Developed jointly by FujiFilm Dimatix and FujiFilm Corporation, the new SAMBAT inkjet technology utilizes Dimatix’ proprietary MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) fabrication methods, VersaDropT multi-pulsing jetting capability and Meniscus Replenishment Technology. Collectively, these technologies and other innovations enable printhead nozzles to be arranged in a matrix array with improved meniscus formation and ink recirculation to provide unparalleled stability, uniformity, maintainability and scalability in a compact package.
FujiFilm Dimatix announces the companies’ new SAMBA technology will be on display at Messe Düsseldorf in Hall 8b, stand B03. FujiFilm Corporation is demonstrating this technology in its new Digital Color Press also in Hall 8b, at stand A25.
The first implementation of SAMBA inkjet technology is in a parallelogram-shaped ‘printhead on a chip’ that measures a mere 45mm deep and packs 2048 jets per module at 1200 dot-per-inch spacing, and is capable of pulsing fluids at up to 100,000 cycles/second (100kHz) – the highest jetting frequencies yet developed.
Owing to industry-first native drop volumes of 0.1, 1.0 and 2.0 picoliters (trillionths of a liter), made possible by FujiFilm Dimatix’s advanced Shaped Piezo Silicon MEMS fabrication methods, SAMBAT printhead modules are constructed from robust inert materials and jet a wide variety of inks in grayscale using VersaDropT multi-pulse jetting capability at up to 1200dpi resolution and at production speeds for printing, photographic and display graphics applications. The unique attributes of Shaped Piezo Silicon fabrication allow the printhead module’s drop volume to be less than 1 picoliter, essential for small-feature materials deposition applications in both single pass and scanning architectures.
Because of its scalability, SAMBA technology enables many SAMBA printhead modules to be placed end-to-end to form a single, tightly integrated SAMBA ‘Print Bar’. These SAMBAT Print Bars can be varied in length to accommodate industry standard press sizes serving diverse printing applications from multi-page signatures to large packaging designs. Multiple SAMBAT Print Bars can be configured in precisely aligned, adjacent clusters to enable high-speed single pass grayscale printing of multicolour inks and varnishes. Colour-to-colour spacing of less than 50 mm allows four individual colour channels to be located within a space of only 200mm depth. SAMBAT technology also allows single pass micro-deposition of functional fluids used in manufacturing products such as photovoltaic arrays, printable electronics and LCD displays.
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