Continuous Inkjet Coder - Linx 7900

Are you paying more than you should on additional features for your current coding equipment? The Linx 7900 continuous inkjet range of printers offer advanced additional features as standard, providing value for money with no hidden costs.

The Linx 7900 industrial inkjet coder is an advanced printing machine which can be used in many different types of industries and for a wide range of coding requirements. Some examples of inkjet coding applications are as follows: printing lot or date codes onto high speed bottling lines, coding longer messages with more detailed information onto continuous pipe or extrusion lines, printing mutiple lines onto products at higher speeds and printing lighter colored pigmented inks onto opaque substrates.

The Linx 7900 inkjet coder is available as a pigmented inkjet coder and can be configured for high speed printing.

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Linx 7900: Large colour user interface and prompted fields for quick and easy message creation. IP55-rated with a curved stainless steel enclosure.

Sealed Printhead: The unique hermetically sealed printhead is adjustment free, increasing productivity and eliminating costly service calls. Predictable service intervals of up to 9,000 hours.

Full Keyboard: Integral QWERTY keyboard (full size) and 1/4 VGA back-lit colour display, printer status indicators (4 LEDs). Dynamic message and logo storage capacity (up to 1000 typical messages)

Traversing System:The 7900 can be incorporated into a traversing system to quickly and efficiently code across multiple items.

Various inks available: Range of inks available, including low evaporation, low taint, and a wide spectrum of colors - thus allowing to print on many substrates.

Excellent print tolerance: Even when surfaces are not flat or still (eg. moving bottles), and are 10mm or more away from the printhead

Air knife system: Integrated printhead and air knife system ensures that the print area on the bottle is dried prior to printing. - thus printing always occurs on the dried area, keeping your code quality consistently high.

Quality inks: Linx Black bottling ink 1058 penetrates condensation and provides good print quality and permanence right up to the point of its removal in caustic bottle washers

Various ink colors available: The CJ400 inkjet coder can use many different ink types and colors

Date and lot coding: The CJ400 inkjet coder is capable of printing 3 lines of information such as date coding, lot number coding, time data and text onto various types of substrates.

Small, compact and rigid design: Only 17.8 inches wide by 12.75 inches in depth by 14.3 inches high

UV Coding: Discreet or UV coding inks available for industries such as wine bottle coding or other discreet code applications

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Supporting Equipment

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Linx 7900 Continous Inkjet Printer Features

Optional Linx Insight® enables remote monitoring from a smart phone, plus message download.
QuickSwitch® software allows simple and accurate code changes using a barcode scanner
USB port means easy transfer of messages between printers.
Intelligent ink system enables up to 9000 hours* between scheduled service intervals

Performance
General Features
Programming
Input/Output
Downloads/PDFs
Dimensionals

Printhead	Micro	Mini	Ultima*	Midi*	Midi EC	Ultima plus	Midi plus
Lines of print supported	1,2,3 or 4	1 or 2	1,2 or 3	1,2,3,4 or 5	1,2 or 3	1,2 or 3	1,2,3,4 or 5
Character height range	1.1 to 8.0 mm	1.4 to 6.7 mm	1.8 to 7.8 mm	1.8 to 12 mm	1.8 to 10.5 mm	2.1 to 9.5 mm	2.1 to 13.8 mm
Maximum speed: single line print, wide pitch, High Performance print option	8.41 m/s	6.83 m/s	6.25 m/s	6.28 m/s	6.28 m/s	7.28 m/s	2.10 m/s
Maximum number of characters per second	2222	2667	2222	1905	1905	2133	821
High Performance (HP) print option	Option	Option	Option	Option	Option	Option
Linx 7900	Option	Option	Standard	Option		Option	Option
Linx 7900 Spectrum (for pigmented inks)						Standard	Option
Linx 7900 Solver (for lowest solvent consumption)	Option	Option	Standard	Option
Linx 7900 Swift (for high speed lines)		Standard
Linx 7900FG (for Food Grade inks)					Standard
Linx 7900BC (for wet bottle coding)			Standard	Option

*For certain inks, Ultima A and Midi A printheads replace Ultima and Midi printheads, to provide reliable performance. Print speeds are unchanged.

Single button startup and shutdown
Simple menu-driven WYSIWYG message creation and editing
SureFill® mistake-proof refill system and on-screen fluid level indicators
Integral QWERTY keyboard (full size) and 1/4 VGA back-lit colour display, printer status indicators (4 LEDs)
USB port for copy and back up of message and printer settings
FullFlush® automatic printhead and conduit flush
Saving remote field data over a power cycle
Linx Insight® remote printer control and status view
Auto power-off
Automatic diagnostics
Multiple operator languages (user selectable)
Dynamically adjusted service interval up to 6000 hours (dependent on ink type and environment)
Password-protected functions
Dynamic message and logo storage capacity (up to 1000 typical messages)
Prompted fields

Physical Characteristics

Base and enclosure: (Stainless steel)
IP55 environmental protection rating**: (GS, CE, GOST R, NRTL, FCC) - not available for 7900 Spectrum
IP65 environmental protection rating**: (standard for 7900 Spectrum, not available with 7900FG printers)
Mounting options: (Bench or console)
Operating temperature range: 5 – 45°C (FG: 0 – 40°C)
Humidity range -r.h., non-condensing: (90% max)
Power supply: (100-230V, 50/60Hz)
Power consumption: (60W - typical when printing - excluding FG and Spectrum)
Power rating: (200W)
Weight: (21kg - Spectrum and FG, 24kg)

Programming and printing facilities

Fixed and variable text
Upper and lower case characters
Graphics/logo printing
Logo creation and editing, on-screen
QuickSwitch® message selection and editing using bar code scanner
Bar codes EAN 8, EAN 13, 2 of 5, ITF, Code 39, Code 128, UPC-A, GS1 128 linear barcode
Data Matrix 2D codes
Bold factor (up to 10 times)
Height, width and delay functions for easy code sizing and positioning
Standard and user-definable formats for shift coding
7900FG: Egg coder configuration matches service interval to flock life, and provides reliable operation in barn environments
7900 Spectrum: Inverse Image barcodes and text e.g. white on black
Remote communications interface
Real-time clock functions
Automatic date forward function
Batch coding and counting
Sequential numbering and messages
Dynamic reverse and invert printing for traversing lines
Rotated character (‘tower’) printing
Message creation/editing whilst printing
Flexible print trigger options
LogoJet PC-based message and logo creation software - optional
7900 Swift: narrow fonts for coding onto small print areas
7900 Spectrum: programmable pre-set ink mix times

Connections/Interfacing for

Shaft encoder
Primary and secondary product detectors
External single stage alarm output
USB
RS232
Ethernet
External multi-stage alarm output - optional
Parallel I/O - optional
Multiple printer triggering from single product detector/shaft encoder - optional
Volt-free contact alarm connection (e.g. for use with external mains-driven alarm) - optional

Printhead Options

2m conduit
4m conduit (not available with Solver or FG printers) - optional
90° printhead configuration - optional
Positive air purge to printhead - optional
Cutaway printhead cover tube - optional
Magnetic shielded cover tube - optional
Midi Short Reach Right Angled (SRRA) printhead (for 7900, Solver), length 130mm - optional

Ink Range	Linx 7900	Linx 7900 Spectrum	Linx 7900 Solver	Linx 7900 Swift	Linx 7900BC	Linx 7900FG
Linx MEK base (dye-based/soft pigmented)	Standard	Standard (soft pigmented)	Standard	Standard (1240, 1405)	Standard (1058)
Linx mixed base	Standard		Standard
Linx ethanol base	Standard
Linx MEK base High Opacity pigmented inks		Standard
Linx Food Grade inks						Standard