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Inca Onset X HS Series

Inca has engineered modularity into the new platform meaning that upgrades can be carried out at customers’ sites

and the print bed. The 30 second set up
also takes advantage of the twenty-five
zone vacuum table coupled with an auto-
sliding skin, which significantly reduces
the need for manual masking. The Onset
X HS enables print service providers to
pro¬duce the widest spectrum of POS and
other graphics, from everyday signage to
the highest-quality backlit displays for
demanding markets such as cosmetics and
luxury consumer goods. The Onset X HS
can print on a wide range of materials,
including: foam PVC, PVC, foamboard,
corrugated board, display board, Reboard,
polystyrene, banner materials and
Dibond®.
What is the USP of the product?
Onset’s print engine and fast moving
vacuum bed are built on a very robust
chassis which enables pin-point drop
placement accuracy of billions of drops
What does it do? Specifications application specific robotic handling sys- per second, all day, every day. Inca’s pat-
Featuring three machines, the Onset X1 tems, and incorporating ‘30 second’ job set ented “print-a-shim” process takes the
HS, the Onset X2 HS and the Onset X3 High Quality, High up and ‘single cycle’ printing mode, the techno¬logy to the next level, optically
HS, the new range offers a dramatic Speed new HS range delivers another ‘step mapping and adjusting for optimum qual-
increase in speed and productivity – now change’ in inkjet printing. This step ity across the bed. Inca’s nozzle-mapping
printing up to a blistering 1,450m²/hr, Full-Width UV Lamp change results in super-fast print speeds feature minimizes print quality issues
System
more than 50 per cent higher than previ- and swift job changeover which increase caused by deviated, unstable or blocked
ously published throughput figures by uti- Mechanical productivity and machine utilisation. nozzles. It automatically identifies defec-
lising a new single cycle mode. Substrate Height Attributed to the ‘30 second’ set up, the tive nozzles; the software scans and analy-
Detectors (MSHDs) ses a printed test pattern, prevents jetting
When was it announced? critical tasks involved for bringing a job to from affected nozzles and compensates
In 2021 Inca added the X1 HS to the 25 Zone Vacuum the press have been massively reduced with adjacent functional nozzles. By dra-
Onset product family. This followed on Table with from an average of 15 minutes to 30 sec- matically minimising the use of deviating
from 2019 when Inca initially launched Automated Sliding onds. In that 30 seconds, automatic nozzles, we are confident that our printers
Skin
the world-bea¬ting Onset X HS platform. adjustment of UV shutters, vacuum table will maintain their maximum throughput.
Today, the HS pro¬duct, built on the sta- Vacuum Level zoning and robot automation effectors are How easy is it to implement and use?
bility of the original On¬set and X series, Monitoring configured simultaneously at the click of
provides a single-platform, scalable archi- button. This enhancement results in far The multi-language capable GUI for the
tecture that users can configure to provide Easy to Use less manual interventions and boosts the Onset X Series provides a powerful yet
the combination of speed and colours they Graphical User printer uptime and utilisation. easy-to-use printer and job management
need. Key to its flexibility is the unique Interface (GUI) Onset X HS has the ability to increase tool, which allows the operator to initiate
14-channel potential built into every productivity, boost efficiency and maxim- and finalise jobs as well as save settings,
Onset. Inca has engineered modularity Automated Side ise the job changeover process with auto- create print queues while managing and
Shutters
into the new platform meaning that mated robot effectors and side shutters optimising every stage of the print pro-
upgrades can be carried out at customers’ Robotic Substrate which adjust automatically according to cess. IncaConnect is a powerful suite of
sites and completed in just a few days. Handling Systems tools to allow remote job setup, detailed
substrate setup, elimi¬nating the need for production monitoring, bespoke automa-
How does it work? Colour Channels manual intervention synchronised with tion, and integration into existing MIS
Compatible with Inca Digital’s range of the automatic adjustment of the printer and prepress systems.
“Key to its flexibility is the unique 14-channel potential built into every Onset.”

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