Complementing the 8000 range with a solution for high contrast pigmented white, grey and blue inks
For applications using high opacity pigmented inks e.g. wire and cable, extrusion, automotive and electronics, food and beverage
KEY BENEFITS
The new Linx 8940 Spectrum printers are a variant of the standard 8900 printers that has been designed for the “hard” pigmented ink range
New Linx 8940 Spectrum uses a new variant of the Mk11 Midi plus printhead
Additional fluid system valves
Modified printhead flushing for longer running between cleans
The ink system has a more robust pump. As well as carbide steel gears the pump has a further abrasion and corrosion-resistant coating to further increase pump life
New PureFlow® main ink filter and (larger) Vortex® service module
User-defined mixing times for consistent print opacity
Design aimed to deliver increased maintenance intervals
The New 8940 SPECTRUM
Complementing the 8000 range with a solution for high contrast pigmented white, grey and blue inks
For applications using high opacity pigmented inks e.g. wire and cable, extrusion, automotive and electronics, food and beverage
Additional Features* for Key Market Segments
Rollback detection for cable marking (or similar) applications
Edit message while printing
Reset sequential numbers while printing
Additional high speed tower printing message style, >10m/s
EHT fault reset without power cycle
Accurate metre marking using existing 8900 series capability
All above features will become available in the standard 8900 printers upon Spectrum public launch
Differences between standard 8900 Series and 8940 Spectrum
Standard 8900 Series
Can be used with dye-based inks and soft-pigmented inks
Standard ink pump
Standard ink filter
Standard service module ("red handle" for dye-based inks and "yellow handle" for soft-pigmented inks
8940 Spectrum
Can be used with hard-pigmented inks
Special ink pump designed to work with hard pigmented inks with no required scheduled changes
PureFlow® ink delivers consistent opacity of a print and cleaner nozzle
Vortex® service module with a unique method or re-dispersing the settled heavy pigment
Additional fluid system valves
Ink system and printhead cleaning routines purpose designed for high opacity inks
