KYOCERA Launches Highly Robust Printhead for Digital Textile Printing
November 05 2015 - 08:07AM
Business Wire
Offers excellent durability against harsh
environments associated with the printing of garments and other
applications
Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) today announced that
it will launch an inkjet printhead featuring a new, highly robust
design for textile printing. For use as a key component in inkjet
printers, the company will start mass production this month.
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KJ4B-0300-G06DS inkjet printhead (Photo:
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Model Inkjet printhead
KJ4B-0300-G06DS
Dimensions 200×45×68.5mm (W×D×H) Max. drive frequency 30kHz
Resolution 300dpi Effective print width
112mm (approx. 4 inches)
Ink compatibility Water-based Development facility Kagoshima
Kokubu Plant, Japan
The textile industry is experiencing unprecedented demand for
digital technologies, which eliminates the printing plate and
allows for the immediate printing of only the required amount of
ink, contributing not only to increased productivity and cost
reduction, but also a reduction in environmental burden, as
plate-washing waste is not generated in the production process. At
the same time, there is a growing need for inkjet printheads which
can withstand severe conditions associated with textile printing,
such as fabric being caught or device errors occurring from shocks
when feeding the fabric. Furthermore, the scattering of ink mist or
fabric dust can result in malfunctions when entering the
printhead.
In order to meet this need, Kyocera developed a new, highly
robust design which enhances printheads for use under the harsh
conditions of textile printing. Furthermore, the product offers the
advantage of simultaneous two-color printing with one printhead,
contributing to equipment downsizing. It also features the world’s
widest*1 effective print width of 112mm (approx. 4 inches), which
simplifies equipment design and maintenance by further reducing the
number of printheads.
Kyocera already mass-produces inkjet printheads for textile
printing which offer world-class levels of high print speeds with
high resolution. By launching a robustly designed printhead,
Kyocera addresses a multitude of market demands, thus expanding the
possibilities of the digital printing industry.
Details of the Robust Design*2
1. Basic structureFeatures a highly rigid metal
nozzle plate, side guards with enhanced shock resistance and a
protected structure to prevent invasion of ink mists.
Highly rigid metalnozzle
plate
Side guards with enhancedshock
resistance
Protected structure toprevent
ink mist invasion
Features excellent rigidity confirmed by shock tests in which an
impact force of 200N was applied, which is approximately five times
stronger compared to the impact caused when fabric strikes the
nozzle plate during typical textile printing
. Offers
high shock resistance confirmed by drop tests in which a 1kg-weight
was dropped from a height of 1m, which has an impact force
approximately ten times stronger compared to the impact caused when
fabric strikes the printhead during typical textile
printing
. Prevents ink mist generated during the
printing process from entering the printhead by applying sealing
material around the connection parts utilized for making interface
connections.
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2. High temperature durabilityWithstands temperatures
between -20 to 80°C confirmed by Kyocera’s temperature durability
tests.
3. High driving durabilityDurable and can operate
even when dipped in high-temperature reactive ink, confirmed by
continuous acceleration tests (1,500 continuous hours of actuator
operation dipped in ink with a temperature of 70°C equivalent to
typical usage of more than two years).
*1 World’s widest effective print width for inkjet printheads
for textile printing. Based on research by Kyocera (as of October
1, 2015).*2 Assuming the severe operation environments in textile
printing, Kyocera conducted nine reliability tests including drops,
vibrations, shocks, thermal loads, electronic loads, dipping in ink
and driving durability. Product features were confirmed under test
conditions; full operation cannot be guaranteed under all actual
conditions. Furthermore, the test results do not fully guarantee
damage-free or trouble-free operations.
For more info about Kyocera Printing Devices, please
visit:http://global.kyocera.com/prdct/printing-devices/index.html
About KYOCERA
Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971)
(http://global.kyocera.com/), the parent and global headquarters of
the Kyocera Group, was founded in 1959 as a producer of fine
ceramics (also known as “advanced ceramics”). By combining these
engineered materials with metals and integrating them with other
technologies, Kyocera has become a leading supplier of printing
devices, printers, copiers, solar power generating systems, mobile
phones, electronic components, semiconductor packages, cutting
tools and industrial ceramics. During the year ended March 31,
2015, the company’s net sales totaled 1.53 trillion yen (approx.
USD12.7 billion). Kyocera appears on the latest listing of the “Top
100 Global Innovators” by Thomson Reuters, and is ranked #552 on
Forbes magazine’s 2015 “Global 2000” listing of the world’s largest
publicly traded companies.
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