LPKF NovaPrint – the Perfect Solution for Digital Glass Printing
The LPKF NovaPrint was specially developed for the printing of various types of glass and is ideal for applications in the transportation and automotive sectors and for architectural glass elements.
The centerpiece of the system is a nozzleless digital print head based on the innovative laser transfer printing technology. With a print area of 2 × 3 m² and a printing speed of 250 mm/s, the LPKF NovaPrint offers maximum productivity. The integrated optical glass detection system identifies any glass format and positions the print layout exactly on the glass substrate.
This technology allows for unprecedented precision and flexibility in realizing complex designs – from fine lines to full-surface printing for buses, trains, facade elements or vehicle windshields.
Digital Glass Printing Made Easy with PrintMaster
LPKF PrintMaster was specifically developed to meet the needs of customers in the industrial printing segment. The print data can be easily imported or created using the wide range of CAD functions. LPKF PrintMaster is easy to use and harmonizes perfectly with the machine hardware.
LPKF PrintMaster Edit – Puts Your Ideas on Glass
• Imports DXF print data and prepares them for the printing process
• CAD design module for creating print data
• Internal raster image process
• Creates dynamic print data (serial numbers, QR codes)
Easily Integrated Glass Printer to Meet Your Needs
External Ink Delivery System
As an option, the system can be equipped with an external ink delivery system to automatically refill the print head. It can be set up for one or two inks to allow effective color changes with minimal downtime.
Inline or Standalone Operation
Standardized interfaces are provided for easy integration into existing lines or for use as a standalone system.
- CANopen slave
- EtherCAT bridge
- EtherNet/IP slave
- PROFIBUS DP slave
- PROFINET RT slave
Flexibility
- Optimum handling of small batch sizes and any number of design variations
- Efficient prototyping
- No setup times and no need to store large screens
Productivity
- Cost-effective production due to low personnel costs
- No setup times
- No costs for storing screens
Competitiveness
- Improved competitiveness thanks to fast response to new requirements
- Flexible and fast technology
- New designs can be implemented quickly
- Special projects easily realized at any time
Digital
- Traceability from glass to glass with original certified inks
- Characteristics such as serial numbers or QR codes can be modified and printed simply via a mouse click
Precision Printing (Wet-on-Dry)
- Multiple printing passes with no prior drying and thus layer thickness buildup in specific areas are possible
- Can print defroster on rear windshields of cars
- A base printing pass using black ink ensures the silver paste does not appear yellow on the glass. A fine black line with a width of about 150 microns is printed and dried, and then a finer silver line is printed on top of the black line.
Certified Inks
- Printing with original screen-printing pastes with the LPKF NovaPrint avoids complex qualification measures
- LTP retains the properties of the fired pastes and inks
Comparison of Laser Transfer Printing vs Screen Printing
Laser Transfer Printing significantly reduces the number of process steps required and therefore also lowers costs.
The elaborate and cost-intensive installation of new screens is a thing of the past. There is no longer any need to clean, reorder or store screens.
| Dimensions | 4700 mm x 6100 mm x 2560 mm |
| Weight | 7500 kg |
| Max. print speed | 250 mm/s |
| Max. productivity (excl. handling) | 90 m²/h |
| Print resolution | 1200 dpi x 600 dpi |
| Min./max. glass thickness | 1.4 mm x 8 mm |
| Min./max. glass size | 300 mm x 300 mm - 2000 mm x 3000 mm |
| Temperature stability | Air-conditioned enclosure |
