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TBC
360° Seamless Tapered Object & Cylinder Printing

The TBC UV-LED inkjet printer is specially engineered for direct printing on tapered objects and cylinders, such as cups, bottles, tins and cans, and supports a wide range of materials, including metal, glass, paper, wood and plastic.

Compared with traditional printing techniques, such as pad printing, screen printing, and label printing, TBC has prominent advantages in being free from plates, fast warm-up, as well as short turnaround time. TBC is an ideal choice for short-run printing, customized printing, and package proofing.

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Features

Complete Digital Printing System

Fixture Connector with Adjustable Angles

  • With standard connector available, operators can install corresponding fixtures according to specific shapes, dimensions or structures of their printed objects to achieve accurate positioning and tightly fastening, ensuring stable high-speed rotation, quick loading, and quick unloading.

  • Equipped with the angle adjustment device, TBC will lead you to high quality final color prints, including trendy tapered open cups and neat cylindrical thermos bottles.

Segmented UV Curing Control for Maximum Printing Productivity

(Only available in the upgraded version)

The irradiation area of the UV lamp is divided into several segments, each of which can be individually controlled for activation. This function achieves simultaneous printing of white, color, and varnish while presenting a perfect glossy effect. When printing with varnish is required, the printing productivity is increased by more than 50% on average compared to the previous technology.

Perfect 360° Seamless Rotary Printing on Tapered Objects & Cylinders

  • Thanks to the Rotational Print Pass Method (RPPM) and Special Print Head Arrangement Method, TBC is endowed with amazing print productivity and print quality for tapered objects and cylinders.

  • The Ink Droplet Conversion Algorithm realizes consistent resolutions and stable visual effects for bottle or cup sets in different sizes.

  • TBC also uses the Ink Droplet Compensation Algorithm to avoid image deformation on different sections of the tapered object, and ensure excellent visual effect.

  • 360° Seamless Printing

    without Gaps and Overlaps

  • Double-Sided Decoration

    on transparent materials

  • Embossed Printing

    on glass candle holder

  • High-Drop Printing

    on irregular or uneven surfaces

  • Packaging Application

    for short-run printing,
    customized printing,
    and proofing

Based on an all-in-one design concept, the small and compact Print Head Maintenance Module allows automatic purging, wiping and capping for convenient unattended operation.


Automatic Print Head Protection System monitors whether the print heads will be scratched or exposed to UV lights, and immediately stops the movement of the carriage in case of the emergency situations, effectively ensuring the safety of print heads.

Positioning Sensors indicate the position of the print object and enable to quickly set the printing area, achieving efficient and precise printing.

Applications

Specifications

Print System DOD piezo electric grayscale print heads, automatic voltage and temperature control

UV-LED curing system with multiple UV lamp control
Media Type White/ black/ colored tapered objects and cylinders

Metal, paper, plastic, wood, glass, etc.
Ink System UV curable C, M, Y, K, White, Varnish, and Primer inks

1 L main ink tank for each color

Automatic ink supply system

Active negative pressure system
Operational Environment Temperature: 16-28°C (61-82°F)

Humidity: 40-70% (Recommended)

Altitude: up to 1000 m (3281 ft)

Electrical: single phase 220V±10% (50/ 60 Hz, AC); 3A; 660W
RIP and User Interface ColorPRINT Bottle RIP software

Color LCD Display Panel

Printer Control Software (PCS)
Formats Popular desktop file formats, including JPEG, TIFF, PDF, EPS and DCS
Connectivity Gigabit Ethernet interface
Printer Model
TBC



Printed Object

Shape
Tapered Objects & Cylinders


Size

Length: 0 - 270mm (0" - 10.63")
Top diameter: 40 - 120mm (1.57" - 4.72")
Bottom diameter: 40 - 120mm (1.57" - 4.72")
Rotary Degree of Object
360°
Printable Size
Feeding direction (R-axis): entire surface of the objects
Printing length (Y-axis): within 220 mm (8.66”) (Standard)
                                        within 240 mm (9.45”) (Upgraded)
Printer Dimensions (W × D × H)
1373 mm × 670 mm × 1654 mm (54.1” × 26.4” × 65.1”)


PRINT PRODUCTIVITY

Bottle
Diameter
Image Size
Print
Resolution
Color
                                 Printing Productivity           Unit: bottles/ hr.
Production Mode
( Standard )
Quality Mode
( Standard )
Production Mode
( Upgraded )
Quality Mode
( Upgraded )
70 mm
(2.76")
60 × 220 mm
(2.36" × 8.66")
600 × 900 dpi
CMYK
225 157 230 188
W + CMYK
180 129 206 159
W + CMYK + V
138 92 169 131
100 × 220 mm
(3.94" × 8.66")
600 × 900 dpi
CMYK
164 106 196 166
W + CMYK 129 87 189 141
W + CMYK + V
97 62 164 121

Software

ColorPRINT Bottle/ Cup

Whether it is cylindrical bottle or conical cup, ColorPRINT Bottle/ Cup Software has the capability of precisely controlling the amount of ink and the locations of droplets to achieve consistent color and excellent print quality. Bottle/ Cup template allows you to define print locations of images by inputting diameter, height, UV width and UV start position. In addition, the color and print quality of bottle/ cup can be set by your preference. It also offers an intuitive 2D/ 3D preview of the job.


  • Intuitive main interface with 2D/ 3D preview
  • Basic parameters can be set in one view
  • ICC color management
  • Object template to define print locations
  • Automatic white ink background choke
  • Variable data printing


Printer Control Software (PCS)

  • Sends job control commands to print, abort, pause, resume and reset
  • Displays real-time status information of the printer and job
  • Z-axis height control
  • Check nozzle circular; Horizontal calibration
  • White ink circulation control
  • Multiple UV lamp control

Inks

NuviINK® Graphics series

If you are looking for an ink that is vibrant and able to print photo-realistic images on a wide variety of media, NuviINK® will satisfy your needs! NuviINK® Graphics series includes from UV ink to water-based ink, from solvent ink to mild-solvent ink. 


NuviINK® UV ink includes:

Used for Ricoh print heads: 

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