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“This machine reinforces our commitment to delivering the best solutions in every printing category.”


MAY It’s FESPA season. Getting the last-minute machines out, Epson, Agfa and Roland DG dominated May releases. Ever-evolving Epson unveiled three new arrivals to its hardware offerings. The manufacturer released its latest eco-solvent large-format printer with the SC-S8100. The new 64in hardware features an expanded six-colour ink configuration and a new, larger PrecisionCore MicroTFP print head which increases productivity by up to 30%, depending on the material type, compared to the SC-S60600. The new Epson S3200-U1-2 and S3200-U3-2 print heads offer the same features as their predecessors, but have improved structural design that allows for compatibility with UV inks, improves reliability and durability and ensures a stable print quality. Agfa launched its new flatbed printer, the Onset


Panthera FB3216, at FESPA’s Global Print Expo. The new machine’s heavy-duty construction ensures non-stop operation, while the advanced print carriage delivers flawless, branding-free prints. Dieter Jancart, segment manager high-end printing systems at Agfa, said: “This unique press delivers flawless prints across graphics and packaging while adapting seamlessly to any workflow, setting a new standard for flatbed printing.” Wrapping up the FESPA launches, Roland DG added a new addition to its flagship TrueVIS line in the way of the XG-640. It boasts of newly designed dual staggered print heads that eject finer ink droplets at higher densities. The printer uses new GBL-free TR3 ink to deliver rich, vivid colour in a wide colour gamut, with a choice of ink configurations up to eight colours. Ryugo Nimura, president, global sales and marketing division, said: “The new XG-640 is our fastest printer/ cutter ever, combining the overwhelmingly high images quality and versatile expressive power of the TrueVIS series with our pioneering print/cut technology.”


JUNE


Shaking out of the post-FESPA lull, manufacturers such as, InkTec, Kongsberg and MH+P kept the


industry’s technology advances alive with new releases and launches. InkTec added to its line of UV flatbed printers with the new UV6090. Though compact, it can handle media up to 600x900mm with print speeds of up to 7.52m sq/hr. The machine is also said to be used among a variety of different substrates, such as, glass, metal, acrylic, PVC, leather and even wood.


The Entro digital cutting tables launched


by Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems, are entry-level apparatus designed for sign makers and packaging converters. The Entro 20 is equipped with a preconfigured FlexiHead toolhead and purpose-built for cutting and creasing in light production environments. The Entro 24 builds on the core strengths on the 20, but has a powerful milling functionality supported by a 1kW MultiCUT spindle, conveyor belt system for automated industrial 25L vacuum for more demanding rigid applications such as corrugated plastic (up to 10mm thick), acrylic panels and plywood. Newly unveiled from MH+P Technology was the


MHP PosterRoller, engineered specifically for the prevention of dents in stiffer papers and foils. The machines have been successfully tested on substrates from 80 to 550gsm, including various papers, foils and textiles.


JULY


This month highlighted the developments made in all-in-one technology and dye sublimation, with releases from technology titans Roland DG and Mutoh.


The DIMENSE DA-640 by Roland DG is built around three integrated elements: newly developed print heads, structural ink that defines where embossing appears on the print and specialised media, which expands up to 2mm in thickness when exposed to heat, bringing the texture to life. The machine eliminates the limitations of pre-fabricated materials and inventory heavy workflows by enabling dynamic, customisable output with full-colour CMYK printing and precision embossing. Concluding July’s quieter month of releases


was Mutoh’s newest dye sublimation printer, the XPJ-1682SR DS Pro. The 64in-wide machine


Mutoh XPJ-1682SR DS Pro


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