One touch web review - international media - flexogravure

Thermal printing for
high quality VDP
The new L100i includes
a range of new
enhancements designed
to improve operational
efficiency and enable
the use of faster drying inks
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World market print media, publishing & converting
Domino Printing Sciences expanding
its L-Series range of thermal
ink jet (TIJ) printers with the launch
of the L100i. Packaged with a host of new
i-Tech intelligent Technology smart features
to maximise productivity, and with the added
flexibility of its single print head design,
the new L100i integrates easily into web
presses, mail bases, envelope inserters and
folders for simple variable data print applications
where high quality print is required.
These range from simple back numbering
of pharmaceutical labels, catalogues and
magazine addressing, 2D code and barcode
printing for traceability to applications requiring
graphics and targeted personalisation.
The single print head modular design of the
L100i offers total flexibility for the user, and
is fully scalable to enable further print heads
to be added to accommodate a host of print
positions and applications. The new L100i
complements the existing wider print format
L400i offering, and also includes a range of
new enhancements designed to improve
operational efficiency and enable the use of
faster drying inks.
Each individual print head
provides a print swathe
of 12.5mm (0.5”), which
can be expanded by adding
or stitching up to eight
separately controlled print
heads. If further width is
required, up to 32 print
heads can be daisychained
together.
Flexibility of the L100i is
further enhanced by the
orientation of the individual
print heads which
can be configured at 90º
allowing for different web
output directions for more
demanding print.
The L100i utilises the latest
thermal ink jet print
head technology, generating
smaller 24pl. size
droplets that result in less
obvious ink bleed, therefore
producing a sharper,
more refined print image.
The typically 20% smaller droplet size combined
with the reliable bulk ink supply option
also significantly reduces consumable
costs compared to most other thermal ink
jet printer offerings. Furthermore, its i-Tech
twin print nozzle DuoJet technology maintains
optimum print quality and eliminates
downtime.
Should a print nozzle become blocked, the
unique overlapping of the two nozzles on
the DuoJet print head ensures that there is
no ‘white line’ and the quality of the printed
output remains intact and readable.
The L100i benefits from a range of aqueous
inks designed specifically for different
applications.
These inks, which require no special handling,
come in easy recyclable ‘no-touch’ ink
cartridges that are quickly interchangeable
or supplied from a 400ml bulk ink tank allowing
for up to 400 uninterrupted hours of
operation for higher volume printing.
Where customers require high volumes of
general purpose black ink complemented by
specialised inks and spot colours, the L100i
offers interchangeable disposable and bulk
ink cartridges providing ultimate flexibility
whilst minimising operating costs for longer
run lengths.
The L100i can be controlled by the Windows-based
industry standard FlexMail
thermal ink jet printer controller, which has a
simple user interface and includes database
configuration tools to allow for rapid set up.
For more advanced applications requiring
the management of multiple Domino printers
as well as product tracking and verification,
the L100i can also be managed by Domino’s
mainstay Editor GTWindows- based controller.
“This latest edition to the L-Series range
continues to underline Domino’s commitment
to providing ever more flexible and
cost effective solutions for the commercial
print and mailing industries.
The scalable single print head design of the
L100i, combined with the latest smart features
and the simplicity of thermal ink jet cartridge
technology should be the first choice
solution for many VDP requirements,” comments
Philip Easton, Director of Domino’s
Digital Printing Solutions. “Adding this to
our other thermal, continuous, binary and
piezo ink jet technology offerings means that
Domino not only has the widest range of solutions
available, but we also have the best
in class product in every technology group”.
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