XXAR has launched a high-performance graphics printhead delivering exceptional print quality, industrial-level reliability and high production up-time. Named XAAR 501 GS8, the new printhead incorporates PrecisionPlus, a brand new architecture from XAAR designed to enable indoor and outdoor signage printers to remain at the leading edge of print performance. In addition, the XAAR 501 combines PrecisionPlus architecture with the option of XAAR’s unique TF Technology to deliver exceptional reliability, even in the harshest environments. OEMs and PSPs taking up this new printhead can therefore set themselves apart from their competitors.
XAAR 501, the first in a family of printheads to incorporate XAAR’s PrecisionPlus, is the result of considerable investment in R&D over recent years. This new printhead can print in binary mode at up to 1440 dpi with an 8 pL drop size or with 4 grey levels at 360 dpi to deliver high productivity with an effective resolution of over 600 dpi. It is compatible with a range of solvent and UV inks. This new architecture, which builds on XAAR’s highly-successful Hybrid Side Shooter design, optimises actuator performance to deliver unprecedented drop velocity, drop volume and drop placement profiles for consistent colour across the print swathe.
