FRANKFURT, Germany – FUJIFILM Dimatix introduced the DMP-5005 complementing its extensive line of Materials Printers. The DMP-5005 is a large format, non-contact, fluid deposition system capable of jetting a wide range of fluid types using the Fujifilm Dimatix 16-jet, 1 or 10 picoliter user-fillable cartridges for product and process development and up to five sequentially operating 128-jet, 1 or 10 picoliter print heads with up to five different functional fluids. 

The new DMP-5005, like the earlier introduced DMP-5000, has a printable area of 500 by 500 mm and maintains a positional accuracy and repeatability of ± 5 microns and ± 1 microns, respectively. The printer uses a temperature controlled vacuum platen to accurately register, maintain and thermally manage substrates during printing. These substrates include plastic, glass, ceramics, and silicon, as well as flexible substrates ranging from membranes, gels, and thin films to paper products. 

An integrated drop visualization system captures droplet formation images dynamically as droplet ejection parameters are adjusted to produce a tuned print head and fluid combination. Also, sophisticated electronics allow each print head to be calibrated on a per nozzle basis to provide the ultimate in printing accuracy. A second camera system allows precise pattern printing location feature measurement and observations of fluid drying behavior. 

The Dimatix Materials Cartridge is a 16-jet, user-fillable, snap-in replaceable print head and fluid supply used with all DMP models and is available in 1 picoliter and 10 picoliter drop volumes. The industry-first 1 picoliter cartridge can deposit features as small as 20 microns (20 millionths of a meter) and below to fabricate products such as organic thin-film transistors (TFTs) and printed circuits.