Termosiirde printerid Eidos Coditherm H-PAD

Eidos has been developing and patenting direct thermal transfer printing processes for over forty years. The solution is particularly effective for printing variable data in real time on industrial products. With Coditherm, the accuracy, reliability, cleanness and outstanding flexibility of this technology are available also for marking the most diverse materials and shapes. H-PAD is the Coditherm model made by Eidos specifically for printing text and variable codes in recessed areas of plastic containers. Evolution of the PAD model (well known for its reliability), H-PAD has a high power piston capable of developing a force of up to 2000 kg, in addition to new, higher performance pad heaters. With its innovative features, H-PAD is a leap forward in terms of performance:

• up to 150 x 100 mm transfer pads;
• large high-temperature energy transfer particularly useful for printing on PE and PP;
• low clearance printing ribbon guiding devices on the pad to the advantage of being able to penetrate in recessed areas with narrow margins with respect to the printed area;
• very small side margins (10 mm on the long side and 18 mm on the short side);
• interchangeable pad unit to the advantage of adaptability to the various application needs;
• minimum maintenance.

Printing inside recessed areas in containers requires very special technical requirements that H-PAD can fully satisfy. The pad is dimensioned to operate in recesses up to 20 mm deep. The high impression force contributes to flattening the plastic surface during printing. This makes the operation easier, the result more accurate and the better quality. The specific features and the potentials of H-PAD make it suitable to mark a wide variety of containers:

• externally structured food-grade boxes;
• stackable, foldable containers;
• industrial containers;
• waste collection bins on wheels (printing along the upper rim);
• baskets and trays.

H-PAD uses hot printing foil like thermal ribbons designed specifically for thermal transfer by Eidos. Two families of ribbons of different colours have been developed specifically for printing on plastic containers:

• 850 Series - ideal for PE type plastic, the printing results are particularly scratch- and solvent-resistant and adhesion is excellent;
• 950 Series - suitable for a wide range of applications, this uses an adhesive making it ideal for printing on PE, PP and PA; scratch-resistance is lower than the 850 Series; it is recommended for printing in recesses.