VISUAL IMPACT: EPSON – Print21
Epson launched quite a lot of print methods to the ANZ market at Visible Affect, together with a desktop DTG/DTF printer, a desktop UV printer, and had the worldwide launch of the F9560 64 inch dye-sub printer.
New to ANZ was the F1060 compact desktop hybrid DTG DTF printer, which prints on clothes and movie. It doesn’t change an current machine, and is a part of Epson’s drive to convey a number of new income alternatives to print companies for comparatively low funding. Gordon Kerr, enterprise advertising and marketing supervisor, Massive Format, stated, “The F1060 will price lower than $11,000, and has opened up an entire new phase, not solely due to its value level and its profitability, but in addition due to its compact dimension.”
Epson additionally had the V1060, its new compact UV desktop machine. Kerr stated, “This machine opens up alternatives once more for merchandise.” Actually the primary half of the Epson stand was totally centered on merchandise, highlighting what the corporate believes are actual alternatives for desktop UV printing.
Kerr stated, “So right here with the V1060 we’re exhibiting manufacturing of USB keys, pens, canvas prints, iPhone covers. One of many implausible issues with this compact machine is that it is versatile. It may well cope with gadgets as much as 70 millimetres in peak. And rounded gadgets. So we are able to we are able to print straight on all golf name and different curved surfaces.”
To optimise the brand new printers Epson additionally launched Epson Studio for a small store or merchandise supplier. Kerr stated, “This software program permits the client to stroll up with a USB key, the iPhone, their picture, sort it straight into the iPad, add the textual content that they need then say I need to produce that on a t shirt, golf ball or no matter.”
The second half of the Epson stand hosed a trio of roll-to-roll printers; the SureColor 80660L, described by Kerr because the workhorse, and the brand new P20560, a 64 inch aqueous printer. Kerr stated, “Now what this machine brings to the market is color, it has largest gamut on the market. And it additionally combines that with print velocity.”
The P20560 has a big 2.64 inch precisioncore print heads and inking system. It has 12 massive 1.6 litre pouches, which Epson says allow cost-effective manufacturing of fantastic artwork and huge format inside POS.
The brand new F9560 is the brand new 64 inch dye sub printer, proven at Visible Affect as a world first. Kerr stated, “This printer replaces our earlier 64 inch machine. What does it replaces it with is an especially compact, totally built-in resolution. The flat prime and sq. sides are designed to create an entire work atmosphere for operators. It has built-in heating system.”
Epson says the SC-F9560 is simple to function with a big contact panel show full with built-in assist and comes equipped with Edge Print software program that exhibits customers on-screen what they will count on to get on paper.
It additionally affords customers excessive productiveness ranges with heavy responsibility motors and a big 2.64” PrecisionCore printhead that delivers manufacturing output at low go charges. There are additional manufacturing efficiencies too with help for a variety of media sorts, widths and thicknesses on rolls as much as 45 kg and a bulk ink system that makes use of handy pouch-based ink with twin units and sizzling swap.
The six-colour SC-F9560H mannequin will be configured with Lc Lm ink for fantastic gradation and an prolonged gamut, or Orange and Violet for max gamut, or Fy and Fp fluorescent ink for max brightness. The fluorescent ink will be utilized as spot color and course of color.
Epson says customers of the SC-F9560 may also get pleasure from decrease working prices with low energy consumption, help for cost-effective media and a excessive diploma of self-maintenance.
Kerr stated, “It is designed so that you can print a full roll or partial roll. This machine can be delivery late October. We’re very happy with this one, and from the response of the individuals who’ve come round this morning and checked out it, I believe Epson has hit the mark.”
In line with Kerr the brand new printer has two goal audiences, he stated, “It is two varieties of companies, first it is material manufacturing. So people who find themselves concerned in clothes or garment manufacturing. We had a few individuals who by this morning who had been taking a look at going wow, you may produce how a lot how briskly and at what value. That is possibility primary. Possibility quantity two is gentle signage. There’s enormous progress in gentle signage. Simply wanting across the present right here right this moment. We now have so many examples of sentimental signage. We now have banners we’ve pull ups, we’ve constructions. Smooth signage is huge. So premium, prime quality, correct, price efficient printing accessible by the F9560 will meet that market..
