Colordyne to focus on Mechanical Piezo printhead technology

Colordyne Technologies has confirmed it will continue to focus on providing greater flexibility and customization for label and packaging converters by developing products using new durable Mechanical Piezo printhead technology, moving away from its previous reliance on Memjet’s Thermal Piezo printheads.

With the adoption of Mechanical Piezo printheads, Colordyne has introduced its 3800 Series water-based and 3800 Series UV-LED inkjet engines, an open-source system architecture that offers flexibility for end users, allowing them to select the ink chemistries, componentry, software and performance configurations that best suit their unique production needs.

‘Eliminating the walled garden surrounding digital printing technology is critical,’ said Taylor Buckthorpe, director of sales and marketing for Colordyne Technologies. ‘To differentiate themselves OEMs and end users need the flexibility to leverage unique ink formulations and the supporting components and system architecture to better address the market.’

Providing an open-source platform means converters can customize their systems to meet specific requirements by either adapting to new ink chemistries or fine-tuning operational components.

Colordyne’s 3800 Series Mechanical Piezo-based inkjet print engines allow label and packaging converters to integrate inkjet technology into existing production lines and OEMS to develop and integrate inkjet printing quickly.

The 3800 Series is offered in a variety of configurations ranging from one color print bars and four to seven colors for process color print engines.

‘With the flexible architecture of the 3800 Series, we’re offering tailored solutions that meet the specific needs of each customer,’ said Buckthorpe. ‘We’ve recognized the market requires systems that can adapt to changing demands, and we’re proud to deliver technology that allows for this level of customization.’