Agfa is launching two new wide-format printing systems, its new digital workflow and chemical free printing plates at PrintEx in May. The company will display the Anapurna M2500i UV-curable inkjet print system and the Acorta automatic cutting and finishing plotter on its stand at PrintEx15, held in Sydney Olympic Park. Mark Brindley, managing director of Agfa Graphics Oceania, says the six-colour Anapurna M2500i is developed specifically for high quality reproduction on rigid and roll to roll flexible substrates up to 2.5 metres wide.
Anapurna M2500i
He says it offers higher quality and speed than its predecessors, due to its accurate dot positioning, enhanced curing system and higher performing print heads, the M2500i, he says, is a ‘heavy-duty, turnkey and complete’ UV inkjet system. Brindley says, “The M2500i will appeal to a broad range of businesses, from sign shops and printers involved in POS and display work, to digital printers, photo labs and mid-sized graphic screen printers who produce indoor and outdoor printed graphics. “This is complemented by the fast and flexible Acorta cutting and finishing system which can help businesses add value to their wide-format print output, which is essential in today’s increasingly competitive market.” The six-colour Anapurna M2500i can also print opaque white ink which the company says makes it ideal for transparent as well as opaque media while a new automatic board feeder, he says, increases productivity when using rigid substrates. Brindley says the fully-automatic Acorta plotter complements this wide-format print capacity by providing finishing options designed specifically to suit cardboard, digital and signage printers. Agfa will also demonstrate a suite of new workflow options including Apogee 9.0 PDF/JDF Workflow software designed for traditional and multi-faceted print service providers and Asanti Workflow for wide-format production. Brindley says, “Optimising production throughout the workflow is critical to performance and profitability, and both Apogee 9.0 and Asanti enable high levels of automation throughout the production process, with innovative tools and enhancements which allow businesses to improve customer connections, enhance the interaction between different links in the production chain, and ensure the very highest levels of productivity and efficiency from job receipt to delivery.” He says the new DoP Azura TE Chem-free printing plate is a stable, thermally imaged plates offering great image contrast, which makes them ‘easy to handle and check, and achieve ink-water balance within a few sheets, for extra fast makeready’. Brindley says, “We have a busy schedule of live demonstrations planned for our PrintEx15 stand, plus of course we will have a full team of experts on stand to discuss how all these solutions can help create stronger, more flexible and more profitable business into the future.” Agfa Graphics will be on stand 1737. To register visit: www.printex.com.au.
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