10.19.18
Electronics For Imaging, Inc. showcased 8 new products for advanced signage and industrial textile production at the 2018 SGIA Expo in Las Vegas.
New products include:
The printer, which is available from EFI, Nazdar and other authorized channel partners, uses 4 colors plus optional white ink and 7-picoliter EFI UltraDrop Technology. Its proven, “cool cure” LED imaging technology drives down operating costs.
The 138-inch (3.5 meters) wide EFI VUTEk 3r+ roll-to-roll printer builds on the success of the nearly 150 global VUTEk 3r and 5r roll-to-roll LED printer installations in less than 2 years. The “plus” platform, which also includes the 204-inch wide VUTEk 5r+ model, drives greater value for signage and graphics professionals in high-volume, premium-quality close viewing applications. The 3r+ and 5r+ models deliver high-end imaging with superior ink coverage, high color density and a wide color gamut. Users also gain improved white printing with up to 30% faster throughput compared to the original VUTEk 3r/5r models.
An improved platform chassis for the printers delivers highly accurate feeding and reliability while allowing for an exceptionally wide range of media types. Plus, several new options are available, including double-bladed slitters, multi-roll support for automated backlit and block out printing, and upgraded ID backprinting using white ink for dark-colored substrates. The two new VUTEk roll-to-roll printers print with EFI - 3M SuperRange inks, including white ink, covered by the 3M MCS Warranty, or with EFI - 3M SuperFlex inks for vehicle wraps and fleet graphics.
The EFI VUTEk h series is a 126-inch wide printer series platform. The series’ new, high-velocity 7-picoliter UltraDrop Technology grayscale printhead imaging delivers precision dot placement and consistency. The series offers 8- and optional 4-color printing modes plus white, as well as 9-layer print capability in a single pass.
The new VUTEk h3 model on display – SGIA’s 2018 Product of The Year award winner in the UV Hybrid/Flatbed High Volume Production Class
category – offers maximum throughput of up to 74 boards per hour. The h5 model, which is available direct from EFI or field upgrade to the h3 model, can produce up to 109 boards per hour.
Ricoh USA, an EFI channel partner, featured two printers from EFI’s Wide Format inkjet printer portfolio in its booth, No. 3601: the 65-inch wide EFI Pro 16h LED hybrid printer (which also is in the EFI booth), and the EFI Pro 24f, a LED flatbed printer with true 4x8-foot architecture. Both printers feature white ink and variable-drop grayscale imaging.
The 71-inch wide Reggiani FLEXY printer is part of the new Reggiani TERRA system for direct-to-textile production. EFI Reggiani TERRA eliminates the need for steaming or washing on direct-to-textile applications using a greener, more-efficient polymerization process that takes place as printed textile goes through the printer’s onboard dryer. Users can achieve superior results – including excellent wet and dry fastness, intense colors and fine detail reproduction – while using less time, water and energy.
New products include:
- The world premiere of the EFI Pro 32r, an entry-level, 126-inch (3.2-meter) wide roll-to-roll LED printer shown in the exhibit of EFI channel partner Nazdar SourceOne (booth 2941);
- An enhanced EFI VUTEk 3r+ superwide roll-to-roll LED printer platform;
- The EFI VUTEk h series – a 2018 SGIA Product of the Year award-winning hybrid platform in its North American debut;
- The VUTEk FabriVU 340i, a high-end soft-signage printer offering in-line sublimation;
- EFI Reggiani TERRA, a new system that combines leading-edge textile digital printer technology with new pigment ink and binder offerings for greener, more sustainable industrial textile printing without washing and steaming;
The printer, which is available from EFI, Nazdar and other authorized channel partners, uses 4 colors plus optional white ink and 7-picoliter EFI UltraDrop Technology. Its proven, “cool cure” LED imaging technology drives down operating costs.
The 138-inch (3.5 meters) wide EFI VUTEk 3r+ roll-to-roll printer builds on the success of the nearly 150 global VUTEk 3r and 5r roll-to-roll LED printer installations in less than 2 years. The “plus” platform, which also includes the 204-inch wide VUTEk 5r+ model, drives greater value for signage and graphics professionals in high-volume, premium-quality close viewing applications. The 3r+ and 5r+ models deliver high-end imaging with superior ink coverage, high color density and a wide color gamut. Users also gain improved white printing with up to 30% faster throughput compared to the original VUTEk 3r/5r models.
An improved platform chassis for the printers delivers highly accurate feeding and reliability while allowing for an exceptionally wide range of media types. Plus, several new options are available, including double-bladed slitters, multi-roll support for automated backlit and block out printing, and upgraded ID backprinting using white ink for dark-colored substrates. The two new VUTEk roll-to-roll printers print with EFI - 3M SuperRange inks, including white ink, covered by the 3M MCS Warranty, or with EFI - 3M SuperFlex inks for vehicle wraps and fleet graphics.
The EFI VUTEk h series is a 126-inch wide printer series platform. The series’ new, high-velocity 7-picoliter UltraDrop Technology grayscale printhead imaging delivers precision dot placement and consistency. The series offers 8- and optional 4-color printing modes plus white, as well as 9-layer print capability in a single pass.
The new VUTEk h3 model on display – SGIA’s 2018 Product of The Year award winner in the UV Hybrid/Flatbed High Volume Production Class
category – offers maximum throughput of up to 74 boards per hour. The h5 model, which is available direct from EFI or field upgrade to the h3 model, can produce up to 109 boards per hour.
Ricoh USA, an EFI channel partner, featured two printers from EFI’s Wide Format inkjet printer portfolio in its booth, No. 3601: the 65-inch wide EFI Pro 16h LED hybrid printer (which also is in the EFI booth), and the EFI Pro 24f, a LED flatbed printer with true 4x8-foot architecture. Both printers feature white ink and variable-drop grayscale imaging.
The 71-inch wide Reggiani FLEXY printer is part of the new Reggiani TERRA system for direct-to-textile production. EFI Reggiani TERRA eliminates the need for steaming or washing on direct-to-textile applications using a greener, more-efficient polymerization process that takes place as printed textile goes through the printer’s onboard dryer. Users can achieve superior results – including excellent wet and dry fastness, intense colors and fine detail reproduction – while using less time, water and energy.