Memjet has announced the Sirius-12G compact colour print engine sub-system, developed for OEMs in need of creating a compact, cost-effective printer that easily integrates into their media handling systems.
Memjet’s Sirius print engine facilitates printhead maintenance without the need to break the plane of the media, enabling a wide range of applications including label printing, package printing, mail processing, and print-and-apply labels in product manufacturing operations.
Sirius empowers OEMs to design printing solutions with greater control and flexibility. For example, the above-the-web configuration enables more efficient printhead cleaning when roll-to-roll printing, so that a pause in a print job does not require the web to be cut. Sirius-powered printers are able to move the print zone up and down to accommodate varying material thickness such as stuffed envelopes or board stock. This offers a greater range of media handling options for unique applications.
Gus Piccin, SVP Global Business Development at Memjet said, ‘Commercial print shops must balance the varying needs of individual, custom print jobs. Sirius makes this possible by enabling OEMs to develop printers that align with customers’ unique printing needs, whether it be longer runs or diverse print materials, at an attractive price point.’
The Sirius-12G colour print engine is available with the print mechanism assembled or separated into core components. When delivered as core components, OEMs can leverage Sirius as a development kit of components to be integrated based on specific needs. In addition the ink delivery system is highly flexible and compatible with a wide range of ink supply cartridges, including customer specific solutions.
The Memjet printhead features over 70400 nozzles that deliver millions of ink drops every second. The page-width printhead provides 1600 dpi native print resolution in full process colour (CMYK).
