Xaar, the leading independent supplier of
industrial inkjet printheads, has added two new greyscale printheads to the
successful premium-quality, wide-swathe (53.7mm) Xaar Proton inkjet family. The
Xaar Proton 15 and Xaar Proton 15+ both deliver 15 picolitre drops at high
speed, providing outstanding print quality, excellent productivity and
exceptional value.
These new greyscale printheads, which join
the binary Xaar Proton 35 and Xaar Proton 60, are ideal for high quality indoor
and outdoor graphics. The expanded Xaar Proton family allows printer
manufacturers to deliver a wider product range with the best combination of
throughput and print quality while minimizing the cost of printer development.
The Xaar Proton 15 uses Xaar’s Drop
Optimization Technology (XaarDOT) to print in binary or greyscale modes. In greyscale mode, 15, 30 and 45 picolitre
drops can be used simultaneously to print a single image. This allows fine
detail to be combined with smooth tones.
Alternatively, in binary mode, an image can be printed using a single
drop size selected from this range. As a result, the Xaar Proton 15 caters for
a wide variety of indoor and outdoor graphics applications. The Xaar Proton 15+
adds internal ink temperature control to enable the printhead to work with an
even wider variety of ink types and viscosities. Precise temperature control is
important for maintaining high quality printing in environments where ambient
temperatures may fluctuate during the day, or from season to season.
The Xaar Proton 15 incorporates the latest
Xaar technology to ensure the highest quality, productivity and reliability.
Individually lasered nozzles, optimized ink drop speeds, and Xaar’s latest
‘chevron’ actuator design, combine to give efficient and consistent drop
formation resulting in outstanding print quality.
The robust design of the Xaar Proton 15, with
lockable ink and electrical connections, ensures easy and secure installation.
In addition, the integration of intelligent on-board electronics reduces
development costs and time-to-market for printer developers.
Xaar’s two new printheads make their global
debut at Shanghai International Advertising & Sign Technology &
Equipment Exhibition (11th-14th July 2012 Shanghai, China) on the Xaar booth
(Hall N5/001). In addition, visitors to the show will be able to see Xaar
Proton 15-enabled printers demonstrated by Design Digital Science &
Technology, Huangjian Digital Technology (Shanghai), Shanghai Bluewin Digital
Technology, Shanghai ColorTop Digital Technology, Shanghai Huidi Digital
Technology, Shanghai Zhong Yin International and Signstar International
Industrial. Design Digital Science & Technology and Shanghai Huidi Digital
Technology will also unveil Xaar Proton 15+-enabled printers on their booths.
“Our aim is to give printer manufacturers and
their customers a wide choice of sophisticated, but cost-effective, printheads
so they can select the very best technology for their specific applications,”
says Mark Alexander, Director of Marketing, Xaar. “The new Xaar Proton 15
printheads have been developed in close collaboration with our customers and
incorporate the latest Xaar technology to ensure outstanding print quality.”
