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EVOLUTION DM™ Ink Jet Printer Series

EVOLUTION  DM™ Ink Jet Printer Series

EVOLUTION DM™ Ink Jet Printer Series

Product catalog summary
Overview
The EVOLUTION DM is a high-resolution inkjet printer designed specifically for printing on the sides of egg cartons, particularly for use with Diamond Systems egg packaging machines. It offers the benefits of high-resolution printing without the mess and time-consuming changeovers associated with traditional contact-style printers.

Technology and Design
The printer is powered by Hewlett Packard's inkjet technology, ensuring reliability and efficiency. It is compact and affordable, designed and manufactured by Digital Design.

System Components
The EVOLUTION DM comes as a complete system ready for installation, including mounting brackets, an extended printhead module, a remote product sensor, and a universal junction box for connectivity.

Mounting and Adjustability
A unique mounting bracket allows for easy adjustment of the printhead in multiple directions, accommodating various egg carton widths.

Print Resolution and Speed
The printer delivers high-quality prints at 300 dpi and can operate at production line speeds of up to 200 feet per minute.

Model Variants
Three versions are available:
  • EV-DM-AHD: Basic system printing up to two lines of text with standard character sizes.
  • EV1-DM-AHD3: Includes a full software package with features like automatic date rollover, time, sequential numbering, and more.
  • EV2-DM-AHD: Offers the same software as EV1-DM-AHD3 but can print up to four lines of text with various character sizes.
Optional font sizes are available for all models.

Networking and Control
The system can control up to 32 printhead modules via an RS 485 data link, with each module having a unique address. Complete PC control is available through optional EVOLUTION-NET software.

Technical Specifications
  • Production Speed: Up to 200 feet per minute at 300 dpi.
  • Ink Supply: 42ml cartridge with various color options.
  • Power: Drawn directly from Diamond Systems machines.
  • Environmental Conditions: Operates between 50F - 104F with up to 80% RH non-condensing.
  • Physical Dimensions: Controller and printhead module dimensions provided.

Features
Standard and optional features include a handheld controller, alpha/numeric character set, control of multiple printheads, programmable settings, and multiple language prompts. The EV-Net software allows for PC control of up to 32 printers.
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Catalog excerpts

EVOLUTION  DM™ Ink Jet Printer Series-1

EVOLUTION D M Ink Jet Printer Series High Resolution Egg Carton Ink Jet Printer EVOLUTION DM has been designed for printing onto the side of egg cartons. The DM is specifically intended for Diamond Systems egg packaging machines. Evolution DM delivers all of the benefits of a high resolution ink jet printer with a fully loaded software package and takes away the mess and time consuming changeovers of the contact style imprinters normally associated with egg carton coding. Inkjet Technology by Hewlett Packard Designed and manufactured by Digital Design, EVOLUTION D M is powered with ink jet technology by Hewlett Packard. This combination gives you the benefits of an affordable, compact, and efficient design coupled with the reliability of printhead technology by Hewlett Packard. EVOLUTION D M is complete and ready to install right out of the box. The system includes the mounting bracketry, an extended printhead module, remote product sensor and universal junction box for connecting power, sensor and other functions directly to the printhead. Mounting Bracketry A unique mounting bracket bolts directly onto the denester. This bracket allows in, out, up and down adjustment of the printhead and moves with the denester as it is set up for varying egg carton widths. Optimum Print Resolution EVOLUTION D M delivers bold, highly legible and fully formed characters in a print resolution of 300 dpi at production line speed of up to 200 feet per minute. Actual print sample from EV DM. Evolution DM with 2 printheads shown mounted on an 8200 Diamond Machines egg packager. Three DM Versions Available. EV-DM-AHD is a basic system that will print up to two lines of text. No additional software is included. Standard character sizes are 1/2” and 7/32”. EV1-DM-AHD3 offers a fully loaded software package which allows automatic date roll over in a variety of formats. It also includes time, sequential numbering, date offset and other software features. EV2-DM-AHD includes the same software package as the above system, but offers the ability to print up to four lines of text. One line of 1/2”, two lines of 7/32”, three lines of 1/8” or four lines of 3/32”. Optional fonts sizes are available for all three models. EV-DM printhead with extended C

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EVOLUTION  DM™ Ink Jet Printer Series-2

S = Standard O = Optional N/A = Not Available Production Speed Up to 200 feet (61m) per minute @ 300dpi Ink Supply Cartridge volume: 42ml Porous Colors: Black, Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, UV Visible Semi-Porous Colors: Black, Blue, Red Low ink monitoring Networking Capabilities The hand held controller has the capability of controlling up to 32 individual printhead modules through via a RS 485 data link. The printhead modules have a discreet address which is used to identify them for message entry functions and are inter-connected with standard CAT 5 cable. Complete PC control of the EVOLUTION...

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