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News Release from: Rotech Machines | Subject: Apsolute thermal inkjet printer
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 03 July 2008
Thermal inkjet prints on non-porous
materials
Thermal inkjet printers print onto a wide range of non-porous materials, including blister foils and varnished cartons as found on many pharmaceutical production lines.
Thermal inkjet printer technology now prints onto a wide range of non-porous materials Rotech Machines said that most notable, is the ability to print onto blister foils and varnished cartons as found on many pharmaceutical production lines
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 10 Jul 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Rotech Machines has gained distribution rights from APS of Herrenberg, Germany for an innovative range of Apsolute thermal inkjet printers.
Using technology developed by Hewlett Packard, the printers offer a sealed, mono-fluid, printhead that removes the need for the handling of bulk, volatile, liquids.
Unlike printers with a re-circulation system, only such fluid as is required to make the print needs to be purchased.
Rotech told manufacturingtalk that so far, the technology has been largely limited to printing on porous surfaces as only water-based inks could be used.
The development by APS of a range of alcohol-based inks together with modifications to the cartridge driver to permit their handling, now allow the technology to print onto a wide range of non-porous materials.
Most notable, is the ability to print onto blister foils and varnished cartons as found on many pharmaceutical production lines.
A further feature of the Apsolute system permits up to four printheads to be commanded from one controller, meaning that only one need be purchased per production line.
* Lower running costs - two further features help to control and reduce the running costs of the printer.
1 - Once programmed, the system calculates how many prints will be made from one 42ml cartridge.
Making subtle changes to the font or resolution can have a dramatic effect on ink usage and this feature allows the user to decide the print format that best meets all their business needs.
2 - There are no moving parts, so there is zero maintenance and no disruption to a production line due to coder failure.
Rotech said that this simple, innovative, printer is readily portable and Rotech can offer on-site demonstrations and production line trials as well as in-house print-testing of customers' packaging materials.
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