Recently, Ricoh Co., Ltd. announced the launch of a new industrial-grade inkjet printhead: RICOH TH6310F, which uses advanced thin-film piezoelectric actuators, a key component of digital printing systems. RICOH TH6310F has been available worldwide since November 23, 2021.
This new product, RICOH TH6310F, is the flagship model in Ricoh's industrial-grade inkjet printhead series. It has a maximum jetting frequency of 80 kHz and is Ricoh's most efficient inkjet printhead for single-pass printing or multi-pass printing applications. The inkjet print head uses MEMS technology to achieve high jetting accuracy. Through its unique nozzle layout, it can ensure excellent print quality even in high-gap printing required for textile and other industrial applications. At the same time, the ink internal circulation function significantly reduces the risk of jetting failure and ensures the stability of high-precision jetting.
Ricoh remains dedicated to broadening its range of inkjet printhead products to facilitate customer printer advancements and cater to the demands of the industrial printing sector. Furthermore, Ricoh actively contributes to addressing societal challenges by offering secure and dependable solutions in critical areas such as food, clothing, housing, and transportation. Through these efforts, Ricoh endeavors to make a meaningful impact on society and foster positive change for communities worldwide. Ricoh’s other printheads, such as the Ricoh GH2220 printhead, Ricoh Gen4 printhead, Ricoh Gen5, MH5420 printhead, etc., are easy to use, of good quality, and cost-effective.
Background
In the industrial printing market for textiles, corrugated board, labels, and other products, meeting various customer demands, such as high-mix, small-batch orders and faster delivery cycles, is a constant challenge. The rapid digitalization of industrial printing is meeting these demands, helping to improve overall flexibility, efficiency, and productivity. These changes and developments urgently require an industrial-grade inkjet printhead that can provide higher production capacity while achieving high-resolution printing.
Main Features of Ricoh TH6310F Printhead
1. High-resolution and high-gap printing using MEMS technology
The new printhead adopts a unique, highly integrated design of MEMS technology. By configuring two 100×8-row modules, it achieves a 2.6-inch print width and an array of 1,600 nozzles, which can achieve high jetting accuracy. The design of the nozzle layout can effectively prevent the airflow of the ejected ink droplets from affecting the adjacent ink, thereby affecting the image quality. High-quality printing can be achieved even with a 4 mm gap.
2. A unique ink internal circulation structure brings high-quality jetting stability
The internal circulation structure ensures that the ink near the nozzle is always flowing. This structure significantly reduces the risk of nozzle drying, ink particle precipitation, and other jetting failures, thereby ensuring jetting reliability and print head productivity, so that single-pass printing of up to 100 m/min can be achieved.
3. Wide range of ink compatibility
Compatible with water-based inks, UV inks, and solvent inks, it can be used in a wide range of industrial applications, including textiles, corrugated cardboard, labels, and advertising.
4. Simple and easy-to-understand design
The ink inlet adopts a simple single-in-single-out mode, which can be easily integrated into the customer's printing system.
5. Overwhelming production capacity advantage
The jetting frequency is up to 80 kHz in 2-level grayscale mode; in 4-level grayscale mode, the new Dual Vcom function supports a jetting frequency of up to 40 kHz, achieving overwhelming jetting performance.
Ricoh TH6310F Printhead Specification
| Model Name | Ricoh TH6310F |
| Number of nozzles | 1,600 staggered |
| Nozzle resolution | 600 npi (1 color) |
| Jetting frequency | 80 kHz (2 levels) 40 kHz (4 levels) |
| Drop volume | 5/10/18 pl (depending on ink) |
| Compatible ink | UV, solvent, aqueous |
| External printhead dimension | Width: approximately 104.6mm; Depth: approximately 44.9mm; Height: approximately 104mm |
| Start date of order | November 23, 2021 |
