Lexmark introduces industrial inkjet solution for OEM customers
LEXINGTON,
Ky., May 07Lexmark International, Inc. today introduced new thermal
inkjet print technology for OEM customers who are developing variable
data industrial printing applications.This new industrial inkjet
printing system, dubbed the Lexmark Mustang Printer for its superior
speed and agility, can be easily integrated by the OEM with an
end-user’s existing transport base or packaged by the OEM as part of a
ready-to-run variable data printing solution.
The new system is
one of a range of inkjet products that Lexmark offers OEM
customers.”This new industrial printing system uses our advanced
thermal inkjet technology to provide our OEM partners with a solution
that delivers speed, reliability and superior cost performance,” said
Najib Bahous, Lexmark vice president and president of its Consumer
Printer Division, which develops all OEM inkjet solutions.At speeds up
to 760 feet per minute and print resolutions up to 600 dots per inch,
this robust system is ideal for industrial printing applications that
require high-performance, cost-effective variable data imaging, such as
mail addressing, product coding, packaging, tickets, barcode labels,
bills and statements.The heart of the printer is the imaging module.
Multiple imaging modules can be combined on one printer, enabling a
total imprint area of up to eight inches in a single pass.The imaging
modules are available with both single-use and bulk cartridges. The
single-use cartridges are ideal for short production runs or spot-color
print jobs, while the bulk delivery system offers greater economy and
productivity for larger volumes.Both cartridge options are available
with Lexmark’s uniquely formulated pigmented aqueous inks, which
provide sharp, crisp text and graphics, even on aqueous coated “glossy”
media and other hard-to-print surfaces.”We tested Lexmark’s technology
during our busiest season and quickly came to rely on its outstanding
speed and performance to fulfill critical orders,” said Bill Nichols,
owner of Bluegrass Mailing and Fulfillment in Lexington, Kentucky. “It
substantially outperformed our other thermal inkjet systems. The
Lexmark technology’s bulk delivery works flawlessly and the special ink
works on as broad a range of substrates as any thermal inkjet ink we
have tested. We are in the midst of installing additional Lexmark
systems to address our future growth needs.”