achieve high quality printing across a number of market sectors, with considerable success in the POD carton printing sector due to its versatility," said Frew.

"There is a growing requirement in the packaging industry to print directly on a diverse range of non-cardboard substrates.

As a non-contact printing process that can jet a variety of ink types, inkjet is in a prime position to take advantage of this industry demand," said Frew.

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