**ANSER U2-ProS — Proven Thermal Inkjet Coder**
*The workhorse. Over 1,000 units in the field. Still available, still fully supported.*
**Designed to print on everything**
The U2-ProS is ANSER's long-running flagship coder and the printer that put thermal inkjet on Australian production lines. It has been superseded at the top of the range by the new Smart Printhead (SPH), but it remains in production, in stock and fully supported — parts, ink and service.
If you're already running U2-ProS units, nothing changes. If you're buying your first coder and want a proven, low-risk platform with a decade of field history behind it, this is it.
**The widest ink portfolio in the range**
This is where the U2-ProS still leads. A comprehensive solvent ink range covers substrates that water-based cartridges won't touch:
- Coated paper and cartons
- Metal and aluminium — cans, lids, extrusions
- Hard plastics — HDPE bottles, closures, containers
- Flexible film — pouches, laminates, wrappers
- Critical substrates via the S-UV series ink and UV curing kit
If you have a difficult substrate, the U2-ProS almost certainly has an ink for it.
**Simple, robust, fast to deploy**
- 3.5" colour LCD with pocket-sized IR remote keypad
- Up to 4 lines of print, 12.7 mm height, selectable font sizes from 2.7 mm
- 600 x 300 dpi at up to 76.2 m/min
- Text, logos, date/time, shift codes, counters, lot codes
- Full barcode suite: Code 128, ITF-14, SSCC-18, EAN-128, PDF417, DataMatrix, QR, GS1 DataBar, UPC, EAN, Code 39
- Stores up to 999 messages
- 490 g, horizontal or downside mounting
- Powered by Hewlett-Packard thermal inkjet technology
**Zero maintenance**
Sealed cartridge. No pumps, no filters, no solvent top-ups, no make-up fluid, no annual service kit. New cartridge means a new printhead every time, so print quality on the last code matches the first.
**Mounts anywhere**
Flow wrappers, VFFS and pouch machines, cartoners, labellers, case erectors, carton tapers, or standalone over a conveyor. Optional encoder for unstable conveyors, photocell for precise triggering, alarm kit and UV curing kit.
**Made in Taiwan.** ANSER Coding — over 30 years of coding innovation.
**Trade in your old coder**
We take trade-ins on thermal inkjet printers and competitor coders of any brand — including CIJ units you're tired of servicing — credited against your U2-ProS or SPH.
**Specifications**
| | |
|---|---|
| Print engine | HP thermal inkjet |
| Display | 3.5" colour LCD, IR remote keypad |
| Print height | Up to 12.7 mm, up to 4 lines |
| Resolution / speed | 600 x 300 dpi, up to 76.2 m/min |
| Throw distance | 6 mm recommended |
| Message storage | 999 messages |
| Power | AC 100–240V, 50/60Hz |
| Dimensions | 114 (L) x 76 (W) x 60 (H) mm |
| Weight | 0.49 kg (excl. cartridge and brackets) |
| Operating temp | 5–40°C |
| Data interface | RS-485 & USB |
| Languages | 20 |
**U2-ProS or SPH?**
| | U2-ProS | SPH |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Proven, fully supported | Current flagship |
| Print height | 12.7 mm | 12.7 / 25.4 mm, stackable to 4" |
| Speed | 76.2 m/min | Up to 300 m/min |
| Photocell | Optional | Built in |
| Interface | IR remote keypad | Android tablet, Wi-Fi dongle |
| Connectivity | RS-485, USB | Modbus TCP/IP, UDP, RTU 485 |
| Best for | Widest solvent and UV ink range, difficult substrates, proven low-risk install | High speed, tall codes, multi-head, factory integration |
**INKJETPRINT Australia — Authorised ANSER Distributor**
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5 Years Warranty
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