When uptime and performance are critical and throughput is your goal, the DataFlex® 6420 is the ideal solution. The patented clutchless ribbon drive provides superior uptime by maintaining consistent ribbon tension which virtually eliminates ribbon breaks, while simultaneously ensuring high quality print. The DataFlex® 6420 is available in two print widths, 53mm and 107mm, to meet your specific application needs. The 53mm format is ideal for a range of flexible packaging applications including ultrafast horizontal form fill seal applications with throughput up to 400ppm. When coding applications require a significant amount of content, such as ingredient lists and traceability information, the 107mm format offers the ideal wide format capability.

Uptime Advantage

• Clutchless ribbon drive maintains consistent ribbon tension, virtually eliminating ribbon breaks and ribbon related downtime
• Simplest ribbon cassette design on the market, that makes ribbon replenishment fast, ensuring the coder is back on-line and coding with minimum impact to production

Built-in productivity

• Longer 1200m ribbon length provides more throughput of coded products between ribbon changes
• A wide ranging selection of ribbons, designed specifically to meet the challenges of flexible packaging applications
• Patented bi-directional ribbon drive helps ensure that the absolute minimum ribbon is used during each print cycle, providing more prints per roll of ribbon
• Consistent 0.02” (0.5mm) gap between prints helps ensure highest ribbon efficiency and minimum waste

DataFlex® 6420

Thermal Transfer Overprinting

Printhead

53mm or 107mm, 300dpi (12dot/mm)

Print area
53mm unit
Intermittent printing mode: 2.1” (53mm) wide x 3.0” (75mm) long (RH option),
2.1” (53mm) wide x 2.7” (68mm) long (LH option)
Continuous printing mode: 2.1” (53mm) wide x 7.9” (200mm) long
107mm unit
Intermittent printing mode: 4.2” (107mm) wide x 3.0” (75mm) long (RH option),
4.2” (107mm) wide x 2.7” (68mm) long (LH option)
Continuous printing mode: 4.2” (107mm) wide x 7.9” (200mm) long

Minimum print speed
53mm unit & 107mm unit
Intermittent mode: 1.96 in./sec (50mm/sec)
Continuous mode: 0 in./sec (0mm/sec)

Maximum print speed
53mm unit
Intermittent mode: 31.5 in./sec (800mm/sec)
Continuous mode: 39.4 in./sec (1000mm/sec)
107mm unit
Intermittent mode: 27.5 in./sec (700mm/sec)
Continuous mode: 31.5 in./sec (800mm/sec)

Printing capabilities
Full downloadable font support using TrueType® fonts (including multiple languages and Unicode support); fixed, variable and merged text fields; flexible date/time formats; flexible shift code formats; auto best before date calculations and concession management; calendar rules; auto incrementing decrementing text, counters and bar codes; multiple graphic formats supported (up to maximum print area); link fields to databases; scalable text and text blocks

Bar codes
EAN 8, EAN 13, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, EAN 128, Code 128, ITF, RSS
(including 2D composite codes); others available upon request

Operator interface
TFT SVGA 800×600 full-color LCD and touch screen, WYSIWYG print preview,
full on-board diagnostics, 3 levels of password protection, extensive language support

Ribbon range
Full assortment of wax/resin and resin ribbons

Maximum ribbon length
Lengths up to 1,200 meters available, dependent on ribbon width and color

Ribbon widths
0.8” (20mm) min, 4.3” (110mm) max

Nominal gap between successive prints
0.02” (0.5mm)

Ribbon saving features
Radial, interleaved, intermittent stripes

Image design software
CLARiSOFT®