EBS-230 PicAS® Inkjet Printer

The EBS-230 offers a low-cost option for printing onto porous and non-porous surfaces including paper, metal, plastic, cardboard, glass and timber. Two models are available - EBS-230/7 with 7 dots for printing a single line of text at 6 or 11mm print height and EBS-230/16 with 16 dots for printing 2 lines of text at 8 or 11mm height or a single line of text up to 27mm high. The EBS-230/16 can also print simple logos and symbols.

EBS-230 printers can be controlled using an optional touch screen controller allowing print messages to be quickly edited and print settings adjusted. For simple printing applications where the print data does not need to be changed frequently, up to 30 print messages can be loaded into the EBS-230 printer memory using PC-based software. The required print message can then be selected using the built-in display integrated into the printer.

A wide range of inks is available including fast-drying inks for non-porous surfaces, pale opaque inks for printing on dark non-porous surfaces, food-grade inks and UV-fluorescing ink for security marking. The optional shaft encoder allows printng on variable speed production lines and continuous printing on pipes, extrusions, textiles and other continuous products.

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Specification

Print height:	6 to 11mm for EBS230/7 model - single line printing. 6 to 27mm for EBS-230/16 model - single and dual line printing
Nozzle size:	150 microns
Print direction:	Any
Memory:	30 print messages each with up to 1300 characters
Print speed:	Up to 60m/min
Special characters:	National and diacritical characters, warning and transport symbols
Variable data:	Date, time, offset date, serial communications input, incremental and decremental counters
Message editing:	PC software provided with printer via USB / RS232 or optional touch screen terminal
Ink consumption:	Approx. 2,000,000 characters per litre (11mm high characters)
Print fonts:	Dot-matrix fonts supplied with printer. True Type fonts possible at reduced resolution (recommended for EBS230/16 only)
Ink types:	Water, ethanol, acetone and MEK-based inks for porous and non-porous surfaces in a range of colours
Special inks:	White, yellow, green and blue pigmented opaque inks, food grade and UV-fluorescing inks
Kit contents:	Printhead, control box, cable set, 1-litre ink system, printhead bracket and PC software
Protection rating:	IP54
Power supply:	100-240Vac @ 50-60Hz
Weight:	1.6Kg

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Features and Options

The electromagnetic printhead mechanism allows the EBS-230 to print with very fast-drying inks without the printhead drying up. Using MEK and acetone-based inks, it is possible to print relaibly onto plastic, metal, glass and other non-porous surfaces with inks that dry within a few seconds.

Fast Dry Inks

Print on virtually anything

The shaft encoder option allows printing on variable speed production lines and on continuously produced materials such as pipes, textiles and extrusions. Print messages can be repeatedly printed at a set interval.

EBS-230 ink jet printer printing on plastic pipe

Shaft Encoder

Variable speed printing

The EBS-230 PicAS is suitable for use in harsh industrial environments and comes as standard with IP54 rating giving protection against water spray from any direction and dust ingress avoiding harmful contamination. The electromechanical print mechaism also ensures the print nozzles are not blocked by dust or dried ink.

IP54 Protection

Suitable for harsh environments

White, yellow, green and blue pigmented, opaque inks are available to print onto non-porous materials giving bold, high contrast marks. When pritning onto both dark and light products, light blue and green inks offer the possibility of using one ink to mark all products. The optional pigmented ink system keeps inks circulating to avoid pigment settling.

Pigmented Inks

Print on dark materials

EBS-230 PicAS® Inks

The EBS-230 PicAS® can be used to mark almost any material whether porous or non-porous, pale or dark-colured. A range of water, ethanol, acetones and MEK-based inks is available in a range of colours.

White, yellow, green and blue pigmented inks can be used to print clear, high-contrast marks on non-porous materials including plastic and metal. A circulating ink system ensures pigmented inks do not settle in the ink container avoiding clogging in the printhead. When printing on both pale and dark-coloured products, green and light-blue pignemted inks offer the possibility to use one ink to mark all products.

Red, blue and brown food grade inks are available as well as a UV-fluorescing ink for security marking of products.