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How to Distinguish the Quality of the UV Printer Print Head?

How to Distinguish the Quality of the UV Printer Print Head?

UV printers are widely used in production applications. It is not limited by materials. It can be used in T-shirts, sliding doors, cabinet doors, sliding doors, glass, plates, various signs, crystal, PVC, acrylic, metal, and plastic. , stone, leather, and other surfaces for color photo-level printing. No need to make a plate and complete the printing at one time, with beautiful and rich colors, wear resistance, UV protection, simple and convenient operation, fast printing image speed, and fully comply with industrial printing standards. The most expensive accessory of the UV printer is the print head. The quality of the print head directly affects the working efficiency of the printer. How to distinguish the quality of the UV printer print head?

To distinguish the quality of the print head of a UV printer, you can start from the six aspects of print head material, print head printing speed, print head printing effect, print head life, print head price, and print head replacement cost.

1. The Material of the Print Head

The material of the print head of the printer is divided into two kinds: plastic and steel. Steel is better than plastic because steel is more corrosion-resistant than plastic.

2. The Printing Speed of the Print Head

Of course, the faster the printing speed, the better. According to the speed, UV printers are divided into two types: civilian-grade and industrial-grade, and industrial-grade speeds are faster. The parameters that affect the printing speed of the print head include nozzle width (the wider the speed, the faster the speed), ejection speed (the larger the speed, the faster the speed), ignition frequency (the higher the speed, the faster the speed), and the ignition voltage (the larger the speed, the faster the speed).

3. The Printing Effect of the Print Head

That is, the printing accuracy is affected by the two parameters of physical accuracy and ink droplet size. The larger the physical accuracy, the higher the accuracy, and the smaller the ink droplet size, the higher the accuracy.

4. The Life of the Print Head

Factors that affect the life of the print head include material, ink droplet size, whether the ink droplet is variable, and print head maintenance.

5. The Price of the Print Head

Generally speaking, the higher the price of the print head, the better the performance, but this is only limited to the case where the price is very different, such as Kyocera, Seiko, and Epson, three print heads with large price differences. When the price of the print head of the printer is similar, it depends on other factors to determine the quality of the print head.

6. The Replacement Cost of the Print Head

Some printers print 1 color with 1 print head, some print 2 colors with 1 print head, and others print 4 colors with 1 print head. If 1 print head is broken, it affects several colors. , it must be replaced.

The above are the tips for distinguishing the quality of the UV printer print head. If you need a UV printer printhead, please contact us.

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