Japan-based Kyocera Corporation is set to launch an inkjet printhead featuring a new, highly robust design for digital textile printing soon. The company will start mass production this month. The Model: Inkjet printhead KJ4B-0300-G06DS comes with dimension of 200×45×68.5mm (W×D×H), maximum drive frequency of 30kHz, 300dpi resolution, effective print width of 112mm (approx. 4 inches), and water-based ink compatibility.
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The demand for new technological innovation in increasing every day in the industry and to meet the present day requirement, Kyocera had developed a new, highly robust design which enhances printheads for use under the harsh conditions of digital textile printing. Furthermore, the product offers the advantage of simultaneous two-colour printing with one printhead, contributing to equipment downsizing. It also features the world’s widest effective print width of 112mm (approx. 4 inches), which simplifies equipment design and maintenance by further reducing the number of printheads.
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The printhead can operate even when dipped in high-temperature reactive ink, confirmed by continuous acceleration tests (1,500 continuous hours of actuator operation dipped in ink with a temperature of 70°C equivalent to typical usage of more than two years).
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Kyocera is among the leading suppliers of printing devices, printers, copiers, solar power generating systems, electronic components, semiconductor packages, cutting tools and industrial ceramics. During the year ended March 31, 2015, the company’s net sales totalled at approximately US $ 12.7 billion.
