FUJIFILM Dimatix Hails the Samba Printhead

FUJIFILM Dimatix, Inc., a supplier of drop-on-demand inkjet printheads continues building upon its history of providing printheads that deliver excellent dot placement accuracy, channel-to-channel uniformity, low cross talk and high frequency/high productivity with the Samba printheads. With 2,048 individually addressable nozzles, the Samba printhead has 1200 dpi native resolution (600 dpi in redundant mode) and a native ink drop size of 2.4 picoliters (pl) delivering print quality that can jet a wide range of fluids including UV curable and aqueous inks. Scalability is the key to the Samba technology, having a single head print width of 43 millimeters (1.7 inches), it can be easily configured to make a print bar of any width, making it an ideal choice for print application such as high quality commercial print, labels, packaging and textiles. The unique parallelogram design of the Samba nozzle plate enables simplified stitching, resulting in a very narrow, 1200 dpi printbar. Through continuous ink recirculation directly behind the nozzle and several innovations including nozzle plate design, specialized nozzle plate geometry, and waveforms tailored to specific fluids, known as RediJet^™, this process unlocks the full productive potential of the Samba printhead. RediJet allows the printheads to be quickly and easily primed, resulting in faster time to print, minimal ink waste and greater reliability. Samba Printhead Technology Highlights: • Advanced Silicon Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) • 2,048 nozzles per module • 1200 native dpi • 2.4 picoliter native drop size • RediJet continuous ink recirculation • VersaDrop multi-level grayscale plus multi-drop and fixed drop sizes in binary mode • Scalable, narrow to wide printbars possible • Robust design and high speed operation • Multiple ink capabilities