Seiko Epson Corporation (TSE: 6724, “Epson”) is launching three new inkjet printheads to meet the expanding digital printing market in the commercial and industrial sectors. The demand for digital printing in these sectors is increasing, and customers’ diverse applications and needs are growing accordingly. The new products employ Epson’s unique PrecisionCore technology, enabling both superb print quality and high productivity.
The new S3200-U1-2 and S3200-U3-2 (pictured above) offer the same features and ejection performance as Epson’s previous models, the S3200-U1 and S3200-U3, which have been used primarily with UV ink for printing on labels and packages since their release in 2019.However, the new printheads also have an improved structural design that expands their compatibility with UV inks, improves their reliability and durability, and ensures stable print quality even during prolonged use. This allows for safe use in a wider range of commercial and industrial printing applications. Printer manufacturers using the earlier S3200-U1 and S3200-U3 can easily upgrade their printers by replacing them with the next-generation heads with equivalent ejection performance.
Following the release of the water-based ink compatible model D3000-A1R in 2022, Epson now is launching a new print head, the D3000-U1R that supports UV ink (pictured below).
Epson’s new D3000-U1R printhead supports UV ink.
The D3000-U1R, designed for the commercial printing and label and package printing markets, provides up to 1200-dpi resolution for the rendering of fine detail. A mechanism that recirculates ink near the nozzles keeps the temperature of the ink uniform, inhibiting the drying of ink in the nozzles and the sedimentation of ink ingredients, ensuring stable printing. This printhead also supports printing with various inks, including quick-drying inks, and reduces the frequency of maintenance, including head cleaning.
Printer manufacturers already using the D3000-A1R can expand their printer lineup without significantly changing the configuration of their equipment.
Epson will further strengthen the lineup of the PrecisionCore printhead series, providing heads that better meet diverse needs, thereby contributing to the development of digital printing in the commercial and industrial printing markets.
Main Features of the New Products
The S3200-U1-2 and S3200-U3-2
- A nozzle array with a print width of 120.2 mm that enables high productivity while delivering high image quality and definition at 600 dpi for one color
- Improved reliability and durability for stable print quality.
D3000-U1R
- Exceptional image quality and definition at 1200 dpi for one color.
- Stable printing enabled by a mechanism that recirculates ink near the nozzles.
- A diagonal external shape allows scalable arrangement without widening the head row.
Main Specifications and Release Dates of New Products
| Product name | S3200-U1-2 S3200-U3-2 |
D3000-U1R |
|---|---|---|
| Head type | PrecisionCore | PrecisionCore |
| Compatible ink | UV | UV |
| Dimensions (height x depth x width) |
150.4 × 30.0 × 52.0 mm | 78.2 × 71.3 × 100.3 mm |
| Total nozzles | 3,200 | 2,952 |
| Head resolution & number of inks that can be used | 300 dpi / 2 colors 600 dpi / 1 colors |
600 dpi / 2 colors 1200 dpi / 1 colors |
| Effective printing width | 120.2 mm (4.73 inch) | 61.2 mm (2.41 inch) |
| Ink circulation | Common flow path circulation | Nozzle proximity circulation |
| Release Date | August 2025 | Around autumn 2025 |
