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Coding and marking for traceability
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May 2007
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Accurate traceability coding and marking is essential to manufacturers and engineers. With the launch of the PXR series continuous ink jet (CIJ) printer range, Hitachi believes it has set new performance benchmarks.
Ian Luck, managing director of UK distributor, Euromark Coding and Marking, says: “The PXR printers set class-leading standards print legibility, reliability, low emissions, cost of ownership and convenience. They also achieve exceptional print speeds, as high as 700 metres per minute so printing speed is no longer a limitation on line speed. We are confident that they will find ready acceptance within engineering, automotive aerospace and electronics manufacturers.”
Hitachi engineer and manufacture all the main system components in-house with close quality control at every stage. Existing users include Krones, Sony, and TMD friction.
Its thorough approach extends to full consideration of user needs and the operating environment. Printer control, for example, is via a large touch-screen panel driven by context sensitive software. This makes set up, reprogramming and fault-finding simple and intuitive. The controls are housed in a robust, ergonomically designed, stainless steel cabinet, sealed to IP55 standards and capable of handling harsh industrial environments. Consumables are housed in the base of the cabinet.
PXR systems respect the environment. They are fully RoHS compliant. The ink delivery system minimises solvent loss to the atmosphere, has miserly ink consumption and is easily accessed for quick and easy service and maintenance. Daily cleaning is not required and print heads are automatically cleaned at the end of each cycle in preparation for the next trouble-free start.
Euromark are supplying five models in the range.
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Author
Chris Rowlands
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