DTM Print has updated its Eddie edible ink printer, which is now able to print graphics and text onto taller food items of up to 50.8mm.
Eddie prints full-colour photos, logos, designs and text directly onto the surface of baked goods and confectionery. The new Eddie Platform Kit extends this capability to items previously too tall to be processed, such as doughnuts, jumbo marshmallows, bars, bagels and mini cakes up to 50.8mm in height.
Using the included carousel as standard, Eddie can print a dozen 89mm cookies or other similar-sized items in just two minutes. The carousel rotates the cookies to the print position, then the printer automatically pulls in cookies or sweets one at a time, prints and sends them back to the carousel. To print on taller confections, the carousel needs to be removed and instead the Platform Kit is installed. Each food item is then manually fed onto the platform.
Again, when using the included carousel, Eddie holds up to 12 items from 63.5-110mm in diameter with a maximum thickness of 19mm. To previously print on taller, special shaped confections or multiple items in one run, Eddie’s manual feeding option combined with DTM Trays extends the width to 120mm and allows thicker items with a maximum height of 27mm. A wide selection of acrylic food trays including custom-shaped trays are designed especially for Eddie by DTM Print.
Now, with the Eddie Platform Kit, there is a third option available for items up to 50.8mm in height and up to 114mm wide. Once installed the kit replaces the standard platform.
