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Optimised UV Inkjet Filters Maximise Printer Up-Time

Product News Monday, March 17, 2014: EngNet - Engineering Network

The Inprinta® range of UV inkjet filters are designed specifically for the superwide graphics market and incorporates all the filters required along the ink path of your printer. All UV filters are manufactured utilising carbon black as a preventative barrier to UV light which minimises the risk of premature curing of UV inks. Selecting the correct UV resistant filters will ensure your printer has maximum up-time in between services and ink flow is not restricted.

Inprinta® filter assemblies are provided as solutions for UV inkjet applications from a suite of inert materials (polypropylene, Nylon, polyethylene, stainless steel mesh, and metal fibre) with minimal extractables to ensure UV ink will not be contaminated. These filters are compact to allow fitting in the smallest of printer housing, and come with a varying range of connectors. All filters exhibit superior flow characteristics and ensure consistent reliable printing performance with maximised printhead protection.

Filtration rating starts at sub 1µm for the most refined liquids and increase up to 100µm. Pleated polymeric membranes are engineered as the principal barrier to any foreign bodies or aggregates. An integrated secondary level of protection is added through use of BioVyon™, a proprietary co-sintered solid-state separation material, manufactured from an ultra-pure, highly modified polymeric material with the lowest levels of particulates and extractables. Inprinta Filters are designed to run effectively with all UV inkjet fluids. Filter barriers are constructed from high grade materials before being welded into the UV filter housing to give a fully integrated filter assembly. The final assembly is designed to allow maximum through-flow with minimal pressure drop and zero ink drop across the filter path.