How JIHPUMP 104KA Peristaltic Pump Improves Ink Feeding Accuracy and Printing Efficiency
In the modern printing industry, accurate ink feeding is one of the key links to guarantee printing quality. As an advanced fluid transmission device, peristaltic pumps play a vital role in ink supply for printing processes. They provide printing enterprises with efficient, precise, and reliable ink delivery solutions and effectively improve the overall production efficiency and printing effect.
Working Principle of Peristaltic Pumps
A peristaltic pump delivers fluid by periodically squeezing flexible tubing. Its core components include the pump head, rollers, and delivery tubing. Driven by a motor, the rollers rotate and squeeze the tubing installed inside the pump head in sequence. During squeezing, ink inside the tubing is pushed forward to form a continuous fluid flow. When the rollers move away, the tubing rebounds under its own elasticity to form negative pressure, which draws new ink into the tubing. Through this circulating motion, the peristaltic pump realizes continuous and stable ink transmission.
Advantages of Peristaltic Pumps for Printing Ink Feeding
2.1 Precise Flow Control
Meet Diversified Printing Requirements
Printing processes vary greatly, and printed products such as books, posters, and packaging materials have totally different demands on ink dosage. Peristaltic pumps can accurately regulate ink flow, stably supplying micro-volume ink for fine text printing as well as large-volume ink for large-area color filling. In high-precision color printing, the flow rate of each color ink can be finely adjusted to ensure accurate color restoration and superior finished printing quality.
Reduce Ink Waste
Traditional ink feeding methods fail to control dosage accurately and easily cause ink waste. Featuring high-precision flow regulation, JIHPUMP peristaltic pumps deliver ink strictly according to actual production needs and avoid excessive ink consumption. This effectively cuts down production costs and lowers potential pollution to printing equipment and the working environment caused by redundant ink.
2.2 Maintain Ink Quality and Achieve Sanitary Delivery
Prevent Ink Contamination
During transmission, ink only makes contact with the inner wall of the pump tubing. High-quality tubing features excellent chemical stability, which will neither react with ink nor release impurities. This sanitary delivery mode keeps ink intact from storage tanks to printing machines, stabilizes ink performance, and ensures consistent printing quality.
Eco-friendly for Printing Workshop
Since ink is conveyed inside fully enclosed tubing, there will be no leakage or splashing. It helps keep the printing workshop neat and tidy, reduces pollution to equipment, ground, and air, creates a comfortable working environment for operators, and lowers daily equipment maintenance costs caused by ink contamination.
2.3 Easy Operation and Low Maintenance Cost
Simple Operation
Peristaltic pumps are equipped with intuitive operation panels, allowing operators to easily set parameters such as ink flow rate and delivery speed. Operators can quickly adjust ink feeding volume during production without mastering complex professional skills, which reduces personnel training costs and operational difficulty.
Cost-effective Maintenance
Tubing is the main wearing part of peristaltic pumps, which can be replaced easily without special tools or professional technicians. Other structural parts have outstanding durability and low failure rate, saving plenty of maintenance time and costs and boosting overall printing productivity.
Product Features
- High precision and stable performance
- Long service life and high operational reliability
- Tool-free tubing replacement
- Anti-drop locking beads designed for the pump cover
- Optional 2-roller or 4-roller structure
- 3 types of motors available
- 3 different tubing inner diameters to choose from
- Multiple pump cover color options
Flow Rate Range
By matching different motor types and tubing inner diameters, the flow range of JIHPUMP 104KA peristaltic pump reaches 0~279 mL/min.
Product Parameters
| Product Model | 104KA/ZL | 104KA/ZLX | 104KA/BT |
| Motor type | DC gear motor | DC planetary gear motor | Stepper motor |
| Voltage | DC 12V/24V | DC24V | |
| Power | 3W~24W | 5W~15W | 24W |
| Weight | 170g | 230g | 350g |
| Working Environment | Temperature (no icing) 0 ~ 60℃, relative humidity < 85%RH | ||
| Outlet Pressure | ≤0.17MPa | ||
| Tube Connection Method | Standard: Direct joint, Optional: Extended direct joint, Thread joint, Hard tube joint, Reducer hard tube joint | ||
| Noise | ≤80dB | ≤70dB | ≤52dB |
| (Testing environment noise≤50dB. The horizontal distance between the test product and the noise meter is 1 meter.） | |||
| Function | Start/stop, cw/ccw rotation, up/down speed | ||
| Main Material | Pump cover: PC Roller: PA Base: POM | ||
Product Configuration
- Pump Cover: Multiple color choices for collocation and visual management.
- Pump Tubing: Three available specifications: 14#: ID 1.6 × OD 4.8 mm 16#: ID 3.2 × OD 6.4 mm 25#: ID 4.8 × OD 8 mm
- Roller Assembly: Standard 2-roller design delivers larger flow with slightly higher pulsation and longer tubing service life; optional 4-roller design features lower pulsation and relatively smaller flow.
- Motor Selection: Three options, including DC motor, DC planetary motor, and stepper motor. DC motors and DC planetary motors are suitable for scenarios with ordinary precision requirements and short-term intermittent operation. Stepper motors, on the other hand, meet high-precision demands and support long-term continuous operation.
With outstanding comprehensive performance and prominent practical advantages, the JIHPUMP 104KA peristaltic pump has achieved excellent application effects in printing ink feeding. Its high-precision flow control, stable ink delivery, effective ink quality protection, as well as convenient operation and maintenance make it a reliable and efficient ink supply solution for the printing industry.
