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6 KIOSK solutions
BVM’s CAPM347 high speed 24VDC embedded
printer for retail, vending and kiosks
BVM, the official distributor for Seiko
Instruments’ printer mechanisms
and portable printers for the UK and
Ireland, has announced the CAPM347,
a 24VDC high-speed rugged thermal
print and cut unit optimised for use
in ticketing and vending machines,
receipt printing, lottery terminals,
ATMs or other industrial, retail or
medical applications. Two versions
are available: for POS receipt printers
and similar uses, the ‘Easy Load’
version with a removable thermal
head that enables simple drop-in roll
replacement.
The ‘Auto Load’ model has a
hinged thermal head assembly for
embedded designs such as kiosk
and ticketing machines and an
optical sensor that automatically
initiates replacement paper loading.
Both versions offer print speeds of
300mm/s on standard 58, 60, 80 and
83mm wide paper up to a 90-micron
thickness; the thick paper model
prints at 280mm/s on paper up to
150 microns thick. The integral cutter
has a hardened V-shaped blade
specified to two million operations of
either complete or partial cuts that
leave a small centre point attached
between receipts.
The units feature an all-metal
body, powerful motors and wide
gears throughout to ensure reliability.
They are designed to output more
than 1.3 million x 150mm receipts
with up to 640 dots/line. 16 x 8, 16
x 16, 24 x 12 and 24 x 24 characters
are supported, resolution is 8 dots
per millimetre.
The communication interface with
the host machine is via parallel, serial
or USB with Seiko’s interface boards
or control chips; Windows and Linux
drivers are available. n