Agfa Graphics has upgraded its Jeti Mira printer with one of the major changes being the addition of UV LED curing.

Inkjet sales manager Oceania Michael Culver says changing to LED is the future. “This is the first LED solution to come into the Jeti printer range,” he says.

According to Culver two more printers are set to be launched next year.

Agfa marketing product manager, sign and display high-end Reinhilde Alaert says the Jeti Mira comes with a number of economical, ecological and business-generating benefits.

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“LEDs have minimal heat output, for example, which allows for a broader scope of print applications. They also ensure very stable bi-directional calibration, high productivity, significant power savings and consistent output over the lifetime of the system. This all leads to a greater ROI,” Alaert says.

According to Agfa the UV LED inks can print on heat-sensitive substrates such as thin slides, self-adhesive sheets and stretchable PVC materials. They are both customised and versatile, developed with a view to the different media they are intended for.

The Jeti Mira has 2.69m wide prints, print and prepare functionality, a dockable roll-to-roll option, two table versions, speed up to 231sqm per hr, six colour, white colour standard, highly-pigmented UV inks and two rows of fast-firing Ricoh inkjet print heads.

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