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Thinking Big with Timbermark
B3 model
B35 model
B85 model
Timbermark ID Systems has launched a new range of handheld thermal inkjet (TIJ) printers from Chinese manufacturer Zhuhai Bentsai Printing Technology Co. Ltd. These are ideal for both pallets and packaging.
W
ith the new larger print capability, designs have far
drawback. The fact that the B35 can double this print size and print a
greater impact, and visibility from a greater distance.
high-resolution mark onto timber or even composite blocks means we
Additionally, the 1” cartridges are available in aqueous
can now offer the right tool for the job.”
and solvent variants, so the printer can work on porous
Packing case manufacturers can use the B80 model, which has a
substrates such as paper and timber, and non-porous substrates such
market-leading, 100mm high print effect. This is achieved by stacking
as metal, plastic or glass.
four of the 1” heads and synchronising the printing through a contact
Timbermark sees great potential for these new products across
encoder wheel to keep the print heads in registration. A guide rail for
many industries and anticipates keen interest, particularly from pallet
this printer is available in a customisable length, up to 1.8m long, to
and case making businesses. Pallet manufacturers can use the 1”, B35
suit a variety of applications. The rails are inexpensive and are available
model to print stacks of assembled pallets, using the hand printer and
separately, so that a series of rails can be used to produce a jig suitable
guide rail. The ISPM HT mark is produced particularly effectively using
for each printing job.
this technique, and results in a mark that is supersharp, sized 25mm high by 50-60mm long, and can be applied in around one second. Additionally, there is a ‘group print’ feature, which allows the user to select multiple designs. The job is configured by the operator from the touch screen, and the printer cycles through the designs in the order selected. In this way, a pallet with a different stamp on each block can be marked without changing the printer setup, making the job as quick and as easy as stencilling, but with the quality of a desktop printer. Oxfordshire-based Timbermark has been supplying printer products and systems to the timber industry for 16 years. Managing director, Colin Stewart, says this handheld printer is just what many of his pallet manufacturing customers have been waiting for: “Customers like the precision and quality of mark offered by the TIJ printers,” says Colin. “But until now the height of the mark at just half an inch has been a big
Timber Trader UK Magazine
Spring 2021
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