Ricoh Gen5i Print Head/Ricoh TH5241 Printhead

Ricoh Gen5i Printhead/Ricoh TH5241 printhead Description

Ricoh has launched a new industrial inkjet print head, the RICOH TH5241, which is the first Ricoh print head to use a thin-film piezoelectric actuator (PZT). The RICOH TH5241 printhead belongs to the RICOH TH industrial inkjet printhead series. The Gen5i printhead uses MEMS technology and Ricoh's unique design to become a compact printhead with 320×4 lines and a total of 1280 nozzles, with a printing resolution of up to 1200 dpi.

Because the ink channels for each nozzle row are isolated, a single printhead can spray up to four colors of ink. The printhead is compatible with all types of inks, including UV and water-based inks, and can be used in a variety of industrial applications such as logo graphics, textiles, and labels.

 

Ricoh TH5241 printhead/Ricoh Gen5i Printhead Specifications

Method	Thin-film piezoelectric transducer with bend mode
Print Width	27.1 mm (1.06")
Number of nozzles	1280 (320 nozzles/row x 4 rows, staggered)
Nozzle Resolution	600 npi (2 colors, 1 color)　300 npi (4 colors)
Nozzle spacing (row-to-row distance)	A: 2.286mm B: 6.095mm
Max. number of color inks	4 colors
Drop volume	3 pl (Single drop) 3～12 pl (max 21 pl) (Multi-drop)
Jetting frequency	40 kHz (2 levels), 24 kHz (4 levels)
Compatible ink	UV, Solvent, Aqueous, Others.
Viscosity range	7 mPa・s
Brand	Ricoh
Model	TH5241
Compatible Ink (additional source detail)	UV, Solvent, Aqueous
Weight	63g

 

Ricoh Gen5i Printhead Applications

The Ricoh TH5241 printhead can be used for various applications, such as sign graphics, labels, textiles, and DTG (direct to garment).