Mimaki Europe B.V.
Textile and Apparel Products
Continuous operation
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NCU (Nozzle Check Unit)
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Nozzle condition is automatically checked per transferred file or set print length
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When nozzle clogging is detected, cleaning starts automatically
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When nozzle clogging is not recovered by cleaning, Nozzle Recovery System automatically works and
starts printing.
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*When setting nozzle check by length, the color may differ when the NRS is performed in the middle of printing.
Nozzle chink time: 43sec/check
Nozzle check ink consumption: 732cc/year
(Operating Condition: One check/hour x 10-hour operation/day x 240-day)
Light
emitting
sensor
Light
receiving
sensor
Print head
Ink ejection by each nozzle line
When light passes through to the receiving sensor, the NCU
determines that the ink is not being ejected properly, and it
triggers cleaning.
NCU function
NCU operation flow
Checks nozzles
Nozzle recovery is
automatically set
Start printing
Warning(Standby)
Yes
No
All nozzles are checked per
nozzle line
When nozzles clogging
could not be recovered
after retrying cleaning.
The number of the
retrying cleaning can
be customized.
Nozzle clogging
Yes/No
Cleaning is done
automatically
Nozzle check timing
a. After printing one transferred file
b. After printing a set print length
When the number of clogged
nozzles rise above capacity of
registered number
