H215 AE Rev.: 10 kortho Hot Quick Coder-D
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Glossary
Bracket: Supportsthecodingunitandtheplatenandcapturestheprintforcebetweenthe
printheadandtheplaten.
Continuouspackaging Apackagingmachineisrunningwithoutanyinterruption.Thesubstratekeeps
runningduringapackagingcycle.Theprintercanprintonthemovingsubstrate.
Textholder: Stampsanimprint
onthesubstrate.Itslidesintotheslotoftheprinthead.Itholds
therubberclichésandcharactersthatmaketheactualprint.
Hotroll: Plasticcorewithafoamrollwhichholdstheink(wax‐based).Theinkwillonlybe
transferredathightemperature(min.120°C).This
inkisneededtomakeprintson
asubstrate.
Foamroll PartoftheHotrollthatcontainstheink(wax‐based).
Host: Amachineorproductionsystemthathandlestheproductorsubstrateandcanbe
connectedbyaninterfacetotheprinter,e.g.aprinteralarmtostopthemachine.
Intermittentpackaging Apackagingmachineisstoppingandstartingatregularorirregularintervals.The
substraterunsandstopsonceduringapackagingcycle.Theprintercanbothprint
whilethesubstrateisrunningandwhileitstandsstill.
Platen: Anadjustablemetalplatethatisplacedoppositetheprint
head.Theprintpressure
isbuild‐upbetweentheprintheadandtheplaten.
Print: Theresultofprintinganimageonasubstrate.
Printcycle: Themomentfromwhichtheprinteracceptsaprintrequestuntiltheprinteris
readytoacceptanewprintrequest.
Printhead: Holdsan
exchangeabletextholderandcausethemovementofthetextholder
betweenhotroll(takingupink)andsubstrate(transfertheinktothesubstrate).
Printrequest: Asignalgeneratedbyasensororhostmachine.Itisatriggertostartaprintcycle.
Product: Inthismanual,theitems
theprinterprintson,e.g.abox,packageetc.
Sensor: Aproductdetectiondeviceconnectedtothecontrolbox,usuallyaphotocell.
Substrate: Thisisthematerialofaproducttoprinton,e.g.cardboard,wood,paper,foil,web
etc.
Heatingring: Metalringthatholdtheheatingelementsandtemperature
sensor.TheHotrollis
heatedinthisringinordertomaketheinkliquid,soitcanbetransferredtothe
substratebythetextholder.
Preheatunit: Heatingunittopreheatahotroll,sotheprinterisimmediatelyreadytoprintafter
placinganewhotroll.