The German company Wallpen has developed a mobile, large format UV printer that can print graphics direct to walls and vertical surfaces, up to almost four meters high. The Wallpen large format UV printer system for printing pictures and graphics direct to walls and vertical surfaces It can print to various substrates including plaster, wallpaper, tiles, and concrete. Likely applications include shopping malls and hospitals as well as creating displays on museum or office corridor walls. It should appeal to signmakers, interior designers, and ad agencies. The Wallpen printer can cover up to four square meters per hour at a...

Epson has announced several new printheads alongside a new willingness to partner with OEMs in both graphics and industrial printing. Duncan Ferguson, executive director for Epson's Professional Printing and Robotics division in Europe. The new heads include the S3200, which Epson itself has used but is only now making available to OEMs. At its heart is a PrecisionCore MicroTFP (Thin Film Piezo) chip, which has two rows of 400 nozzles, 800 in total, at a rate of 600 nozzles per inch on a 33.8mm line. This produces drop sizes from 1.5 to 32.5 picolitres, on a 50KHz frequency. Epson uses...

Printheads are perhaps the most important part of any printer, but you might not give them a second thought until you’re shopping for a new printer for your business. Then, you’ll be faced with the choice between piezoelectric or thermal printheads. Which is right for your applications? Does it matter? Here’s what you need to know about how to buy printheads. What Are Printheads? If you’re new to industrial or commercial printing, you might first need to brush up on what printheads are and the purpose they serve. Digital printers don’t simply apply ink from a cartridge directly to print...

If you have a commercial printer for your business, cleaning and maintaining the printhead is important—after all, your printer won’t work if the printhead is broken or clogged. Even with proper care and maintenance, printheads will sometimes need to be replaced. But how do you know when it’s time to get a new printhead replacement?  Understanding Printheads Even the most inexpensive inkjet printer has a printhead. If a printhead breaks on a home printer, it’s usually more economical to simply buy a new printer. With expensive commercial printers, it’s cost-prohibitive to buy a new printer whenever the printhead is broken,...

  When you are shopping around for a new UV-cured ink printer, there are some basic questions you should ask about its printheads. WHICH BRAND AND WHICH MODEL OF PRINTHEADS ARE BEING USED? Most printer spec sheets do not list the printhead. When you ask what printhead, you are usually told the brand, but not the model of the printhead; but in a few hours research you can find out on your own. Once you know the name and model number of head, you can go onto the company website and see all the specs of the head (all the...