What’s The Difference Between All Kinds Of Epson Printheads?

What's the Difference Between All Kinds of Epson Printheads?

In the realm of printers, the print head stands as the central component influencing speed, resolution, and overall longevity. In the progressive landscape of the inkjet printer industry, Epson printheads have emerged as the preferred choice for a multitude of individuals, particularly in the realm of wide-format printers, owing to their distinctive technical advantages. But are you confused with so many options? Here we focus on comparing Epson print heads, including: Epson dx5, dx7, xp600, TX800, Epson 5113, I3200, S3200, L1440, S800-S1 and I1600 to help you make a decision quickly.

For a printer, The print head matters a lot, which is the core of speed, resolution and lifespan, let's take a few minutes to go through the features and difference between them.

1.Suitable For Textile Printer Print Head

EPSON 5113

When using water-based ink, the EPSON 5113 is a substitute for the dx5 print head, but the 4720 print head is increasingly replaced by its abundant supply and ink compatibility.

The EPSON 5113 nozzles on the market have unlock, one lock, two locks, and three locks. All locks need to be used with a decryption card

to be compatible with the printing board.

Nowadays epson 5113 heads have been discontinued and locked in the market. Replaced by the 4720 nozzle.

Epson I3200

The Epson 4720 printhead is almost the same as the Epson 5113 printhead in appearance, specifications and performance, but due to its economical price and availability, it has won many customers' favor. What's more, 5113 heads have been discontinued and locked in the market. The 4720 nozzle almost replaced the 5113 nozzle in the sublimation printer.

Beginning in January 2020, Epson launched the I3200-A1 print head, which is a 3200 print head authorized by Epson. This print head is no longer used as a 4720 print head with a decryption card. The accuracy and life of the print head are 20-30% higher than the previous 4720 print head. So when you buy the 4720 nozzle or 4720 nozzle machine, please pay attention to the nozzle equipment, the old 4720 nozzle or I3200-A1 nozzle.

Epson I3200 and the disassembled head 4720

Production Speed

a. In terms of printing speed, the dismantling heads on the market can generally reach about 17KHz, while the regular print heads can achieve 21.6KHz, which can increase production efficiency by around 25%.

b. In terms of printing stability, the disassembly head uses Epson household printer disassembly waveforms, and the print head drive voltage setting is only based on experience. The regular head can have regular waveforms, and the printing is more stable. At the same time, it can also provide print head (chip) matching drive voltage, so that the color difference between the print heads is smaller, and the picture quality is better.

Lifespan

a. For the print head itself, the disassembled head is designed for home printers, while the regular head is designed for industrial printers. The manufacturing process of the internal structure of the print head is constantly updated.

b. The ink quality also plays an important part for the lifespan. It require manufacturers to conduct matching experiments to greatly increase the service life of the print head. For the regular head, the genuine and licensed Epson I3200-E1 nozzle is dedicated to eco-solvent ink.

In summary, the original nozzle and the disassembled nozzle are both Epson nozzles, and the technical data is relatively close.

If you want to use 4720 heads stably, the application scenario should be non-continuous, working environment temperature and humidity should be good, and the ink supplier shall be kinda relatively stable, so it's suggested not change the ink supplier, to protect the print head as well. Also, you need full technical support and cooperation of the supplier. So it's quite important to choose a reliable supplier at the begin. Otherwise it requires more time and effort by yourself.

All in all, when we choose a print head, we should not only consider the price of a single print head, but also the cost of implementing these scenarios. As well as maintenance costs for later use.

If you have any other questions about the print heads and the printing technical, or any info about the industry. please feel free to contact us.

Epson S3200

The lastes Epson S3200 or Mona Lisa print head, with a print width of 4.73 inches (120.2 mm).

At present, Epson S3200 series nozzles have two models, namely: S3200-U1 (UV/ECO: oil-based nozzles) and S3200-A1 (water-based nozzles);

Compared with traditional Kyocera sprinklers, it still has a big advantage. The cost-effectiveness of the I3200 print head is still the highest, and the advantages of the new print head are still obvious.

Suitable For Eco Solvent Printer, UV Printher, DTG Printer Printheads

Epson DX5

DX5 is the most stable, most commonly used, and most recognized print head on the market. However, due to insufficient supply and demand, the price is too high. Therefore, it is gradually replaced by XP600 in economical digital printers.

Epson DX7

DX7 printheads were once popular as a substitute for DX5, but due to the shortage of supply and encryption printheads on the market. There are fewer and fewer machines using dx7 print heads. The only new print head on the market today is the second locked dx7 print head. In 2015 or earlier, the production of Dx7 unlocking and first locking heads has been discontinued.

Epson DX5&Epson DX7

The DX7 is an alternative to the DX5, but it's also expensive due to low supply. Due to its stability, the DX5 print head is the most commonly used and recognized choice in the digital printer industry. But its low supply has kept prices high. Therefore, it is gradually replaced by XP600 in economical digital printers.

Both DX5 and DX7 heads are available in solvent and eco-solvent based inks, arranged in 8 lines of 180 nozzles, total 1440 nozzles, same amount of nozzles. Therefore, basically these two print heads are quite the same regarding the print speed and resolution. They have the same features as below:

1.Each head has 8 rows of jet holes and 180 nozzles in each row, with a total of 1440 nozzles.
2.It is equipped with a unique wave-size connection that can change the printing technology, so as to solve the horizontal lines caused by the PASS path on the drawing surface and make the final result looks wonderful.
3.FDT technology: when the amount of ink is ran out in each nozzle, it will get a frequency conversion signal Immediately, thus opening the nozzles.
4.3.5pl droplet sizes enables the resolution of the pattern to get an amazing resolution, DX5 maximum resolution can reach 5760 dpi. which is comparable to the effect in HD photos. Small to 0.2mm fineness, as thin as a hair, it is not difficult to imagine, no matter in any small material can get a highlight pattern!The biggest difference between these two heads is not the speed as you may think, but it is the operating costs. The cost of DX5 is around $800 higher than DX7 head since 2019 or earlier.

So if the running costs are not too much of a worry for you, and you have enough budget, then the Epson DX5 is an recommended one to choose.

The price of DX5 is high due to the shortage of supply and demand on market. DX7 Printhead was once popular as an alternative to the DX5, but also short in supply and encrypted printhead on market. As a result, fewer machines are using DX7 printheads. The printhead on the market nowadays is second locked DX7 printhead. Both DX5 and DX7 have been stopped production since 2015 or earlier time.

As a result, these two heads are gradually being replaced by TX800/XP600 in economical digital printers.

Epson XP600

The XP600 print head released around 2018, which has a 6-channel head, designed as an economical water-based printhead, the life of the head is about 3-6 months.
The color saturation of the xp600 will be worse than that of the DX5 and i3200. However, its price is very cheap, its stability is moderate, and it is widely accepted by the market. It is mainly used for small environmentally friendly solvent ink printers, or 1.6-1.8 width roll UV printers, 6040 or 9060 size flatbed UV printers.

The speed of xp600 is 10-20% slower than DX5. (DX5 4pass prints 12-15 square meters/hour, XP600 4pss prints 10-12 square meters/hour).

If properly maintained, the xp600 printhead can use 60-80% of the life of the dx5 printhead, and the price is only a quarter of the DX5.

Epson TX800

TX800 print head is a replacement for XP600, but it is a pity that Epson has discontinued this model. As a result, many people in the market use TX800, and the price rises rapidly.

Epson XP600&TX800

TX800 also named DX8/DX10; XP600 also named DX9/DX11. Both two heads are 6 lines of 180 nozzles, a total amount of 1080 nozzles. The XP600 nozzle released around 2018 is a 6-channel nozzle designed as an economical water-based nozzle with a lifespan of about 3-6 months.

As mentioned earlier, these two print heads have become the most economical options in the industry.

The price is only about a quarter of the DX5.

DX8/XP600 is about 10-20% slower than DX5.

When properly maintained, DX8/XP600 print heads can last 60-80% of the life of DX5 print heads.

XP600 is 10-20% faster than the DX5 print head. If the maintenance is good, the service life can be 60-80% of DX5. They all have comparable print resolutions. Plus, it's only one-fifth the price of the DX5. This is ideal if you are a startup.

This will be a better option for beginners who can't afford expensive equipment, to begin with. Also suitable for users who do not have a lot of UV printing jobs. For example, printing once or twice a week, in order to facilitate maintenance, is recommended to use DX8/XP600 head. The cost of the print head is much lower than that of DX5. Since the print head is a consumer product, the general lifespan is about 12-15 months.

The main difference between DX8 and XP600: DX8 is more professionally used in UV printers (oil-based ink), while XP600 is more commonly used in DTG and Eco-solvent printers (water-based ink).

Epson I1600

Epson I1600 is a cost-effective 1.33-inch-wide MEMS head series providing high productivity and high image quality with 600 dpi high-density resolution, meeting various customer needs, high durability, and prolonging the life of the printer. Supports high drop printing up to 9mm at the same time.

Epson L1440

MACH (Multi Layer ACtuator Head) technology can realize high precision and high density (360npi / 2 rows). Possible to arrange the printhead width direction in a miniaturization manner when using a staggered arrangement. Ink ejection with 4 colours at 360 dpi/colour or 8 colours at 180 dpi/colour is possible.

Epson S800-S1

The S800-S1 is equipped with only one chip. Its compact design helps to improve productivity in printing environments where space is limited. It supports support oil-based, solvent, and other types of inks for digital printing applications in production printing.

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