Toshiba CF3 Series Industrial Continuous Recirculation Piezo Printhead (CF3L / CF3R)

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
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- ≥10:1450 US dollar



Product 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.
- Dual-Action Temperature & Viscosity Regulation: This design seamlessly unifies an integrated internal water-cooling channel within the ceramic chassis with the circulating ink itself. During high-frequency, non-stop production, it rapidly dissipates physical heat, locking the ink viscosity strictly within the optimal firing temperature zone. This eliminates common jetting defects such as misting (overspray), nozzle deflection, or dropouts caused by thermal buildup.
- Precise 6pl to 42pl Greyscale & High-Frequency Capability: Built with 636 active channels supporting a firing frequency up to 30 kHz. The delicate 6pl minimum droplet ensures razor-sharp text and crisp design edges, while the robust 42pl maximum droplet offers excellent solid color density, striking the perfect balance between high line speeds and high-fidelity output.
- 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
- Active Channels: 636 nozzles
- Effective Print Width: 53.7 mm
- Maximum Firing Frequency: Up to 30 kHz
- Droplet Range: 6 pl – 42 pl (multi-drop greyscale capable)
- 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.
Product Specifications
- 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

