Leibinger JET Rapid Manual

Technical information
The new LEIBINGER High Speed Line
Version 2.4

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Table of content
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Table of content
1Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 5
2The JET Rapid printer ..................................................................................................................... 6
2.1 General description of the JET Rapid printer .......................................................................... 6
2.2 The Speed Plus option ............................................................................................................ 7
2.3 Technical data JET Rapid ....................................................................................................... 8
2.3.1 Overview JET Rapid...................................................................................................... 8
2.4 Basic parameters for Print height, Stroke distance and Speed............................................... 8
2.4.1 JET Rapid...................................................................................................................... 8
2.4.2 Option SPEED PLUS .................................................................................................... 8
2.5 Features and applications ..................................................................................................... 11
2.5.1 Overview about features and applications .................................................................. 11
2.5.2 Ink list JET Rapid......................................................................................................... 11
2.5.3 Cleaning requirements ................................................................................................ 12
2.6 Print samples ......................................................................................................................... 12
2.6.1 Print samples: JET Rapid in comparison with JET3up – 2D codes ............................ 12
2.6.2 Print sample: JET Rapid with 70000-00031 ink .......................................................... 13
2.6.3 Print samples: JET Rapid in comparison with the option SPEED PLUS .................... 13
2.6.4 Print samples: JET Rapid in comparison with JET3up – 2D codes ............................ 14
2.6.5 Print sample: JET Rapid with 70000-00031 ink .......................................................... 14
2.7 Overview: The JET Rapid and the option SPEED PLUS...................................................... 15
3The JET Rapid Wire and JET Rapid Wire PI printer ..................................................................... 16
3.1 General description of the JET Rapid Wire and JET Rapid Wire PI ..................................... 16
3.2 Print head covers................................................................................................................... 16
3.2.1 Print head cover with stepped design ......................................................................... 16
3.2.2 Print head with beveled design ................................................................................... 17
3.3 General technical specifications JET Rapid Wire / JET Rapid Wire PI................................. 18
3.3.1 Overview JET Rapid Wire ........................................................................................... 18
3.3.2 Overview JET Rapid Wire PI ....................................................................................... 18
3.4 Basic parameters for Print height, Stroke distance and Speed............................................. 19
3.4.1 JET Rapid Wire with Wire print head and stepped print head cover .......................... 20
3.4.2 JET Rapid Wire with Wire print head and beveled print head cover........................... 20
3.4.3 JET Rapid Wire PI with Wire print head and stepped print head cover ...................... 21
3.4.4 JET Rapid Wire PI with Wire print head and stepped print head cover ...................... 21
3.5 Features and applications ..................................................................................................... 22
3.5.1 JET Rapid Wire - Overview about features and applications...................................... 22
3.6.1 JET Rapid Wire PI - Overview about features and applications ................................. 23
3.6.2 Ink list JET Rapid Wire ................................................................................................ 24
3.6.3 Ink list JET Rapid Wire PI............................................................................................ 24
3.7 Cleaning requirements .......................................................................................................... 24
3.8 Print samples ......................................................................................................................... 25
3.8.1 Print samples JET Rapid Wire .................................................................................... 25
3.8.2 Print samples: JET Rapid Wire in comparison with JET Rapid................................... 25
3.8.3 Print sample: JET Rapid Wire cable printouts............................................................. 26
4Which printer for which applications? ............................................................................................ 27
4.1 Overview: The LEIBINGER HIGH SPEED LINE................................................................... 28
5JET Rapid Wire: The print head ventilation................................................................................... 29
5.1 Basics about the functionality ................................................................................................ 29
5.2 Technical details .................................................................................................................... 30
6Information about encoders........................................................................................................... 31
6.1 Basics .................................................................................................................................... 31
6.2 The resolution and the output frequency of the encoder....................................................... 31

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6.3 The specifications of the encoder input of the printer............................................................ 32
6.4 Recommendations regarding the encoder / Printer combination for high speed applications
33
6.5 Example for an encoder / printer combination....................................................................... 33
7Appendix........................................................................................................................................ 34
7.1 Hydraulic settings and printout parameters........................................................................... 34
7.1.1 Ink selection................................................................................................................. 34
7.1.2 Print modes ................................................................................................................. 36
7.1.2.1 Available print modes for the JET Rapid ................................................................... 36
7.1.2.2 Available print modes for the JET Rapid with the Option Speed Plus ...................... 37
7.1.2.3 Available print modes for the JET Rapid Wire / Rapid Wire PI ................................. 38
7.2 JET Rapid Wire – Rapid Wire PI - JET Rapid with option Speed Plus - Print head
adjustments and exchange of print head- parts ................................................................................ 39
7.2.1 Adjustment of the Ink jet position inside the gutter tube.............................................. 39
7.2.2 Adjustment of the drop production unit........................................................................ 44
7.2.3 Adjusting the distance between ink jet and ink drop voltage detector ........................ 48
7.2.4 Exchange of the complete drop production body........................................................ 50
7.3 JET Rapid: Print head adjustments and exchange of print head- parts................................ 54
7.3.1 Adjustment of the Ink jet position inside the gutter tube.............................................. 54
7.3.2 JET Rapid: Exchange of the complete drop production body..................................... 58

Introduction
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1 Introduction
The new High Speed Line from LEIBINGER provides several solutions for high speed applications.
The High Speed Line comprises two groups of printers:
oThe JET Rapid printer as a solution for general high speed applications.
oThe JET Rapid Wire printer for applications especially in the cable/wire/tube industry
This document provides:
oTechnical data
oDifferences between the features and the possible applications of the printers
oOverview on the available inks
oImportant information about recommended encoders
oOverview on the differences regarding the spare parts
The first chapter describes the JET Rapid printer for general high speed applications; the second
chapter provides information about the JET Rapid Wire printer.
Important Information
There are several significant differences between the JET3up and the printers of the JET Rapid series.
The differences affect parts of the printer as well as service procedures.
It is highly recommended thoroughly checking the manuals and the
accessories catalogue for the differences between the JET3up and
the JET3 JET Rapid series.
The following list gives an overview about the parts that are different for the JET Rapid series in
comparison to the JET3up:
oController board
oParts of the Print head (please see details in accessories catalog)
oInk valve (VV)
Regarding service and adjustment procedures the main differences are:
oHydraulic settings
oInk jet adjustments
The differences are described in the manuals that come together with the printers.
There are extracts of the manuals in the addendum of this document.

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2 The JET Rapid printer
2.1 General description of the JET Rapid printer
The JET Rapid comes with the SK6 print head of the JET3up. The main difference to the JET3up is
the higher oscillator frequency, which provides more drops per second.
With an oscillator frequency of up to 128 kHz the JET Rapid allows a 30% faster operating speed than
the JET3up that works with an oscillator frequency of 96 kHz.
The JET Rapid provides the same print modes as the JET3up. Therefore, the JET Rapid printer is the
best solution for high speed applications where the quality of the printouts of the JET3up is not
sufficient.
If, for instance, a print job for the JET3up printed with the 32-dot high quality print mode allows a
printing speed of 30 meter/minute, it will be possible to print the same job with the JET Rapid at a
speed of around 40 m/min.
In order to reach a good quality for the printouts at the faster speeds the recommended distance
between print head and substrate is 15 mm.
The print head of the JET Rapid: the print head has the same dimensions as the SK6 print head of
the JET3up.
The JET Rapid works with the same print modes as the JET3up. Due to the higher operating
speeds, the recommended distance between print head and substrate is 15 mm.
Shorter distances bear the risk of contaminating the print head; larger distances may have a
negative effect on the quality of the printouts.
Recommended:15 mm
43 mm
212 mm

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2.2 The Speed Plus option
The SPEED PLUS option for the JET Rapid comes with a special Speed Plus print head, which
provides single line printouts up to a speed of 800 m/min.
With the special design, it is possible to mount the print head in a slightly inclined position. This will
prevent the printer from contaminations by bursting ink drops.
The print head of the option SPEED PLUS: The slightly beveled surface of the head cover allows an
optimized mounting of the print head.
Ink drops that hit the surface of a substrate tend
to burst in smaller drops and the substrate will
not absorb all drops
With a vertically mounted print head, the
bursting ink drops may lead to a faster
contamination of the print head.
With the beveled surface of the outlet of the print
head, it is possible to mount the print head in a
slightly inclined position.
The ink drops will not hit the substrate at a 90°
angle. Therefore, the bursting ink drops will take
a direction away from the outlet, which will lead
to less contamination of the print head.
Generally: the distance between print head and substrate should not be below 5 mm in order to
avoid the contamination of the print head by rebounding ink drops. A larger distance may have
negative effects on the quality of the printouts.
Recommended: 5 mm
Recommended: 5 mm
43 mm
217 mm

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2.3 Technical data JET Rapid
2.3.1 Overview JET Rapid
JET Rapid
Option Speed Plus
Print head
SK6 Speed Plus
Print head
dimensions
Maximum
printing speed
Up to 30% faster than the JET3up 800 m/min
Characters per
inch [cpi]
10 cpi at 413 m/min
Print mode:
7x5 dots
8 cpi at 800 m/min
Print mode:
5x5 speed
Oscillator
frequency
128 kHz 128 kHz
Nozzle size 55 µm 50 µm
Available print
modes
Same print modes as JET3up
Up to 32 dots
Line Mode
3x7 tower
3x7 tower small
5x5
5x5 small
5x5 speed
5x5 speed small
7x5
7x5 speed
Print lines Multi line / up to 5 lines Single line
Available inks Please see appendix for a detailed ink list Please see appendix for a detailed ink list
Compressed
air required
No. Optional available. Yes. 2 l/min
2.4 Basic parameters for Print height, Stroke distance and Speed
2.4.1 JET Rapid
The JET Rapid provides the same print modes as the JET3up. The recommended printing distance is
15mm. There are no special recommendations regarding the settings for the print height.
The print mode selected has a direct effect on the maximum printing speed. However, the JET Rapid
provides a 30% higher printing speed in comparison to a JET3up with the same print mode settings.
Pos.
Print mode
Annotation
1 2-line 7 dot high speed
2 5 dot high speed
3 12 dot high speed
4 16 dot fast
5 16 dot speed
6 24 dot high speed barcode
7 24 high speed
8 24 dot fast
9 24 dot high quality
10 32 dot high speed
11 32 dot fast
12 32 dot high quality
2.4.2 Option SPEED PLUS
The tables in this chapter provide recommendations for several parameter settings. Working with the
tables the following points should be considered:
212 mm
43
mm
217 mm
43
mm

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Print modes
This column shows the print modes available for the JET3up JET Rapid Wire and JET3up Wire PI.
The speed modes work with one dot less in full strokes.
The small modes place the dots closer to each other than the standard modes.
A combination of speed mode and small mode has the same height as the small mode and one dot
less in full strokes a the speed mode.
Examples for print modes standard, speed, small and small speed with example character <H>:
5x5 dots
5x5 dots speed
5x5 dots small
5x5 dots speed small
Height [mm]
Height in [mm] shows the height of the printout that can be expected if the operator follows the
recommendations for the distances between print head and substrate.
Print height setting [% PH]
The minimum value of the print height settings ([PH in %] is important. A value below minimum may
cause contaminations at the gutter that will affect the quality of the printouts.
Recommended Stroke distance
The setting of the stroke distance has to correspond with the maximum speed that is expected for the
job. A value too small for the actual printing speed will cause StrokeGo errors. A value too large may
have a negative effect on the quality of the printout.
The values in the table are minimum values for the corresponding print modes and speeds.
For instance:
Working with the 5x5 dots print mode the minimum value for the stroke distance at a speed of 800
m/min is 0,62 mm. For the same print mode at a speed of 260 m/min the minimum stroke distance is
0,2 mm.
The basic rule reads as follows:
With increasing speeds, the stroke distance has also to be increased.
Please consider also that stroke distances below 0,25 mm are more theoretical values. Depending on
the ink and the substrate on which is printed the diameter of a ink drop on the substrate may already
have a diameter of 0,25 mm. In such cases the ink drops may overlap.
Speed [m/min]
The values in each cell of this column are neither minimum values nor maximum values.
The smaller value shows the boundary to the JET3up JET Rapid or JET3up printer. Printers of these
types may better cover applications working at printing speeds below these values.
The higher value is a speed recommendation for the corresponding print mode. Technically, it is
possible to work at higher speeds. However, the higher the printing speed the more the printing quality
is affected negatively.

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Parameter Settings for the option Speed Plus
Print mode Height [mm]
Print height setting [%
PH]
Recommended stroke
distance [mm]
Speed [m/min]
1 dot
Line mode
-------
100% PH
0,15 – 0,29 580 - 800
3x7 dots
tower small
1,2 – 1,7 mm
70% - 100 % PH
0,3 – 0,52 580 - 800
3x7 dots
tower
1,6 – 2,4 mm
70% - 100% PH
0,3 – 0,52 580 - 800
5x5 dots
small speed*
1,5 – 1,8 mm
80% - 100% PH
0,2 – 0,52 260 - 800
5x5 dots
small
1,5 – 1,8 mm
80% - 100% PH
0,2 – 0,52 260 - 800
5x5 dots 1,7 – 2,1 mm
80% - 100% PH
0,2 – 0,52 260 - 800
5x5 dots
speed
1,7 – 2,1 mm
80% - 100% PH
0,2 – 0,52 260 - 800
7x5 dot
Speed**
2,1 – 2,4 mm
80% - 100% PH
0,25 – 0,52 240 - 500
7x5 dot 2,1 – 2,4 mm
80% - 100% PH
0,25 – 0,52 240 - 500
*Full stroke with 4 dots **Full stroke with 6 dots

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2.5 Features and applications
The JET Rapid printer itself and in combination with option SPEED PLUS cover a wide range of high
speed applications.
2.5.1 Overview about features and applications
JET Rapid
Option SPEED PLUS
Features
•Up to 30% faster than the JET3up
•Multi-line printing with up to 5 lines
•There are the same print modes
available as for the JET3up
•There is a range of approved inks
available for various applications and
substrates
•Up to 800 m/min maximum printing
speed in high quality
•Single line printing for high speed
applications
•There is a range of approved inks
available for various applications and
substrates
Applications •JET3up applications that require
higher production speeds especially if
there is a 2- or 3-line printout
required. E.g. filling systems or
bottling plants.
•Single-line high speed printing with a
maximum print height of 2,5 mm.
•E.g. serial numbers, expiry dates, lot
numbers
Restrictions •There is a smaller range of approved
inks available than for the JET3up
•For optimal results the recommended
distance between print head and
substrate 15 mm. Shorter distances
bear the risk of contaminating the
print head, larger distances may have
a negative effect on the quality of the
printouts.
•Single-line printing
•There is a smaller range of approved
inks available than for the JET3up
•Restricted number of print modes:
•Line Mode
•3x7 tower
•3x7 tower small
•5x5
•5x5 small
•5x5 speed
•5x5 speed small
•7x5
•7x5 speed
•The recommended distance between
print head and substrate is 5 mm.
Shorter distances bear the risk of
contaminating the print head, larger
distances may have a negative effect
on the quality of the printouts.
2.5.2 Ink list JET Rapid
INK
JET Rapid
Option SPEED PLUS
55μm
50μm
70-030


70-031


70-101


70-106


70-126


70-134


72-102


76-101


All inks are approved for a ink temperature range between 20°C and 45°C. The temperature delta
during operation must not exceed +/- 7° C based on the ink temperature at the time of the last
calculation of the drop-break-off point whereby the ink temperature should never fall below 20°C and
never exceed 45°C.

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2.5.3 Cleaning requirements
Due to their compositions, some inks have limitations concerning their cleaning intervals. Especially
inks that contain soot particles also require a more intensive cleaning. With such inks, rinsing the
electrode block and the deflection plates with cleaning fluid may not be sufficient. With such inks, we
recommended cleaning the deflection plates with a soft tissue in order to remove all stains and
particles.
Attention
Due to the higher printing speed of the JET Rapid printers, the number of printouts per
time unit may be much higher than with the JET3up.
Therefore, it is necessary to check the gutter tube for ink staining on a regular basis.
When required the gutter tube has to be cleaned from any ink stains.
Please see the manual and service documentation for the respective cleaning
instructions.
2.6 Print samples
2.6.1 Print samples: JET Rapid in comparison with JET3up – 2D codes
The print samples show that the JET Rapid provides the same print quality as the JET3up but at a
30% higher production speed. The printouts of the JET Rapid are a shade lighter than the printouts of
the JET3up. However, a quality check of the 2-D code shows that the code has the highest readability
level.
JET Rapid
55 µm nozzle
28 m/min
JET3up
60 µm nozzle
20 m/min
PQA (print quality assessment) for the two printouts
JET Rapid at 95% print height
DATAMATRIX 01234 >> PQA from Hand Held Products <<
DATA MATRIX ECC200: 16 x 16 modules in size
Data Field: 12 data & 12 chks in 1 block(s) of GF(256)
X roughly = 0.017"
[A] < Fixed Patterns: 0 module errors
[A] < Data Safety Margin = 83%
[A] < Horizontal Print Growth = -3% of X
[A] < Vertical Print Growth = +19% of X
JET3up at 95% print height
DATAMATRIX 01234 >> PQA from Hand Held Products <<
DATA MATRIX ECC200: 16 x 16 modules in size
Data Field: 12 data & 12 chks in 1 block(s) of GF(256)
X roughly = 0.019"
[A] < Fixed Patterns: 0 module errors
[A] < Data Safety Margin = 100%
[A] < Horizontal Print Growth = -14% of X
[A] < Vertical Print Growth = -4% of X
The PQA does not show any significant differences between the code readability of the two printouts.

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2.6.2 Print sample: JET Rapid with 70000-00031 ink
The print samples show that even with a small drop ink like the 70000-00031 the print quality for
barcodes with the JET Rapid is still perfect.
JET Rapid
55 µm nozzle
28 m/min
PQA (print quality assessment) for the printout
JET Rapid at 95% print height
DATAMATRIX 01234 >> PQA from Hand Held Products <<
DATA MATRIX ECC200: 16 x 16 modules in size
Data Field: 12 data & 12 chks in 1 block(s) of GF(256)
X roughly = 0.018"
[A] < Fixed Patterns: 0 module errors
[A] < Data Safety Margin = 66%
[A] < Horizontal Print Growth = -3% of X
[A] < Vertical Print Growth = +10% of X
The PQA show the highest readability for the printouts of a JET Rapid with the small-drop-ink 70000-
00031. The smaller nozzle size combined with a small-drop-ink has no significant effects on the Print
Quality Assessment (PQA).
2.6.3 Print samples: JET Rapid in comparison with the option SPEED PLUS
The print samples show that with a 7x5 font the option Speed Plus has quality advantages compared
with the JET Rapid at a speed higher than 200 m/min
JET Rapid with Speed Plus
option - 200 m/min
JET Rapid - 200 m/min
JET Rapid with Speed Plus
option - 300 m/min
JET Rapid - 300 m/min
JET Rapid with Speed Plus
option- 400 m/min
JET Rapid - 400 m/min
JET Rapid with Speed Plus
option- 500 m/min
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2.6.4 Print samples: JET Rapid in comparison with JET3up – 2D codes
The print samples show that the JET Rapid provides the same print quality as the JET3up but at a
30% higher production speed. The printouts of the JET Rapid are a shade lighter than the printouts of
the JET3up. However, a quality check of the 2-D code shows that the code has the highest readability
level.
JET Rapid
55 µm nozzle
28 m/min
JET3up
60 µm nozzle
20 m/min
PQA (print quality assessment) for the two printouts
JET Rapid at 95% print height
DATAMATRIX 01234 >> PQA from Hand Held Products <<
DATA MATRIX ECC200: 16 x 16 modules in size
Data Field: 12 data & 12 chks in 1 block(s) of GF(256)
X roughly = 0.017"
[A] < Fixed Patterns: 0 module errors
[A] < Data Safety Margin = 83%
[A] < Horizontal Print Growth = -3% of X
[A] < Vertical Print Growth = +19% of X
JET3up at 95% print height
DATAMATRIX 01234 >> PQA from Hand Held Products <<
DATA MATRIX ECC200: 16 x 16 modules in size
Data Field: 12 data & 12 chks in 1 block(s) of GF(256)
X roughly = 0.019"
[A] < Fixed Patterns: 0 module errors
[A] < Data Safety Margin = 100%
[A] < Horizontal Print Growth = -14% of X
[A] < Vertical Print Growth = -4% of X
The PQA does not show any significant differences between the code readability of the two printouts.
2.6.5 Print sample: JET Rapid with 70000-00031 ink
The print samples show that even with a small drop ink like the 70000-00031 the print quality for
barcodes with the JET Rapid is still perfect.
JET Rapid
55 µm nozzle
28 m/min
PQA (print quality assessment) for the printout
JET Rapid at 95% print height
DATAMATRIX 01234 >> PQA from Hand Held Products <<
DATA MATRIX ECC200: 16 x 16 modules in size
Data Field: 12 data & 12 chks in 1 block(s) of GF(256)
X roughly = 0.018"
[A] < Fixed Patterns: 0 module errors
[A] < Data Safety Margin = 66%
[A] < Horizontal Print Growth = -3% of X
[A] < Vertical Print Growth = +10% of X
The PQA does shows the highest readability for the printouts of a JET Rapid with the small-drop-ink
70000-00031. The smaller nozzle size combined with a small-drop-ink has no significant effects on the
Print Quality Assessment (PQA).

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2.7 Overview: The JET Rapid and the option SPEED PLUS
• High speed
printouts up to
800 m/min (e.g.
foil imprint)
• Single line print
• Line Mode
• 3x7 tower
• 3x7 tower small
• 5x5
• 5x5 small
• 5x5 speed
• 5x5 speed small
• 7x5
• 7x5 speed
• JET3up
applications at
30% more speed
• Multi line print
• Same print
modes like
JET3up
• Larger drops -
higher contrast
JET3up RAPID
55 µm Nozzle
128 kHz drop
frequency
Ink list RAPID
Printing speed 30%
faster than JET3up
SK6
print head
SK6 Print head cover
• 70-030
• 70-031
• 70-101
• 70-106
• 70-126
• 70-134
• 72-102
• 76-101
Option: Speed+
50 µm Nozzle
128 kHz drop
frequency
Ink list Option SPEED+
Up to 800 m/min
printing speed
SK6 HS
print head
SK6 Print head cover
• 70-106
• 70-126
• 70-134
• 72-102
• 76-101

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3 The JET Rapid Wire and JET Rapid Wire PI printer
3.1 General description of the JET Rapid Wire and JET Rapid Wire
PI
The JET Rapid Wire / JET Rapid Wire PI works with a special Wire print head. The printer comes
with two special head covers:
oA print head cover with a stepped design
oA print head cover with a beveled design
3.2 Print head covers
3.2.1 Print head cover with stepped design
The stepped print head cover allows a nearly zero distance between print head and substrate. This
makes it possible to work at the highest speeds. Due to its design, the print head is applicable for
wires, cables or tubes with a diameter smaller than 5 mm.
The stepped print head cover: designed for printing on wires, cables or tubes with diameters <5mm
at high speeds
The illustrations show the special Wire print head with a stepped print head cover and wires of
different diameters. It is important to get the wire, respectively the print head, in a position that
ensures good printout results.
The closer the substrate is positioned to the outlet of the print head the better will be the quality of
the printout at high speeds.
It has also to be considered that the diameter of the wire affects the position of the printout on the
cable.
Ø43 mm
217 mm
5 mm
5 mm
Wire diameter = 4 mm
Wire diameter = 2 mm

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3.2.2 Print head with beveled design
For objects with larger diameters, it is recommended using the beveled print head cover.
With the special design, it is possible to mount the print head in a slightly inclined position. This will
prevent the printer from becoming contaminated by bursting ink drops.
Due to the larger distance between print head and substrate, the operation speed with the beveled
print head cover is a bit lower than with the stepped print head cover.
The print head with the beveled head cover: The slightly angled surface allows an optimized
mounting of the print head.
Ink drops that hit the surface of a substrate tend
to burst in smaller drops and the substrate will
not absorb all drops
With a vertically mounted print head, the
bursting ink drops may lead to a faster
contamination of the print head.
With the beveled surface of the outlet of the print
head, it is possible to mount the print head in a
slightly inclined position.
The ink drops will not hit the substrate at a 90°
angle. Therefore, the bursting ink drops will take
a direction away from the outlet, which will lead
to less contamination of the print head.
Generally: With the beveled print head cover, the distance between print head and substrate should
not be below 5 mm in order to avoid the contamination of the print head by rebounding ink drops. A
larger distance may have negative effects on the quality of the printouts.
Information
Given the same print quality, the stepped print head allows for higher printing speeds
than the beveled print head. This is because of the different distances between print
head and Substrate.
Technically, it is possible to print with both print head covers at the same speed. The
difference lays in the resulting print quality.
Recommended: 5 mm
Recommended: 5 mm
43 mm
217 mm

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3.3 General technical specifications JET Rapid Wire / JET Rapid
Wire PI
3.3.1 Overview JET Rapid Wire
Wire print head with stepped head cover
Wire print head with beveled head cover
Print head
Wire Wire
Print head
dimensions
Maximum
printing speed
1000 m/min 800 m/min
Characters per
inch [cpi]
6 cpi at 1000 m/min
Print mode:
5x5 dot speed
8 cpi at 800 m/min
Print mode:
5x5 speed
Oscillator
frequency
128 kHz 128 kHz
Nozzle size
50 µm 50 µm
Available print
modes
Line Mode
3x7 tower
3x7 tower small
5x5
5x5 small
5x5 speed
5x5 speed small
7x5
7x5 speed
Line Mode
3x7 tower
3x7 tower small
5x5
5x5 small
5x5 speed
5x5 speed small
7x5
7x5 speed
Print lines
Single line Single line
Available inks Please see appendix for a detailed ink list Please see appendix for a detailed ink list
Compressed
air required
Yes. 2 l/min Yes. 2 l/min
3.3.2 Overview JET Rapid Wire PI
Wire printhead with stepped head cover Wire printhead with beveled head cover
Print head
Wire Wire
Print head
dimensions
Maximum
printing speed
700 m/min 600 m/min
Characters per
inch [cpi]
7 cpi at 700 m/min
Print mode:
5x5 dot speed
8 cpi at 600 m/min
Print mode:
5x5 dot speed
Oscillator
frequency
96 kHz 96 kHz
Nozzle size 60 µm 60 µm
Available print
modes
Line Mode
3x7 tower
3x7 tower small
5x5
5x5 small
5x5 speed
5x5 speed small
7x5
7x5 speed
Line Mode
3x7 tower
3x7 tower small
5x5
5x5 small
5x5 speed
5x5 speed small
7x5
7x5 speed
Print lines
Single line Single line
Available inks
Please see appendix for a detailed ink list Please see appendix for a detailed ink list
Compressed
air required
Yes. 2 l/min Yes. 2 l/min
43
mm
217 mm
43
mm
217 mm
43
mm
217 mm
43
mm
217 mm

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3.4 Basic parameters for Print height, Stroke distance and Speed
The tables in this chapter provide recommendations for several parameter settings. Working with the
tables the following points should be considered:
Print modes
This column shows the print modes available for the JET3up JET Rapid Wire and JET3up Wire PI.
The speed modes work with one dot less in full strokes.
The small modes place the dots closer to each other than the standard modes.
A combination of speed mode and small mode has the same height as the small mode and one dot
less in full strokes at the speed mode.
Examples for print modes standard, speed, small and small speed with example character <H>:
5x5 dots
5x5 dots speed
5x5 dots small
5x5 dots speed small
Height [mm]
Height in [mm] shows the height of the printout that can be expected if the operator follows the
recommendations for the distances between print head and substrate.
Print height setting [% PH]
The minimum value of the print height settings ([PH in %] is important. A value below minimum may
cause contaminations at the gutter that will affect the quality of the printouts.
Recommended Stroke distance
The setting of the stroke distance has to correspond with the maximum speed that is expected for the
job. A value too small for the actual printing speed will cause StrokeGo errors. A value too large may
have a negative effect on the quality of the printout.
The values in the table are minimum values for the corresponding print modes and speeds.
For instance:
Working with the 5x5 dots print mode the minimum value for the stroke distance at a speed of 800
m/min is 0,62 mm. For the same print mode at a speed of 260 m/min the minimum stroke distance is
0,2 mm.
The basic rule reads as follows:
With increasing speeds, the stroke distance has also to be increased.
Please consider also that stroke distances below 0,25 mm are more theoretical values. Depending on
the ink and the substrate on which is printed the diameter of a ink drop on the substrate may already
have a diameter of 0,25 mm. In such cases the ink drops may overlap.
Speed [m/min]
The values in each cell of this column are neither minimum values nor maximum values.
The smaller value shows the boundary to the JET3up JET Rapid or JET3up printer. Printers of these
types may better cover applications working at printing speeds below these values.
The higher value is a speed recommendation for the corresponding print mode. Technically, it is
possible to work at higher speeds. However, the higher the printing speed the more the printing quality
is affected negatively.

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3.4.1 JET Rapid Wire with Wire print head and stepped print head cover
Print mode Height [mm]
Print height setting [%
PH]
Recommended
stroke distance [mm]
Speed [m/min]
1 dot
Line mode
-------
100% PH 0,15 – 0,26 580 - 1000
3x7 dots
tower small
1,0 – 1,3 mm
70% - 100 % PH 0,3 – 0,52 580 - 1000
3x7 dots
tower
1,4 – 1,9 mm
70% - 100% PH 0,3 – 0,52 580 - 1000
5x5 dots
small speed*
1,2 – 1,7 mm
80% - 100% PH 0,17 – 0,42 260 - 800
5x5 dots
small
1,2 – 1,7 mm
80% - 100% PH 0,2 – 0,62 260 - 800
5x5 dots 1,4 – 1,7 mm
80% - 100% PH 0,2 – 0,62 260 - 800
5x5 dots
speed*
1,4 – 1,7 mm
80% - 100% PH 0,17 – 0,42 260 - 800
7x5 dot
speed**
1,7 – 2,0 mm
80% - 100% PH 0,19 – 0,39 240 - 500
7x5 dot 1,7 – 2,0 mm
80% - 100% PH 0,22 – 0,52 240 - 500
*Full stroke with 4 dots **Full stroke with 6 dots
3.4.2 JET Rapid Wire with Wire print head and beveled print head cover
Print mode
Height [mm]
Print height setting [% PH]
Recommended
stroke distance
[mm]
Speed [m/min]
1 dot
Line mode
-------
100% PH
0,15 – 0,29 580 - 800
3x7 dots
tower small
1,2 – 1,7 mm
70% - 100 % PH
0,3 – 0,42 580 - 800
3x7 dots
tower
1,6 – 2,4 mm
70% - 100% PH
0,3 – 0,42 580 - 800
5x5 dots
small speed*
1,5 – 1,8 mm
80% - 100% PH
0,17 – 0,52 260 - 800
5x5 dots
small
1,5 – 1,8 mm
80% - 100% PH
0,2 – 0,63 260 - 800
5x5 dots 1,7 – 2,1 mm
80% - 100% PH
0,2 – 0,63 260 - 800
5x5 dots
Speed*
1,7 – 2,1 mm
80% - 100% PH
0,17 – 0,52 260 - 800
7x5 dot
Speed**
2,1 – 2,4 mm
80% - 100% PH
0,19 – 0,46 240 - 500
7x5 dot 2,1 – 2,4 mm
80% - 100% PH
0,22 – 0,52 240 - 500
*Full stroke with 4 dots **Full stroke with 6 dots