Toshiba TEC · CF3 · Recirculating printhead
Toshiba CF3 Recirculating Printhead (CF3L / CF3R)
Original Toshiba TEC CF3 printhead with ink recirculation through every channel – 1,278 nozzles in two 300 npi rows, in mirrored CF3L and CF3R versions.
- 100% original & brand new
- Made in Japan
- Worldwide shipping by DHL / FedEx
Wholesale price · USD per piece
1 – 4 pcs
$1,480
5 – 9 pcs
$1,450
10+ pcs
$1,450
- 1,278nozzles
- 3–20 pldroplet size
- 9.2 kHzfiring frequency
- UV / Oil-basedink type
Toshiba CF3 Recirculating Printhead Overview
The Toshiba TEC CF3 series is a premium piezoelectric printhead engineered specifically for high-speed single-pass arrays and heavy-duty industrial digital production lines. Incorporating advanced nozzle-level continuous ink recirculation technology, this series effectively eliminates nozzle clogging issues caused by high-viscosity or fast-sedimenting specialty inks during long-duration runs. It serves as the premier driving component for high-end label, packaging, textile, and industrial building material decoration systems demanding absolute operational reliability.
Key Technical Advantages
- Continuous Nozzle-Level Recirculation (Flow-Through Architecture): Ink flows at high velocity directly behind the nozzle plate without interruption, remaining active even during standby mode. This mechanism prevents fluid drying, sedimentation, and agglomeration of challenging white inks, heavily pigmented formulations, aqueous textile inks, or specialty varnishes. The constant flow naturally sweeps away trapped micro-bubbles, maintaining a near-100% nozzle open rate while drastically reducing manual purging and wiping cycles.
- Mirrored Symmetrical Configurations for Easy Stitching: Available in two factory variations—CF3L (left-side fluid ports) and CF3R (right-side fluid ports)—which are perfectly mirrored symmetrical counterparts. This configuration simplifies staggered, tight-tolerance print bar array assembly in high-speed single-pass printing configurations.
Key Technical Specifications & Compatibility
- Official Model: Toshiba TEC CF3 / CF3L / CF3R
- Ink Compatibility: Industrial UV-curable inks, chemically reactive aqueous coatings, textile pigment/reactive inks, and oil-based heavy metal pigment fluids.
- Primary Applications: Single-pass high-speed digital label presses, corrugated packaging production lines, premium digital textile printers, and specialty ceramic/building material decoration systems.
Recirculates every channel
Ink keeps moving even in standby, so white and pigment-heavy inks don’t settle.
1,278 nozzles
Two rows at 300 npi over a 53.95 mm print width.
CF3L & CF3R
Mirrored left- and right-port versions for single-pass print bars.
6 grey levels
20 pl nominal drop at 9.2 kHz, minimum 3–4 pl.
Specifications
| Item | Specification |
|---|---|
| Printing method | On-demand piezoelectric |
| Ink recirculation | Through all channels |
| Print width | 53.95 mm |
| Number of channels | 1278 |
| Nozzle resolution | 300 npi/row |
| Number of rows | 2 |
| Row spacing | 7.94 mm |
| Grayscale levels | 6 levels / 0–5 drops |
| Nominal drop size | 20 pL (5 drops) |
| Minimum drop size | 3–4 pL |
| Firing frequency | 9.2 kHz / 5 drops |
| Driving head voltage | +7V to +15V, –7V to –15V |
| Driving circuit voltage | 5V, 24V |
| Ink type compatibility | UV-curable and oil-based inks |
| Integrated temperature sensor | Yes |
| Cooling method | Air-cooled |
| Dimensions | 96.7 × 29.3 × 100.7 mm |
| Weight | 255 g |
| Country of origin | Japan |
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