LC3 High Resolution Printer

The LC3 prints high-definition characters up to-48mm high using an all-metal, ruggedly designed solid-state print engine that carries an unmatched 3-year warranty. The LC3 uses two specially formulated non-hazardous inks to meet a wide range of coding requirements. LC3 Coder™ ink is designed to spread along the fibers of paper, kraft and recycled board, giving the maximum surface coverage for the minimum ink usage. Ideal for outer-case coding with solid character sizes up to 48mm. LC3 Colorfast™ ink is formulated to provide sharp, high contrast, colorfast and water fast solid characters from 3mm to 25mm and up to 48mm high open characters. Ideal for coding timber, building products or for producing small, high quality multi-line printing on trays and cases. TheLC3 print head can be used with either the IP9000 or IP9000 Graphics Controllers, providing 1 to 4 lines of text per head, bitmaps, logos, counters and time and date codes. The Controllers support one or two print heads, allowing coding on two sides of a product, or up to 8 lines of text on a single side.

Features

• Low system price (controller, print head and product detector).
• Character heights to 1.8” (48mm).
• 1 to 4 lines of text.
• Special ink formulation minimizes ink consumption for Outer-case coding.
• Colorfast, high definition ink for smaller characters.
• All metal print head construction, with replaceable stainless-steel nozzle plate.
• 3-year print head warranty.
• On the fly ink replacement.
• Ink supplied in valved 500ml containers - no mess.
• No factory air required, no make-up solutions, no pressurized ink lines.
• Ideal for timber coding, building products, outer cases and trays.

IP9000/2 High Resolution Printer

The ATD IP9000/2 is the next generation in the successful IP9000 series of impulse-jet printing systems. Specifically developed for industrial and packaging applications with features that reflect impending coding and marking trends, the ATD IP9000/2 system provides the solution to your printing needs. Compact design with features for optimum installation integrity. Low cost on-line printing of variable real-time information and logos at high resolution - ideal for tray and secondary case coding - reduce your pre-printed inventory. Easy to use software includes routine for automated print set-up. Flexibility to instantly respond to changes in your coding & marking needs. Non-MEK, non-flammable, non-hazardous inks.

Features

• Designed for industrial use: Simple to install, IP9000/2 print heads are industrially rugged and designed to cope with the most demanding applications and environments.
• Reliable installations and consistent print quality: An integrated print head and ink reservoir guarantees consistent ink flow and a sturdy and compact design. Single point mounting provides a simple yet extremely robust installation.
• Minimal maintenance with low cost printing: The ATD IP9000/2 print head requires only the occasional wipe of the inkjet nozzles, and with the unique Smart-prime™ feature reducing ink consumption, is the most economical inkjet in its class. With no moving parts there are no costs due to wear and tear and further savings are realized, as there are no valves to maintain or replace. With low ink consumption, no ink top-up solutions and the use of non-hazardous non-MEK inks, costly ink storage requirements and extra administration costs are avoided, keeping your total running costs to a minimum.
• Automated print set-up: Select between 0.5”(12mm), 0.9”(24mm), 1.4”(36mm), and 1.9”(48mm) print heights by simply clicking the print head into pre-set positions. Then use the quick and simple auto-calibration software routine that sets the required characteristics of the printed message for you - other print heights are easily selected by simply angling the print head.
• A wide range of applications: Print heads are available in the ‘Lite’ format (fixed for vertical surfaces) or with a flexible umbilical for printing upwards, downwards, or on angled surfaces. There is also a dedicated barcode print head for use with ScanTrue ink. All print heads are capable of on or off-line high speed printing, and all print heads are sealed to IP54 rating as standard (IP65 available upon request). Options include the ATD WinController software, an easy to use PC application for creating messages and linking to multiple controllers.
• Respond quickly to changing coding and marking requirements: The ATD IP9000/2 gives you flexibility with reliability. Print up to 4 lines of text per print head; integrate variable information with high quality logos, graphics and barcodes and print more information in less space. Respond quickly to changes in your coding & marking needs using the automated print set-up routine or download information direct from a database or PLC.
• Control multi-printer installations from a PC: Use ATD WinController software, or use the standard, fully featured menu driven software with multiple message storage.

• Fonts: 5, 9, 14 and 32 dot (1,2,3, or 4 lines of text).
• Bolderized print.
• Inverted and reverse print.
• Product and batch counters.
• Real-time clock including Year, Month, Day, Day or week, Julian day, Julian Week, Alpha day (e.g. SUN), Alpha month (e,g, AUG), Hour, Minute.
• Automatic date offset (for Best Before coding).
• Programmable ‘roll over’ time for shift changes.
• Barcodes (including human readable characters).
• Logo (permanent).
• Images (user programmable logos)

• Solid-state impulse-jet.
• 0.04”(1mm) to 0.39”(10mm) distance from substrate (depending on product speed).
• Distance to controller: 3 meters standard.
• 1 or 2 print heads from 1 controller.1 to 4 lines of text per print head.
• Text height variable from 0.12”(3mm) to 1.9”(48mm).

• Menu driven software.
• Built-in keyboard and display.
• Wall or bench mounting.
• Non-volatile memory for message/parameter storage.
• 8 opto-isolated inputs for external message selection.
• 8 opto-isolated outputs.
• Shaft encoder and product detector inputs.
• RS232 Serial Port.
• Optional 2nd RS232 Serial Port.
• Optional Centronics Parallel Port.
• Switch mode Power Supply (UL, VDE & BS approved).
• All electrical I/O fully isolated for maximum noise immunity.

IP8000 4” High Resolution Ink Jet Printer

The IP8000 ink jet printer represents the latest industrial inkjet technology available, providing exceptional print resolution and versatility along with unparalleled levels of reliability, backed with a 3 year print engine warranty. The IP8000 printer will “direct print” all of your products on-line with 256 programmable print channels, offering class leading print height of 4”(100mm) with a minimum height of 0.8”(2mm) and linear print resolution of 200dpi at line speeds up to 275 ft/minute (1.4m/sec). The IP8000 printer is capable of printing all Windows true type fonts, over 32 lines of text, logos and shipping symbols. Customer specific graphics, and a full selection of barcode are all included. The IP8000 printer is the most rugged and up to date jet ink jet printing system ever for printing onto all types of packaging material.

WinController Printer Control Software

WinController is a Windows based software package that allows multiple IP9000 ink-jet printers to be controlled from a single PC. It also provides an intuitive, easy to use interface for creating and editing messages. WinController extends the capabilities of the IP9000 printer system:

• Almost unlimited message storage (subject to size of local hard disk or network capacity).
• Multiple image (bitmap) storage and management.
• Automatic loading of messages to multiple printers and print heads.
• Centralized product coding database.
• Backup and restore of product database.
• Multiple, password protected, Operator levels.
• Long messages and large images.
• Product selection by keyboard, mouse, barcode wand or on-line barcode scanner*.
• Interface to barcode verifiers or downstream scanners, to give real time warning of bad coding, reducing wastage and supply chain problems.
• External Alarm Beacon output and graphical fault and warning display.