Memjet launches Sirius-12G compact color print engine

The Memjet printhead features over 70,400 nozzles that deliver millions of ink drops every second. The page-width printhead provides 1,600dpi native print resolution in full process color. Speeds achievable are 12in/sec in standard-quality (1,600 x 800dpi) print mode and 6in/sec in premium quality (1,600 x 1,600dpi) print mode.

The Sirius-12G color print engine 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.

Memjet said its 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.

An above 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.

Gus Piccin, senior vice-president of global business development at Memjet, said: ‘Commercial print shops must balance the varying needs of individual, custom print jobs.

‘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.’