Sato, a developer of auto-ID and labelling technologies, has added CL4NX Plus to its line of industrial thermal printers.
Designed for durability and dependability, CL4NX Plus offers a print width of 104mm, print resolutions of 203dpi, 305dpi and 609dpi, and print speeds of 152mm or 6in per second, and 355mm or 14in per second. This is claimed to be 16% faster than other industrial printers operating at a high resolution. It is supplied with 31 pre-installed languages and 47 character sets, allowing deployment worldwide.
CL4NX Plus is equipped with a micro label print mode with high print position precision to print high quality labels directly in a factory environment. The CL4NX Plus holds 30 percent more media than others in its class for longer continuous usage.
The cloud-based IoT preventative maintenance service, Sato Online Services (SOS), functions as a virtual engineer to help minimise downtime. It also gives users the ability to centrally manage fleets of printers via a single dashboard to contribute to stable operations. Video guidance provides troubleshooting, while an original platen roller gives a visual indication of wear as a means of proactive maintenance.
In terms of connectivity, Sato’s application enabled printing (AEP) platform enables smart, PC-less label printing directly with connected devices like scanners, keypads and weigh scales. It also has network/cloud communication to access a database.
CL4NX Plus has been designed with the demanding requirements of retail, supply chain, manufacturing, automotive, food industry and healthcare sectors in mind, which are increasingly turning to e-commerce for growth.
The Plus model follows on from the original CL4NX, which was introduced five years ago. Since then, Sato noted that B2C e-commerce has nearly tripled in size but is dwarfed by ‘massive demand’ for B2B e-commerce, which is said to be six-fold that of B2C globally. This growth equates to an increasing desire for fast, easy purchases and transparency of available inventory, delivery times and pricing, stated the company.
Hayato Shindo, president at Sato International, said, ‘Thanks to our many touchpoints with users worldwide we could listen to the market to improve upon the already iconic CL4NX series in the spirit of ceaseless creativity. The CL4NX Plus really raises the bar. It’s hands-down the best in the industrial printer class, and naturally so, since its world-class functionality came directly from the voices of our customers.’
Sato has also launched the CT4-LX smart mini label printer.
