Anser TIJ Printheads
Choose your printhead by print height — 1/2" or 1". Both sizes run on the Anser X1 and the X1 Lite. The 1/2" Smart Printhead runs HP and IUT cartridge technologies; the 1" printheads run IUT and DHI. Match the height to how the code has to be read, and we’ll match the technology to your ink and substrate.
1" printheads
A full inch of print height in a single pass — for big codes read at a distance, stacked lot numbers over barcodes/logos, or a taller GS1 2D Data Matrix. The 1" bulk printhead pairs with the 160 mL cartridge for the 1" 160 mL High-Volume System (longest runs, fewest changeovers). On the Anser X1, two 1" heads can be stitched for a 2" (50 mm) print height.
- 1" print height · 300 × 600 dpi
- Pairs with the 160 mL bulk cartridge for high-volume runs
- Runs on the X1 and X1 Lite
1/2" printheads — Smart Printhead (SPH)
The standard print height for everyday date and lot codes on cartons, cases, and packaging — and our 1/2" head is Anser’s Smart Printhead (SPH). It is self-contained, with its own message engine and web console, and stitches up to four heads when you need a taller band — 2" (50 mm), or 4" (100 mm) on 1" heads. Lower ink use for high-volume, small-code jobs.
- 1/2" print height · up to 600 dpi
- Self-contained — onboard message engine & web console
- Runs standalone, or follows an X1, X1 Lite or A1 (QuickSync)
- 5-year Anser NexGen warranty
T2 Standard — the X1 Lite’s everyday printhead
Anser’s standard printhead for the X1 Lite, for straightforward date, lot and batch coding. It takes both 0.5" and 1" Odyssey cartridges, so one head covers the standard code and the taller one without a changeover. Pair it with the X1 Lite when you don’t need the 160 mL bulk system. It is the newer version of the Type-H head design used on the Anser X1.
- Takes both 0.5" and 1" cartridges — one head
- 600 × 600 dpi (0.5") · 300 × 600 dpi (1")
- Connects to the X1 Lite over DB26
Type-H — the X1’s printhead
The printhead for the Anser X1, which runs up to two of them: on one line or two, or stitched for a 2" (50 mm) code. Like the T2 Standard, it takes both 0.5" and 1" Odyssey cartridges. The T2 Standard is the newer version of this head design, so for a single line we recommend the T2 Standard on the X1 Lite. Choose the Type-H when you need the X1: two heads, two lines, a 2" code or the IP66 controller housing.
- Takes both 0.5" and 1" cartridges — one head
- 600 × 600 dpi (0.5") · 300 × 600 dpi (1")
- Connects to the X1 over M16 14-pin; does not fit the X1 Lite
About printhead technologies (HP, IUT, DHI)
Anser printheads support HP, IUT and DHI technologies. These are the underlying printhead/cartridge technologies — NOT sizes and NOT separate products. Not every technology is offered in every print height: the 1/2" Smart Printhead runs HP and IUT, the 1" HV printheads run IUT and DHI, and the T2 Standard and Type-H run HP at 0.5" and IUT at both 0.5" and 1". You choose your printhead by print height (1/2" or 1"); we match the right technology to your ink and substrate. (So "IUT" is a technology option, never a print size.)
How to choose
- Height: 1/2" for standard date/lot codes; 1" when the code must be big or dense (cases, totes, large 2D codes).
- Controller: both the X1 and X1 Lite run either size.
- Ink & technology: tell us your substrate and we’ll match the ink (Odyssey line) and the printhead technology.
See it in action
Smart Printhead — embedded industrial coding
A screenless, self-contained coder that builds into machinery. There’s no controller cable, which makes robotic-arm integration practical. Runs from a browser web console or the NexLink app (Android).