Evolution I - Jet Inkjet Printer

Complete Solution:
Evolution I is a High Resolution inkjet printer. It is the first in a series of printers that has been designed at a price competitive with contact style "roller coders" still being used in production facilities today.

Evolution I is complete and ready to install right out of the box. The system includes the mounting bracket, a hand held controller with tactile keypad for message entry and the printhead module with internal product sensor.

inkjet Technology by Hewlett Packard:
Designed by Digital Design, the is powered with inkjet technology by Hewlett Packard. This combination gives you the benefits of an affordable, compact and efficient design coupled with the reliability of printhead technology by Hewlett Packard.

Optimum Print Resolution:
Evolution I delivers board, highly legible and fully formed characters in a print resolution of 300dpi at production line speeds of up to 200 feet per minute (61m/min).

Variable Character Heights:
Standard within the system is the ability to print a one line message in 1/2" characters, or two lines of text in 7/32" high characters. Selecting the character size is accomplished through the font key on the hand held controller.

Additional font styles and character sizes are available as options.

Ink Supply:
Built into the printhead is a 42cc ink reservoir. Once the ink in the cartridge is depleted, it can be removed, disposed of and a new ink cartridge inserted in just moments.

Breakaway Printhead Protection:
On a typical powered conveyor or cast taper, corrugated cartons can sometimes come through off center or skewed. The horizontal mounting rod that holds the printhead module has been designed with a breakaway feature that moves the printhead out of harms way should the carton come in contact with it. A detent in the assembly allows you to securely snap the printhead module back into position after the misaligned carton has past.

Add-On Printheads:
Adding another printhead is as simple as sliding it on. Each printhead module is manufactured with a dovetail slot on one side and a dovetail slide on the other. You can attach up to three additional printhead on a single bracket by simply inserting the slide on one into the slot on the other. A small RS485 data cable is then used to connect the modules. This allows the hand held controller to network all of the printheads on the production line.

Customized:
Evolution I is supplied with a built in font style. Optional alternative font styles and character heights are available and can be downloaded into the printhead modules through flash card media.

Logos are another option and up to three can be downloaded into the printhead module and the message through the same style flash card.

Networking Capabilities:
The hand held controller has the capability of controlling up to 32 individual printhead modules through the use of a RS485 data cable. A small data cable is used to connect the individual modules on the same production line while a longer cable connects them to the printhead modules on the next production line in the manufacturing area. All of the modules have a discreet address which is used to identify them for message entry functions.

Complete PC control on the EVOLUTION network through our EVOLUTION-NET software is available as an option.