Ventec Giga Solutions & Hi-Print Team up to Launch World's First 3-Color Inkjet Printing Solution

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Ventec Giga Solutions, Ventec’s value-added PCB equipment division, and leading inkjet printer manufacturer Hi-Print have teamed up to launch the industry’s most cutting-edge inkjet printer for solder mask technology. Featuring the world’s first completely flexible three-color ink supply system with up to ten state-of-the-art printheads, the Hi-Print SD11 Inkjet printer is a flexible, scalable, modular and reconfigurable system designed for future-proof PCB manufacturing.

Users of the new Inkjet printer will benefit from its fully flexible configuration capability for 3 Solder Mask colors, or 2 colors, plus legend or any other combination. Designed for breakthrough quality, speed, flexibility and scalability, the new SD11’s unique direct high-quality digital print performance ensures unrivaled edge definition, print consistency and no bleeding.

By replacing screen-, exposure- and development processes, this innovative automated inkjet printing solution contributes to enhanced quality assurance and increased productivity for PCB manufacturers.

Key benefits and features of the new SD11 Inkjet Printer include:​​​​

Flexibility

• Highly configurable 3-color ink supply system;
• Up to 10 printheads for industry’s biggest choice of configurations;
• Modular architecture enables application-specific configurations.

Reliability & Quality

• Proven advanced printhead technology;
• Zero-Waste;
• Integrated printhead maintenance system;
• Higher NPI and grayscale industrial precision printing;
• Code printing and product ID traceable;
• Multi-CCD positioning and high accuracy.

Cost Efficiency

• Robust Gantry System for highest speed and accuracy;
• Small Footprint offers the industry’s best cost-optimized solution;
• Reduced labor, equipment, energy, material, and operating costs.

"The SD11 is yet another example of Hi-Print’s market-leading position in the field of solder mask printing. Developed out of a partnership between Ventec Giga Solutions and Hi-Print, this innovative solution is designed with key productivity enhancing innovations at its core, giving users efficiency gains from highest throughput and lowest cost-of-ownership,” says Ramesh Dhokia, Business Unit Director of Ventec Giga Solutions. 

Steven Shi, Chief Engineer of products at Hi-Print, commented: “Our new SD11 Inkjet Printer keeps pace with the rapidly evolving needs of the market and delivers highest flexibility, quality and precision along with the fast cycle times demanded by the next generation of PCB manufacturing technology.” 

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