Digital Sign Technologies (Mississauga, Ontario) has redesigned its flagship product Print Head Doctor to be controlled from mobile devices and connected to the cloud. The company is also adding new upgrade options to their machines to improve the user experience. The new Print Head Doctor 13 is the latest model in the line of “Connected PHD” print head cleaning machines that can be controlled from an Android smartphone or a tablet.
Currently available on Google Play, the app connects to the PHD machines via Bluetooth and allows complete remote control of all machine functions, diagnostics and creation of customized cleaning cycles. It can also take photographs of the print head condition and saves the print head cleaning progress log into the cloud for easy access by users.
New upgrades to improve the user experience on its Print Head Doctor 11, 12 and 13 are now available. These include optional high-performance pumps made by KNF Neuberger of Switzerland. The new pumps increase the flow rate and the maximum pressure of the system, allowing for more efficient print head cleaning. “The pumps are extremely reliable and chemically tolerant, with a life expectancy of several years,” said Digital Sign Technologies.
In addition, a 75-kHz ultrasonic tank upgrade is available with a higher sonic frequency that “will not damage even the most sensitive print heads while cleaning.” With programmable output power from 12 to 50 watts, it gives the user more precise control over the amount of ultrasound delivered to the print head. The company added that using its machines “can save thousands of dollars associated with print head cleaning and replacement fees.”
Digital Sign Technologies has over 15 years’ experience in the wide-format printing industry.
New upgrades boost performance of Print Head Doctor machines
