Steel Tube Marking
Defintion of Task
- Steel pipes are marked with information such as the production date, work-shift number, the manufacturing origin and a product ID consisting of alphanumerical characters and logos
Special Product Specification
- Marking takes place under heavy unfavorable industrial conditions, i.e. hot environement, oily and dusty atmosphere
- Customer requires a good readable image with a strong contrast to differentiate well from the steel surface
- Steel pipes pass by the print head at a speed of up to 100 m/min (330 feet/min)
- Highly concentrated white pigmented ink is applied and the 16x10 bold font is used at the maximum print height of 47 mm (1,85 inches)
REA JET Solution
- REA JET 16-Nozzles Large Character Inkjet Printer (SKP 16/180)
- Ink supply unit: TV-PP 2L
- Ink: TPKD-WS 010
Advantages of the REA JET Solution
- Very strong contrast and well readable marking is reached by using a white pigmented ink
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