Kyocera Nixka Inkjet Systems (KNIS) has quickly followed the launch of Genix 1200 with the introduction of Lenix 1200, a scalable water-based inkjet printbar.
KNIS was formally created on 1 April, 2023 after Nixka – itself founded in late 2020 to develop, manufacture and sell inkjet print engines – became fully-owned by Kyocera Corporation as of that date. The first product brought to market through the new entity was the Genix 1200 water-based inkjet print engine. Initially offered as a four-colour inkjet print engine, up to a further three colours can be specified depending on the customer, although Genix 1200 inkjet print engines can be upgraded in the field, as and when there is a need for more colours.
Next up is Lenix 1200, a high-quality, water-based inkjet printbar that is said to address the needs of packaging, publishing and various other industrial applications.
This is a scalable option, allowing converters and integrators the option to go from a one-colour (monochrome) printbar with a 216mm printing width, to full-colour at 866mm. This can be upgraded in the field and also Lenix 1200 to be used as the core print engine of a new digital printing system or added onto an existing equipment to address variable or fixed data printing, according to KNIS.
Featuring Kyocera’s KJ4B EX1200 printheads – as Genix 1200 does – Lenix 1200 offers a native resolution of 1200 x 1200dpi, with variable drop size from 2-4pl. The customer can adapt the resolution to its need in term of quality and productivity by choosing between 1200 x 1200dpi up to 100m/min or 1200 x 600dpi up to 200m/min. Recirculation and automated cleaning/wiping help maximise the availability rate of the complete production machine. Dye, pigment or hybrid ink formulations can be used that are compatible with films or other non-porous substrates without need for special pre- or post-coating. A proprietary RIP is able to print fixed or variable data. Depending on the applications, the data can be pre ripped or ripped on the fly, although Lenix 1200 has an open system architecture, it could also be connected to the customer front end.
Jean-Marc Pasturel, global sales and marketing manager at KNIS, said, ‘We have installed Lenix 1200 print engines since early 2022 at a beta customer in the packaging market. The solution answers perfectly their need, technically and economically. We have already new projects coming in from different industries, confirming the interest of industrial companies in our solution.’
The Lenix 1200 1200 range of products is commercially available now.
