User Manual
PrecisionCore, Epson’s latest advance in the 500-year-old craft of printing, prom-
ises outstanding increases in speed along with improved output quality, bringing
inkjet printing to a new level. The heart of the technology is a next-generation print
chip, based on micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) technology, which uses
a 1-micron thin piezo actuator that acts like a pump to deposit ink with dramatic
speed and precision. PrecisionCore continues and extends Epson’s tradition of
providing renowned color quality and output durability across the widest range of
applications.
PrecisionCore is a highly scalable technology suited for products ranging from desk
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top printers to industrial systems such as large-scale label presses. Its modularity
allows PrecisionCore print chips to be arrayed in both moving serial printhead and
xed linehead congurations. And use of piezo technology allows great freedom in
ink chemistry, facilitating printing on a broad variety of substrates.
PrecisionCore is the product of one of the largest investments in research and de
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velopment in Epson’s history. It merges advances in materials science and MEMS
fabrication to continue to expand the company’s leadership in the print industry. It
continues the march toward ever more affordable inkjets, demonstrating Epson’s
continued commitment to providing customers with best-in-class capabilities.
Epson now has multiple opportunities to utilize the advantages of these new print
chips across its product line in volumes and with economies of scale that few can
match. PrecisionCore print chips give the company the ability to build the next gen
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eration of high-performance inkjet printers that can replace entire market segments,
including ofce laser printers, commercial screen printers, and traditional analog
presses.
In the following pages, Epson proudly introduces you to PrecisionCore’s grand de
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sign. Put simply, the ability to pump larger amounts of uid through densely packed
nozzles yields a multitude of small, round, precise dots. For the customer, this trans
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lates into better and faster output.
1. Breakthrough PrecisionCore Technology
(Executive Summary)
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