The Linx 8900 CIJ printer makes operation, reliability and efficiency easier than ever, so you can spend more time coding, and increasing output from your production line. With 3 lines of text, barcodes, symbols and numbers from 1.8mm and up to 20mm high, the Linx 8900 is a flexible coding option for both primary and secondary packaging. The Linx 8900 can help you track your line productivity by monitoring the printer output based on your own targets, in real time e.g. batch counts, output/hour rates. The screensaver clearly displays whether you are on or off target

1. Distributor Conference 2015
The New Linx 8900 Continuous Ink Jet Printer
Maximum efficiency. Minimal effort.

2. The simplest CIJ printer….
…driving more efficiency
The most reliable CIJ printer….
…delivering best uptime
Introducing the Linx 8900

3. Presentation contents
• What is the Linx 8900?
• What makes the Linx 8900
different?
• How the Linx 8900 will help you
• Linx proven capability
• How to find out more

4. What is the Linx 8900?
The Linx 8900 is a continuous ink jet
printer which:
• provides non-contact printing onto
products as they move on the
production line
• prints up to three lines of text, logos,
barcodes, QR codes and other
graphics
• prints characters in a dot matrix format,
from heights of 2mm to 20mm
• prints onto products moving at up to
3.65 metres/second
• prints onto virtually any surface,
including curved surfaces such as
bottles
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5. What the product can do for you
Simple and reliable setup and coding onto almost any product…
…and helping you to increase your production line
efficiency whilst coding!

6. Specification Summary
• IP55 enclosure - suitable for washdown environments
• Print speeds up to 3.65m/s
• Prints text, dates, times, sequential numbers, logos, barcodes, QR
codes
• Customisable user log ins and customisable screen buttons
• Simple one button access to edit a message
• Carton coding option (20mm high characters)
• High resolution touch screen, protected with tough solvent proof
polyester cover
• 38 watts typical power use when printing
• Consumables: ink cartridges, solvent cartridges, service module
• Up to 18 months/13,000 hours between service module changes
• Connections: photocell, shaft encoder, alarm, Ethernet, USB (optional
RS232)

7. What makes the Linx 8900 different?
The Linx 8900 is….
…more simple than other CIJ
printers, helping you to achieve more
efficiency than ever before
• One-touch cartridge refills
• Unique efficiency reporting
• The easiest user interface
…more reliable than other CIJ
printers, giving you more uptime than ever
before
• The most reliable printhead
• Secure fluid refills
• Self-service with longer intervals

8. Designed, developed & built in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, UK

9. What the Linx 8900 means for you

10. The Simplest
CIJ printer

11. One Touch Cartridge Refills
What this means for you
• Longer time between
interventions
• Mistake-free refills – you cannot
get it wrong!
• Mess-free refills
Delivered by
• Tool-less refills
• 8 hours from fluid low warning to
printer stop
• Automatic fluid checking system
(RFID), 1 litre solvent and 0.5 litre
ink cartridges

12. Unique Efficiency Reporting
What this means for you
• Maximise output in real time
• Output and productivity
measurement at no extra cost
• Faster information, easier
reporting
Delivered by
• Real-time output measurement on
screen
• Production stoppage logging
displayed on screen
• Output and stoppage reporting
data extracted via USB

13. The Easiest User Interface
What this means for you
• Quick and accurate code set up
• Simplest code changes
• Fewer coding mistakes
Delivered by
• One-touch message editing whilst
printing
• Large, high-resolution touch
screen
• Customisable home screen, user
log ins

14. The most reliable
CIJ printer

15. The Most Reliable Printhead
What this means for you
• Longest intervals between cleans,
saving time and reducing waste
• Cleaner operation
• More reliable performance in
challenging environments
• Better print quality
Delivered by
• New Mk11 printhead with “push-
pull” drop positioning field
• Unique Linx autoflush, typically 3
months, and up to 6 months,
between printhead cleaning
• New smoother two tube conduit

16. Secure Fluid Refill
What this means for you
• Mess-free, less time spent cleaning,
no exposure to fluids
• No downtime from refill errors
• No downtime and waste from
seasonal shutdowns
Delivered by
• Needle and septum cartridge seal
• RFID identification of right fluid type, in
date fluids
• Different cartridge sizes and shapes
for ink and solvent, prevent mix ups

17. Self Service Module & On-screen Wizard
What this means for you
• Easy and quick self-service
• No service visit costs
• Fewer filter changes
• No need to take printer off-line
• Fewer parts and fluids to dispose
Delivered by
• Self-service module, filters and ink
changed in one quick step
• Takes ~ 30 minutes
• Up to 18 months service interval

18. Proven Linx capability is built in

19. The Linx printhead – sealed and protected
Designed for reliability
• All components are protected
• Printhead cleaning is minimised
• When cleaning is required, the
sealed design makes this easier,
with no risk of component
damage
• There are no exposed wires or
pipe connections
• There are no adjustment points,
as there is no adjustment
required!

20. Auto Power Down, for clean start ups
Power down from the screen
• Printer automatically switches
off after self cleaning routine
• Can also power down after
periods of inactivity to save
energy
• Removes the need to operate
mains power switches at the
wall
• Removes the chance of
mistakes

21. Linx electronic viscosity control
Controlling viscosity without moving
mechanical parts or heaters
• Solvent-based inks change viscosity
over time, and with temperature
• Linx printers instantly adjust to this, for
reliable, consistent printing
• Electronic jet-speed measurement at the
printhead instead of mechanical
measurement in the printer, no moving
parts
• Temperature is measured in the
printhead, not fixed using a heater – no
need to heat ink, no warm up waiting
time

22. How to find out more

23. How to find out more
See our website, www.linxglobal.com/8900
for more information including:
• datasheets and specifications
• information on Linx inks and accessories
See the product for yourself:
• we can demonstrate the Linx 8900 at your
premises
• no special setup is required, just an electrical
supply

24. The Linx 8900
Maximum Efficiency. Minimal effort
The Linx 8900 is….
…more simple than other CIJ printers,
helping you to achieve more efficiency than ever
before
• One-touch cartridge refills
• Unique efficiency reporting
• The easiest user interface
…more reliable than other CIJ printers,
giving you more uptime than ever before
• The most reliable printhead
• Secure fluid refills
• Self-service with longer intervals

25. The simplest….
…driving more efficiency
The most reliable….
…delivering best uptime

26. Distributor Conference 2015
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