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Search Search Home / Product Series UV Single Pass Printer Series Single Pass Printer Series Contact Us Share this blog Facebook Linkedin Twitter You may like UV One-Pass Printer or Water-Based One-Pass Printer? A Comprehensive Guide to Choosing the Right Industrial Printing Method for You In the modern industrial printing field, One-Pass printing technology has revolutionized traditional production methods. It uses a fixed printhead to complete full-color printing in a single pass, perfectly combining the flexibility of digital printing with the high speed and efficiency of traditional printing. UV one-pass and water-based one-pass printers represent two major branches of this technology, each with its own unique core technologies, applicable scenarios, and cost structures. The decision often begins with the most basic questions. Before considering which printer is right for you, let’s determine your core needs. – What materials do you primarily print on? This is a crucial factor. Do you need to print on plastics, metals, glass, or other composite materials? Or do you need to print on packaging materials such as paper bags, paper cups, pizza boxes, cartons, and lunch boxes? – Do you need to print white on your products? UV one-pass printers offer a CMYK+W five-color configuration. The addition of white ink allows for vibrant patterns on dark backgrounds. Water-based one-pass printers only support CMYK four-color printing and cannot print white. Now, let’s address these two questions and clear up the confusion about choosing a printer for your printing needs: 1、The fundamental differences between the two One-pass printers: * UV single-pass printers use industrial-grade piezoelectric printhead technology, combined with oil-based UV ink, which is instantly cured by LED ultraviolet light. It can print and cure directly on almost any flat surface, achieving long-lasting colorfastness and scratch resistance. * For example, the Novix Ultra-UVS printer uses a MEMS-technology piezoelectric printhead with 1280 nozzles, a minimum droplet size of only 7pl, and a resolution of up to 1200dpi, allowing for professional-level color printing. The printhead integrates a heater and thermistor to maintain a constant inkjet environment, preventing clogging and reducing the risk of printhead damage. * Water-based printers, on the other hand, use a completely different technological approach. The Novix Pro-SP900 is equipped with an HP Fi1000 industrial-grade thermal inkjet printhead, using water-based inks to achieve instant-drying printing on all ink-absorbing materials. A single HP Fi1000 printhead can print up to 305mm wide, meeting the printing width requirements of most ink-absorbing materials. For even wider print widths, multiple printhead configurations are supported. It also supports high-resolution, vibrant color printing at 1200dpi. 2、Material Adaptability Determines Your Printing Business Scope One of the biggest advantages of UV Single Pass printers is their wide material adaptability. They can print directly on plastics, metals, glass, ceramics, acrylic, phone cases, wood, coated products, and various composite films. Due to this wide material range, UV Single Pass printers offer cross-industry printing applications, including automotive parts (such as license plate frames, component printing, and car
