Development of control electronics, software and UV-LED curing systems for industrial inkjet printing systems

DPS Innovations

Sierre · Crans-MontanaNew on Amplifa

2011Founded

2Locations in Switzerland

2,000+Industrial printing systems with DPS electronics worldwide

7Patents for software control electronics

Since 2012Subsidiary of IQDEMY International Holding

About DPS Innovations

DPS Innovations is a private Swiss company founded in 2011, headquartered at the Techno-Pole in Sierre with a production and manufacturing site in Crans-Montana. Since 2012 the company has been a subsidiary of IQDEMY International Holding. DPS develops control electronics, drivers and software (GUI, middleware, RIP integration) for industrial inkjet printing systems in single-pass and multi-pass processes, with up to 120 print heads able to be controlled simultaneously. In addition, the company manufactures UV-LED curing units for UV inks and special coatings with a service life of over 60,000 hours, as well as high-speed data transmission systems based on PCI-e. The solutions are used by manufacturers of digital and textile printers as well as in industrial printing on substrates such as textiles, plastic, glass, ceramics and paper. Customers and partners include THIEME, Eurotech, Caldera and MANTEL Digital AG. More than 2,000 industrial printing systems worldwide are equipped with DPS electronics.

Site: Sierre
Processes: Development of control electronics for inkjet printing systems (single- and multi-pass, up to 120, Driver development for any print heads (e.g. Ricoh W-Series Gen 5/5s/6/GH2220,, UV-LED curing systems (UV LED units for UV inks and special coatings, optical power, Modular 3-level control system architecture (GUI, middle level with PLC connection, low level, Development of RIP software integration and software for industrial inkjet printers, High-speed data transmission systems (PCI-e, 1 Gbit, 4 Gbit on request; systems for, Control electronics for inkjet printing systems, Software (GUI, middleware, drivers)
Materials: UV ink, Special coating, Textiles, Plastic, Glass, Ceramics, Paper
Certificates: Patents (7)
Founded: 2011
Industries: Inkjet digital printing, Textile printing, Industrial printing (plastic, glass, ceramics, paper), Energy/plant monitoring

01
R&D and electronics development
02
Driver and software development
03
Manufacturing of control electronics
04
UV-LED curing systems
05
Integration and support

Materials & Substrates

UV ink

Cured with the DPS UV-LED curing units.

BESCH

Special coating

Curing with UV-LED systems at optical power from 40 mm distance.

TEX

Textiles

Substrate for industrial textile printers with DPS electronics.

Plastic

Substrate for industrial inkjet applications.

GLAS

Glass

Printable substrate in DPS-controlled printing systems.

KER

Ceramics

Printable substrate in DPS-controlled printing systems.

PAPIER

Paper

Substrate for industrial inkjet printers.

Locations

Sierre

Headquarters, R&D, production

Techno-Pole 4, 3960 Sierre

Crans-Montana

Branch office with a small production and manufacturing facility

Products & Systems

**Control electronics for inkjet printing systems**Electronics · Inkjet digital printing

**UV-LED curing unit**UV-LED curing · Industrial printing

**High-performance data transmission module (PCI-e, 1 Gbit/s)**Data transmission · Printing systems

Inside the production

Control electronics and software for inkjet printing systems

Industries

Inkjet digital printingTextile printingIndustrial printing (plastic, glass, ceramics, paper)Energy/plant monitoring

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Development of control electronics for inkjet printing systems (single- and multi-pass, up to 120Engineering	–	–	–	–	–
Driver development for any print heads (e.g. Ricoh W-Series Gen 5/5s/6/GH2220,Engineering	–	–	–	–	–
UV-LED curing systems (UV LED units for UV inks and special coatings, optical powerSurface	–	–	–	–	UV ink, Special coating
Modular 3-level control system architecture (GUI, middle level with PLC connection, low levelEngineering	–	–	–	–	–
Development of RIP software integration and software for industrial inkjet printersEngineering	–	–	–	–	Textiles, Plastic, Glass, Ceramics, Paper
High-speed data transmission systems (PCI-e, 1 Gbit, 4 Gbit on request; systems forEngineering	–	–	–	–	–

Additional services

Control electronics for inkjet printing systemsSoftware (GUI, middleware, drivers)UV-LED curing systemsDriver development for any print heads (single-pass and multi-pass)

Reference customers

THIEMEEurotechYaselanAllwinLongierGatewayWuxi Designd.genCaldera (partner)MANTEL Digital AG (partner)SUN Innovations

Quality & Development

DPS holds 7 patents for software control electronics in large-format printing; the UV-LED technology for ink curing was patented in 2008. The quality of the UV-LED units is ensured by an integrated control system and professional cooling.

Evidence	Sierre
Patents (7)

History

2001
Start of R&D work in inkjet printing, software and control electronics for SUN Innovations
2006
Presentation of the first working prototype of a large-format inkjet printer with UV-LED ink curing
2007
Presentation of a high-performance module for data transmission via PCI-e at 1 Gbit/s
2008
Patenting of the UV-LED ink curing technology
2011
Reorganisation of the R&D department as an independent company, DPS Innovations
2012
DPS Innovations becomes a subsidiary of IQDEMY International Holding; strategic partnership with Caldera
2013
Development of high-speed data transmission systems
2014
Branch office at the Techno-Pôle in Sierre; Swiss R&D office with MANTEL Digital AG
More than 2,000 industrial printing systems worldwide equipped with DPS electronics