To support the packaging market, PTS has invested in a high-quality full colour inkjet printing system in order to have a possibility to perform material testing and analysis. Because of the wide variety of substrates in the packaging environment, such as corrugated board, which is also frequently used in the food sector, a system with water-based inks was the first choice.
After looking at the different solutions, the HP C250 from DJM proved to be the optimal choice. The C250 print module is a full colour HP-based inkjet printing system, using the HP’s latest TIJ4.0 printhead technology, similar to the HP PageWide systems of the T-1100 and C500 and can be used flexibly on a laboratory scale. The C250 print module has a printing width of 108 mm and at a speed of up to 75 m/min at a resolution of 600 x 600 dpi.
For the application of PTS, DJM designed a complete solution where the C250 print module is installed on top of a linear transport system. With this configuration, PTS can quickly and easily produce test prints on a range of different substrates, enabling the assessment of material behaviour, optimisation of materials, within research and customer projects, and development of new surface solutions.
