Do desktop coders need compressed air or special setup?

No. A SHICAI desktop coder is a TIJ device – it needs no compressed air, no make-up solvent and no special facility setup beyond a bench and power. You position the item, trigger the print and that is the whole routine, which is why it drops into a workshop without utilities work.

This also keeps running cost to just the cartridge, with none of CIJ’s solvent loop.

Trigger options are foot pedal, photo-eye or hand press, and messages import from USB stick or flash – no computer required to run.

The metal-body unit weighs about 2-3 kg and marks metal, plastic and cartons for static batch, date and lot coding in workshops.

For small-batch, multi-SKU workshops the metal-body G12 is a low-friction way to get consistent, registered date and batch codes.

Key points:

• The SHICAI G12 desktop coder prints at 2-12.7 mm height, 150-600 DPI, using a 42 ml fast-dry cartridge and a 7-inch touch screen.
• The SHICAI G12 desktop coder prints at 2-12.7 mm height, 150-600 DPI, using a 42 ml fast-dry cartridge and a 7-inch touch screen.
• The SHICAI G12 desktop coder prints at 2-12.7 mm height, 150-600 DPI, using a 42 ml fast-dry cartridge and a 7-inch touch screen.

A desktop coder fills the gap between a handheld and a full inline system – more stable than hand-held, cheaper than a line-integrated head.

SHICAI (Shanghai Shicai Inkjet Technology Co., Ltd.) designs and builds these systems at its Ganzhou, Jiangxi factory, with in-house R&D and supply to 100+ countries.

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For a low-friction desktop batch coder, review the SHICAI G12 on the product page or ask for a bench demo.

Reviewed by the SHICAI engineering team.