The JET Rapid Wire and JET Rapid Wire PI printer
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3.6.1 JET Rapid Wire PI - Overview about features and applications
Print head cover
Stepped print head
cover
Beveled print
head cover
Features
•
High-speed printing with pigmented
inks
•
700 m/min maximum printing speed in
high quality
•
A special print head provides a very
short distance between print head and
substrate.
•
There are several approved inks
especially for cable applications
available
•
High-speed printing with pigmented
inks
•
Up to 600 m/min maximum printing
speed in high quality
•
For larger diameters
•
There are several approved inks
available for various applications and
substrates
Applications
•
Printing with pigmented inks on
cables/wires/tubes with diameters up to
5 mm. Eg.: white ink on black cable
•
Printing with pigmented ink on
cables/wires/tubes with diameters
larger than 5 mm
•
High speed printing with a maximum
print height of 2,4 mm.
Restrictions
•
Only 1 print line
•
There is a smaller range of approved
inks available than for the JET3up
•
There are 7 printmodes available:
o
1 dot
o
Line mode
o
3x7 dots tower small
o
3x7 dots tower
o
5x5 dots small speed
o
5x5 dots small
o
5x5 dots
o
5x5 dots speed
o
7x5 dots
o
7x5 dots speed
•
The
diameter
of the substrate must not
be larger than 5 mm.
•
Only one print line
•
There is a smaller range of approved
inks available than for the JET3up
•
There are only four fonts available:
o
1 dot
o
Line mode
o
3x7 dots tower small
o
3x7 dots tower
o
5x5 dots small speed
o
5x5 dots small
o
5x5 dots
o
5x5 dots speed
o
7x5 dots
o
7x5 dots speed
•
The recommended
distance
between
print head and substrate is 5 mm.
Shorter distances bear the risk of
contaminating the print head, larger
distances may have a negative effect
on the quality of the printouts.
