A Memjet printhead
The Aspen engine will enable commercial presses to print 225 feet per minute.
The company reported that the new print engine will “empower OEMs and commercial printers to control and customise colour printing”, whilst delivering a “cost-effective, on-demand” service for manufacturers and production lines.
The new engine is designed for both colour printing label and commercial presses, with speeds of up to 225 feet per minute in addition to “full dot control” and the ability to be retrofitted to old machines. The dot control allows for print shops to “ensure the accuracy of the data pipeline”, with users able to control more of what ends up printed on the page and in higher quality.
The Aspen printheads feature 70,400 nozzles delivering “millions of ink drops per second”, as well as a 1,600dpi “native” print resolution in full colour. The retrofitting meanwhile allows presses to be “enhanced with digital capability without the high cost or time required to rip and replace infrastructure”.
Aspen engines are available in three different configurations, including a single print engine “as a standalone printer”, two print engines “mounted side-by-side” for 17-inch media printing, and four print engines side-by-side for even larger prints. The new print speed of 225 feet per minute meanwhile is an upgrade on Memjet’s previous speed of 165 feet per minute.
Memjet’s Gus Piccin stated: “Customers value full control and real-time, precise printed material, and a guarantee that what’s on the screen is exactly what’s printed – down to shading and line values. OEMs and print shops with Memjet-powered technology can deliver value in the form of that control. Accurate, real-time printed material is a reality, and an avenue for opportunity and growth.”