Compact Print Head prints one line at a time.
Press Release Summary:
Seven-valve ink-jet print head measures 75 x 160.8 mm, about same size as 28 mm standard print head. Small size makes it suitable for OEMs who need one-line, built-in marking system for their machines. It can print reliably after five idle days without flushing or cleaning, entailing no startup difficulties. With that kind of open head time, only one wipe of nozzle plate is required.Original Press Release:
New Smaller, Compact Print Head Launched By Matthews International Widens Marking Options
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 11, 2002 - A new 7-valve ink-jet print head giving users small character marking options has been introduced by Matthews International Corporation's Marking Products Division.
An expansion of the S.C.I.F.I.(TM) (small character ink-jet for industry) 3200 product family introduced two years ago, the new small, compact print head has a width and height 75mm and a length of 160.8mm, making it almost as small as a 28mm standard print head. It features Matthews unique valve-jet technology.
The new print head offers space savings benefits to users such as OEMs, who require a built-in marking system for their machines. Tests on the new product have demonstrated that it can print reliably after five idle days without flushing or cleaning, entailing no startup difficulties. With that kind of open head time, only one wipe of the nozzle plate is required.
This product is a less costly alternative for users needing only one line of text. The normal product 16V (2 lines of text), 7V provides opp to spend less if their app fits. It can print one line and is reliable and durable in industrial environments.
Further information may be obtained from Matthews International Corp., Marking Products Division, 6515 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. Telephone: 412-665-2500. Fax: 412-365-2042. Web site: www.matthewsmarking.com.
