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Resolution is the number of dots per inch or dots per mm, along the
print width of the printhead. The resolution is fundamentally built into
the printhead by the photo masks used in manufacturing. The distribution
of resolutions is very distinctly clustered as indicated by the rows in
the following table. The 200 dpi and 300 dpi clusters contain the great
majority of printheads actually in production. Most applications are
satisfied by these two resolutions and economies of scale favor their
selection in new applications. The columns of the table show the
resolutions available in each printhead series. Within each printhead
series, only certain print line widths are available on existing ceramic
wafers. As the world's largest producer of thermal printheads, Kyocera can
work with a customer to develop a custom wafer with other resolutions and
other print line widths.
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KBT |
KWT |
KGT |
KHT |
KST |
KPA |
KPC |
KPT |
KYT |
KPB |
KCE |
KDE |
KEE |
| 600dpi 24dpm |
Yes |
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--- |
--- |
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Yes |
--- |
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| 400dpi 16dpm |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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--- |
--- |
Yes |
--- |
--- |
| 300dpi 12dpm |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 200dpi 8dpm |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
KCE : Corner edge type printhead (Flat pass)
KDE, KEE : True edge type printhead (Flat pass)
Maximum resolution
The maximum resolution of Kyocera thermal printheads is 600dpi at this time. We are actually manufacturing certain 600dpi printheads at a production level. We have two types of 600 dpi printheads — flat type and corner edge type. We are hoping to help customers to create new applications.
The important point is that only Kyocera can produce 600 dpi on partial glaze. These printheads provide excellent print quality.
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