Eddie Edible Ink Printer
Be creative and print photos, logos, designs and text directly onto the surface of many food items.
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Simple operation
Up to 12 print objects can be positioned on the carousel plate. During printing these can be easily placed and picked, which enables a continuous, smooth workflow.
3 Year Warranty
Every Eddie purchased from DTM Print or a DTM Print partner will receive a free warranty extension and access to the exchange option for 3 years, both after product registration.
Full food safety certifications
Eddie was designed to be used in food processing environments to fulfil all hygienic standards. Stainless steel housing, easy to clean components and certified ink with EU and FDA approvals make Eddie the safest direct-to-food printer in its class.
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Direct-to-food printing
Food printers in this price range usually print on wafer paper or fondant sheets. When those are glued to the product, they not only change the appearance and taste of the product, but can also reduce its value (e.g. a macaron with a stuck on wafer).
Eddie prints directly onto the food item which allows for a highly professional look and great detail. Even curved and uneven surfaces produce great looking results.
Feeding mechanism
Print objects can be transported to the printer either manually or automatically with the help of the carousel plate. Depending on the feeding mode, different print widths and heights result. When Eddie is used in manual mode the food needs to be placed directly on the feeding arm. Alternatively, specially made trays can be used.
No change in taste
Due to direct printing there is no strange film or aftertaste, which would decrease the quality of the food.
Enclosed printhead and ink cartridge
Eddie has the printhead and ink compartment in one cartridge which gives no chance during operation to build up bacteria in ink pipes or fixed installed printheads. If the ink is depleted, the insertion of a new cartridge takes seconds. With every cartridge change, you also always use a new printhead and thus literally get a new printer.
Customised Trays
Trays and spacers, that are especially developed for Eddie, are available for both feeding options. These allow printing on a wide variety of objects within the specifications.
Automatic feed
If used with the included carousel feeder, Eddie can print on suitable food items such as cookies, candy, white chocolate, biscuits, macarons, marshmallows, chocolate lentils, and much more with a maximum diameter of 105 mm (with spacer 89 mm) and 3-19 mm height.
Manual feed
The manual mode extends these parameters to a maximum of 120 x 120 mm and allows thicker items with a maximum height of 27 mm.
NewEddie Platform Kit
Eddie food printer is now capable of printing on even taller items including donuts, jumbo marshmallows, bars, bagels and mini cakes up to 60 mm tall and up to 120 mm wide using its new Eddie Platform Kit. The carousel needs to be removed and instead the Platform Kit is installed. Each food item is then manually fed onto the platform.
Certifications
Eddie was designed from the beginning to meet or exceed all regulatory requirements for the specific purpose as an edible ink printer.
It has been certified by NSF, a printer industry first. This certification assures owners and customers that the product has been tested and approved by one of the most highly regarded, independent organisations in existence today.
The NSF mark is valued by consumers, manufacturers, retailers, and regulatory agencies worldwide.
The edible ink meets all EU and FDA standards for use as a food additive, while the ink cartridge itself meets cGMP standards and the entire manufacturing and cartridge filling processes are FDA-compliant and cGMP certified.
In addition, the edible ink is Kosher and Halal certified and suitable for vegans.
Success stories
Discover how our customers, from passionate bakers to creative confectioners, have turned their visions into delicious reality.
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Questions and answers
What can I use you for?
I can be used in a wide variety of markets and commercial settings. Whether bakeries and pastry shops, hotels, tradeshows, giftshops, events and amusement parks - all can produce new profits thanks to individualised confectionery and baked goods. Produce personalised food items with me:
- for birthday parties, baby showers, baptisms and more
- as promotional items with your own logo for tradeshows and (corporate) events
- for weddings, anniversaries, family celebrations
- as souvenirs for visiting tourist destinations and leisure activities (e.g. zoos, theme and amusement parks, indoor playgrounds)
What can you print on?
I print on a variety of foods items, including onto certain frostings or directly onto cookies, cupcake toppers, macarons, white chocolate, pastries, chocolate lentils and many other sweets and baked goods.
How long do your prints last?
When printed on suitable surfaces, such as frosting or icing, my prints on food last up to a few months.
Do you come with a design software?
Yes, I do.
If you are using a Windows PC, you can download BarTender Designer here.
Mac users are also taken care of. After registering on the DTM Print website you can download the Swift Publisher design software for free.
Where do you get your ink?
For safety and certification reasons, the ink cartridges are specially designed for me. Therefore you will not find them in stationary retail stores. But that is not a problem at all! Just order from the DTM Print Online Shop or contact our sales team to find out which local partner has cartridges in stock.
Speaking of ink ... What kind of dyes are in it?
My ink has been certified by the FDA and also has EU approval for use as a food additive. That makes me one of the safest direct-to-food printers.
To be able to print on food, I only use one three-colour ink cartridge that contains the following dyes:
- Cyan: Blue #1 - Brilliant Blue FCF (E133)
- Magenta: Carmoisine - Azorubin (E122)
- Yellow: Yellow #5 - Tartrazin (E102), Yellow #6 - Sunset Yellow FCF (E110)
For more information about the ingredients please visit our webpage here.
Do you need special baked goods or a certain base?
No... and yes! The most important part of getting a high-quality print is using a well-suited icing. Frostings that are white and dry hard work best, for example royal icing or white chocolate.
The food items, such as cookies, should be flat and uniform in size. But as you can see on the photo of me on the left, I can also print biscuits without icing and even wavy chips. So It's worth trying a few things with me.