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Emerald QE-256/30 AAA and QE-256/80 AAA additions to the Q-ClassTM
family combine precise jetting and versatile grayscale operation with
a durable, field-proven metal nozzle plate supporting a wide range of
ink types including aqueous formulations.
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Feature set affords design flexibility that can hasten
development of new scanning printer configurations for
high-performance graphics applications.
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FUJIFILM Dimatix, Inc. the world’s leading provider of inkjet printheads
for industrial applications, today announced it has launched its new
Emerald series piezoelectric drop-on-demand printheads for
high-performance graphics applications.
Designated the Emerald QE-256/30 AAA and QE-256/80 AAA, the new
30-picoliter and 80-picoliter printhead models combine precise,
high-speed multi-pulse binary jetting and versatile grayscale operation
with a durable, field-proven metal nozzle plate that supports aqueous,
UV-curable and solvent ink formulations. This construction was
specifically chosen to accommodate broad variations in fluid jetting
characteristics to facilitate development of new printer designs ideally
suited to scanning architectures.
Based on the highly versatile Dimatix Q-Class platform, the new Emerald
models feature 256 individually addressable channels arranged in a
single row at 100 dots-per-inch spacing. The FUJIFILM Dimatix printhead
design allows every jet to operate concurrently with low crosstalk and
excellent channel-to-channel uniformity. This enables the printhead to
achieve a high throughput rate without trading off drop placement
accuracy and deliver precision jetting at full production speed.
This high-accuracy design coupled with a thin profile allows Q-Class
printheads to be stacked in close proximity to each other, a feature
enhanced with precision registration points that allow developers to
nest multiple printheads and achieve high printing densities, while
facilitating drop-in replacement.
These shared physical features and identical interfaces as other Q-Class
products allow Emerald printheads to be intermingled with the same or
complementary printhead models to provide developers with a multitude of
configuration possibilities with unequal flexibility and functionality.
Further, it allows systems designers to easily migrate their designs
across many different printer models, price points and applications.
The Emerald QE-256/30 is designed to eject adjustable 30 to 80 picoliter
drops in binary mode or a 30-picoliter fundamental drop in grayscale
mode. The Emerald QE-256/80 is designed to eject adjustable 80 to 200
picoliter drops in binary mode or an 80-picoliter fundamental drop in
grayscale mode. Operating at a nominal 8-meter/second drop velocity when
jetting fluids in the 10 to 14 centipoise range, the new Emerald
QE-256/30 operates at firing frequencies to 33 kHz while the Emerald
QE-256/80 has a maximum operating frequency to 20 kHz. Both deliver
drops with unparallel jetting straightness.
Grayscale operation is made possible with Dimatix’ breakthrough
VersaDrop™ jetting technology that enables uniquely flexible modes of
operation including adjustable binary drop size and grayscale capability
without impact to productivity.
The new Emerald printheads take their place next to the previously
introduced Q-Class Sapphire and Polaris models. Sapphire printheads
feature Dimatix’ advanced carbon-silicon hybrid construction that
produces best-in-class jetting accuracy and are ideal for the aggressive
fluids typically used in materials deposition applications. Sapphire,
like Emerald printheads share multi-mode binary and grayscale operation.
Polaris are general purpose, easy to use printheads with binary only
operation. Taken in total, this extensive range of products provides
solid evidence of the power and flexibility of the Q-Class platform.
About Fujifilm
FUJIFILM Dimatix, Inc., the world's leading supplier of drop-on-demand
inkjet printheads for industrial applications, is driving a revolution
in inkjet technology to support a new generation of products for
printing, industrial product decoration and materials deposition. The
company's innovative inkjet technology and world-class fabrication
techniques enable OEMs, system integrators and manufacturers to build
cutting-edge systems and manufacturing processes for high-performance,
precision printing of traditional inks and deposition of functional
fluids on all types of surfaces, including flexible substrates.
A wholly owned subsidiary of FUJIFILM Corporation, FUJIFILM Dimatix,
Inc., is headquartered in Santa Clara, California and maintains U.S.
product development and manufacturing operations in California and New
Hampshire. The company sells and supports its products worldwide through
offices in the United States, Europe, Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and
Singapore. For more information, visit www.dimatix.com.
FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, brings continuous
innovation and leading-edge products to a broad spectrum of industries,
including electronic imaging, digital printing equipment, medical
systems, life sciences, graphic arts, flat panel display materials, and
office products, based on a vast portfolio of digital, optical, fine
chemical and thin film coating technologies. The company was among the
top 20 companies around the world granted U.S. patents in 2009, and in
the year ended March 31, 2010, had global revenues of $23.5 billion*.
Fujifilm is committed to environmental stewardship and good corporate
citizenship. For more information, please visit www.fujifilmholdings.com.
* At an exchange rate of 93 yen to the dollar.
Q-Class and VersaDrop are trademarks of FUJIFILM Dimatix, Inc.