C15
HIGH-THROUGHPUT CUP PLATFORM
- Cylindrical / tapered cups
- 60–80 pcs/min
- 15 heads · 15 stations
- Up to 10° taper
Compare Industrial Printing Systems for Your Application
Start with what you are printing, then compare the production role, application fit and process differences that change the decision.
Find your applicationWHAT ARE YOU PRINTING?
Start with the application.
Use a comparison where it helps. Go directly to a system where comparison would be artificial.
CUP PRODUCTION
C15 vs C5 for Cup Printing
C15 is oriented toward dedicated high-throughput cup production. C5 is a Tube + Cup cross-application platform whose throughput changes with image height. Final selection remains application-dependent.
C5
TUBE + CUP CROSS-APPLICATION PLATFORM
- Tubes + cups · aluminum cans
- 40–130 mm diameter
- 5 heads · 10 stations
- Conical cups: sample evaluation
SHARED FOUNDATION
40–130 mm diameter · up to 250 mm product height · plastic / metal · rotary single-pass · up to 600×1200 dpi · WCMYK base
C5 THROUGHPUT — PUBLISHED WITH IMAGE HEIGHT
- 75 mm
- 50–60 pcs/min
- 150 mm
- 30–40 pcs/min
- 225 mm
- 20–35 pcs/min
TUBE PRODUCTION
T21 vs T4 vs C5 for Tube Printing
T21 prioritizes high-throughput dedicated tube production. T4 focuses on automated multi-part handling for smaller diameters. C5 combines tube and cup applications on one cross-application platform.
Compare dedicated throughput, automated multi-part handling and Tube + Cup flexibility.
T21
HIGH-THROUGHPUT TUBE PRODUCTION
- 25–120 mm standard
- 13–25 mm special configuration
- 60–80 pcs/min
- 21 heads · 12 stations
T4
AUTOMATED MULTI-PART TUBE PRODUCTION
- 25–60 mm
- 15–20 pcs/min
- 4 mandrels × 2 heads
- Fully automatic handling
C5
TUBE + CUP CROSS-APPLICATION
- 40–130 mm
- 5 heads · 10 stations
- Tube + Cup platform
- Throughput tied to image height
DIAMETER COVERAGE — A MEANINGFUL FIRST FILTERDIAMETER COVERAGE
- T21 special
- 13–25 mmspecial configuration
- T21 standard
- 25–120 mmstandard
- T4
- 25–60 mmautomated multi-part
- C5
- 40–130 mmTube + Cup
Diameter helps narrow the field; geometry, material, image area, handling and production goals still require application review.
Diameter narrows the field. Final fit still depends on geometry, material, image area, handling and production goals.
TECHNOLOGY ROUTE
Digital Inkjet vs Screen Printing
These are different industrial printing approaches. Digital inkjet changes artwork through digital image data; screen printing uses a prepared screen as part of the image-forming process. Neither route replaces the other.
Two different industrial printing approaches. Neither replaces the other.
DIGITAL INKJET
Digital data drives controlled droplets from printheads. No image screen is required for each artwork.
- ARTWORK
- Frequent changes, mixed jobs and variable graphics
- GRAPHICS
- Multi-color images, gradients and image variation
- PRODUCTION
- Shorter runs or changing artwork may be attractive
- AUTOMATION
- Can integrate digital job handling into production
SCREEN PRINTING
Ink transfers through a prepared screen with a squeegee; multi-color work typically uses separate color stages.
- ARTWORK
- Physical screen preparation is part of setup
- GRAPHICS
- Spot colors, solid areas and repeated graphics
- PROCESS
- Ink deposit, opacity and specialty-ink behavior
- PRODUCTION
- Stable repeated jobs can distribute setup over long runs
PRACTICAL PSI EXAMPLES
WHICH PRINTING SYSTEM FITS YOUR APPLICATION?
Not sure which path fits?
Share the object, material, geometry, image area and production goals. The engineering team can help evaluate the next step.