TBC/ TB
Industrial Inkjet Printer for 360° Seamless Taper/ Cylinder Printing

TBC/ TB industrial color UV-LED inkjet printers are specially engineered for direct printing on tapers/ cylinders, such as cups, bottles, tins and cans, and support a wide range of materials, including metal, glass, paper, wood and plastic.

Compared with traditional taper/ cylinder printing, like pad printing, screen printing and label printing, TBC/ TB has prominent advantages in being free from plates, fast warm-up, as well as short turnaround time. Also superior to digital thermal transfer printers, TBC/ TB owns more accurate colors, easier operation and lower costs.

Thanks to professional color management technology and proprietary VDS (Variable Droplet Size) control technology, TBC/ TB is specialized in producing smooth gradients, vivid images, and crisp small-sized text on tapers/ cylinders.

Highlighted by simplified workflow and easy operation, TBC/ TB boosts up the print productivity, earning the reputation as an ideal choice for various emerging markets in short-run printing, customized and personalized printing, package proofing applications, etc.

Directly prints onto metal, glass, wood, plastic, paper, etc.
Proprietary LED UV curable inks

TBC/ TB
TBC/ TB
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TBC/ TB

Case Stories

AMICA’s TBC Direct-to-Bottle Inkjet Printer Applied by Our European OEM Customer

One of our European OEM customers applied AMICA’s 100% proprietary TBC Direct-to-Bottle Inkjet Printer for printing on steel bottles and plastic bottles.

Features

Customized Printing Methods & Algorithms

Through relentless exploration and practice, we have developed TBC/ TB integrated multiple proven and innovative technologies of great significance to achieve perfect print output effects on tapers/ cylinders.

Thanks to the Rotational Print Pass Method (RPPM) and Special Print Head Arrangement Method for taper/ cylinder printing, TBC/ TB is endowed with amazing print productivity and quality.
The Ink Droplet Compensation Algorithm is specially developed for taper printing, ensuring even image density on different sections of the taper and avoiding image deformation.
When printing the same content onto different cylinders, the Ink Droplet Conversion Algorithm realizes consistent resolutions and stable visual effects, ideal for printing bottle/ cup sets with identical patterns and colors but in different sizes.
Combining special algorithms with real-time monitoring and feedback, TBC/ TB thoroughly eliminates gaps or overlaps of images in 360° seamless printing.
TBC/ TB supports Colorful Variable Data Printing, including logos, images, texts, numbers, codes, etc.

Fixture Connector with Adjustable Angles

The maximum printing length of TBC/ TB is 220mm; it allows to print onto objects of 40-120mm in diameter and 0-270mm in length. 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 and quick loading/ unloading. Equipped with the angle adjustment device, TBC/ TB will lead you to high quality final color prints, including trendy tapered open cups, neat cylindrical thermos bottles and tapers/ cylinders with threaded caps or not.

Highlights

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.

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.

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

Specifications

Print System	DOD piezo electric grayscale print heads, automatic voltage and temperature control UV-LED curing system

Media Type	White/ black/ colored tapers/ cylinders Metal, paper, plastic, wood, glass, etc.

Ink System	UV curable C, M, Y, K, White, Varnish, and Primer inks 1L 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 1000m (3281ft) Electrical: single phase 220V±10% (50/ 60Hz, 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	TB
Printed Object	Shape	Taper/ Cylinder	Cylinder
	Size	Length: 0 - 270mm (0" - 10.63") Top diameter: 40 - 120mm (1.57" - 4.72") Bottom diameter: 40 - 120mm (1.57" - 4.72")	Length: 0 - 270mm (0" - 10.63") Diameter: 40 - 120mm (1.57" - 4.72")
Rotary Degree of Object		360°
Printable Size		Feeding direction (R-axis): entire surface of the objects Print head moving direction (Y-axis): within 220mm
Printer Dimensions (W × D × H)		1373mm × 670mm × 1654mm (54.1" × 26.4" × 65.1")

PRINT PRODUCTIVITY

Bottle Diameter	Image Size	Print Resolution	Color	Productivity
				Production Mode	Quality Mode
70mm (2.76")	60mm × 219.8mm (2.36" × 8.65")	600 × 900dpi	CMYK	16 sec.	23 sec.
			CMYK + W	20 sec.	28 sec.
			CMYK + W + V	26 sec.	39 sec.
	100mm × 219.8mm (3.94" × 8.65")	600 × 900dpi	CMYK	22 sec.	34 sec.
			CMYK + W	28 sec.	41 sec.
			CMYK + W + V	37 sec.	58 sec.

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
Automatic white ink background choke

Printer Control Software (PCS)

Interactively controls the printer, monitors printer status, and sets printer options
Sends job control commands to print, abort, pause, resume or reset
Check Nozzle Circular; Horizontal Calibration
Z-axis Height Control
No/ Transparent Bottle Detection; Collision 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:

GUSAC

For more information, please download the GUSAC TDS.
The GUSAC ink has passed the US California Proposition 65 test. Please download and view the PROP 65 Test Report.
GUV VARNISH

The GUV VARNISH ink has passed the US California Proposition 65 test. Please download and view the PROP 65 Test Report.
GUV-SR VARNISH
GUM PRIMER, GUM-LT PRIMER

PRINT PRODUCTIVITY

ColorPRINT Bottle/ Cup

Printer Control Software (PCS)

NuviINK® Graphics series

NuviINK® UV ink includes:

- Used for Ricoh print heads:

- Used for Ricoh print heads:

NuviINK^® Graphics series

NuviINK^®UV ink includes: