The Linx 10 continuous inkjet printer was specifically designed for ease of use. This allows for one- to three-line printing on any dry substrate. Not only is the Linx 10 CIJ printer the smallest in the industry, it has a variety of message printing capabilities, such as:
- Text, symbols, and numbers
- Bold character printing (up to 10 times)
- Upper-case and lower-case text
- Rotated character (tower) printing
- Variable character height and width
If you’d like more information, you can speak to one of Factronics’s experienced Applications Specialists to learn how we can provide the perfect total coding solution for your specific application with Linx printers.
Benefits
Linx CIJ printers have many advantages over its competitors. The Linx 10 has the smallest footprint on the market, occupying merely a fraction of the space other CIJ printers occupy while maintaining high reliability. Additionally, it can be fixed directly to the production line and features a lightweight design. Other advantages include:
- Easy code setup allows for quick/error-free product changeovers
- Integrated line speed sensor – Eliminating the need for extra equipment like a shaft encoder
- Quick setup
- Ensures coding happens at the right time and place
- Simple Coding
- Product imagery to select jobs leads to error-free code setup
- Fluids are contained in sealed cartridges that click into place even during printing
- No mess, no tools, no mistakes
- Self-service the printer using on-screen instructions
- Plan servicing around production schedules to reduce downtime
- Stainless Steel Enclosure
- Rated at IP55
- Suitable for most coding environments
- Completely sealed printhead for continual, reliable operation
- Requires minimal cleaning to maintain optimal print quality
- Autoflush – Linx’s automatic printhead cleaning feature allows for a quick, clean start every time
Technical Specifications
Printing Speeds and Sizes:
| Lines of Print Supported | 1 to 3 |
| Message Height Range | 0.07″ to 0.22″ |
| Character Width Range | 0.07″ to 0.17″ |
| Maximum Line Speed | 1 line: 524 ft/min 2 lines: 303 ft/min |
| Maximum Number of Characters per Second | 700 |
| Maximum Message Length | >1m |
| Recommended Distance from Printhead to Substrate | 0.47″ |
Hardware Features
| Service Module | Clean and simple to replace with no technician required with the Linx Easi-Change® Service Module |
| Printhead Flushing | Typical cleaning interval 1 month (35 starts and stops) |
| Fluid Cartridges | Cartridge system with RFID |
| Fluid Low Warning | Up to 2 hours warning from fluid “low” to “empty” |
| Operation Angle | Allows tilt up to +/- 2 degrees in operation; Supports printing from top, side, and bottom; Transportation can tolerate 45 degrees |
| Mobility | Easy to carry, lightweight design that can easily be moved between production lines |
| Display | 7-inch, high-brightness, back-lit, full color touch screen with tough, solvent resistant polymer cover |
| Alerts | Audio indicator of error conditions and screen alarm as a screensaver |
| Gear Pump | Durable with no scheduled changes required |
| Extended Shutdowns | Up to 4 weeks possible without printer flushing or draining |
Software Features
Linx’s software on the Linx 10 printer has several different valuable features like step-by-step message creation and editing, single press print start, pause, and shutdown, and live message preview. Additionally, this printer also features:
- Password protected functions with custom profiles for secure, mistake-proof operation
- Job selection using real product images
- On-screen help and diagnostics
- On-screen instructions for changing Service Module, ink and solvent refilled and other functions
- 31 Languages
- PrintSync® automatic font and message format, based on style selected and line speed
- Simple line speed and shaft encoder set up wizard, for installation on new production lines
- On-screen keyboards
- Message store and printer settings back up, copy and restore using USB storage device
Linx 10 CIJ Printers offer a variety of features, while maintaining a small footprint and high reliability. You can’t go wrong with a Linx continuous inkjet coder.
