Cambridge based inkjet head manufacturer Xaar has added two new greyscale heads to its wide-swathe (53.7 mm) Proton family. The Proton15 and Xaar Proton15+ both deliver 15 picolitre drops at high speed and are claimed to give ‘outstanding print quality, excellent productivity and exceptional value. ‘
These new greyscale printheads, which join the binary XaarProton35and XaarProton60,are intended for high quality indoor and outdoor graphics.
Proton15uses Xaar’s Drop Optimisation 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 Proton 15 caters for a wide variety of indoor and outdoor graphics applications.
Proton15+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 new printheads make their global debut at Shanghai International Advertising & Sign Technology & Equipment Exhibition this month.
‘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,’ said Mark Alexander, director of marketing. ‘The new XaarProton 15printheads have been developed in close collaboration with our customers and incorporate the latest Xaar technology to ensure outstanding print quality.’
Contact: www.xaar.com
