Ricoh has announced the launch of its MH5220, a new industrial inkjet printhead designed for a wide range of printing applications such as labels, packaging and wide-format graphics. The MH5220 is currently on display at drupa alongside Ricoh’s full range of industrial printheads.
In the industrial printing market for labels, packaging and wide-format graphics, there’s an increasing demand to meet a wide variety of customer needs such as smaller lot sizes, shorter delivery times and finer image quality, said the OEM. This requires the rapid digitization of industrial printing in order to deliver greater flexibility and productivity. Ricoh’s new MH5220 printhead “offers high-resolution printing to support its industrial partners and customers to meet these market needs.”
Key capabilities of the new printhead include:
- With 1,280 nozzles configured in 4 x 320 nozzles, this head achieves high-resolution without the granular appearance of dots
- It’s capable of printing 1,200-dpi resolution with multiple printheads in a staggered configuration
- Multi-drop capability (drops are ejected in rapid succession, then merge in flight before reaching the media surface) allows the creation of a range of drop sizes from 2.5 to 9 picolitres
- Robust stainless steel construction resulting in excellent durability and extended service life
- Built-in heater capable of jetting high-viscosity inks
- Compatible with UV durable ink for label printing
The new printhead will be commercially available this summer.
