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12 Printhead manuals
12.1 CELLINK Standard Pneumatic Printhead
12.1.1 Getting started
Go to the Printing Utilities menu.
Go to the Move & Calibrate menu. Home the BIO X6 system.
The Standard Pneumatic Printhead is an extrusion-based printhead. It is equipped with
heating up to 60ºC. It employs compressed air to extrude bioinks. The Standard Pneumatic
Printhead is designed to fit 3 mL cartridges only.
The current temperature of the printhead is indicated in several ways, including a
color indication on the printhead (red is hot, yellow is warm, and blue is cold) and
an indication of the temperature on the printer display.