New opportunity for OEMs in labels

Packaging Solutions

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 in to their media handling systems. The 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 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.

‘Commercial print shops must balance the varying needs of individual, custom print jobs,’ said Gus Piccin, senior vice president Global Business Development at Memjet. ‘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 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 70,400 nozzles that deliver millions of ink drops every second. The page width printhead provides 1600 dpi native print resolution in full process colour (CMYK).