EFI has a range of products on show at FESPA Berlin, including the new VUTEk Q3r LED inkjet which comes in a 5.2m and 3.5m wide options.
The new EFI VUTEk Q3r is priced between 400,000 and 600,000 Euros and includes a new inline print quality inspection system and a new UltraClear Coat option for more design and application possibilities.
The EFI VUTEk Q3r printer delivers production speeds up to 558 square metres per hour making it suitable for high volume applications ranging from fleet graphics, truck side curtains and building wraps to POP signage, backlit and exhibition graphics, and window decorations. EFI says it offers resolutions up to 1,200 dpi with superior white ink printing performance and options for single- and multi-layer print modes.
Also on display is the EFI Pro 30h LED 3.2m wide printer.
“This hybrid printer allows you to print both rigid and flexible substrates and it will go a little bit north of 200 square metres per hour and a really attractive price positioning at just under that €200,000 category – so we believe there is an opportunity to upgrade a lot of those customers that started off in display graphics with an entry level product and probably in the 1.6m category – to jump up to the 3.2m category with the Pro30h,” EFI vice-president of marketing Ken Hanulec said.
This printer continues to offer an ideal solution for businesses targeting sign and display graphics as a growth opportunity.
It runs at speeds up to 230 square metres per hour, it features four colours plus dual channels of white as standard, prints in resolutions up to 1,200 dots per inch (dpi), and includes an EFI Fiery proServer Core digital front end (DFE) with FAST RIP acceleration technology.
In other announcements, the ecoTERRA was unveiled as part of EFI’s Reggiani range which provides a new option for sustainable direct-to-fabric printing.
According to EFI Reggiani SVP and GM Adele Genoni, the ecoTERRA solution gives customers competitive advantages by dramatically cutting energy and water consumption in the overall digital textile printing process for a more-sustainable direct-to-fabric production experience.
This eco-friendly, water-based offering delivers excellent wet- and dry-fastness properties, remarkable sharpness in detail, and extraordinarily high durability, while also yielding longer printhead life with reduced maintenance costs.
Plus, thanks to ecoTERRA’s enhanced polymerisation and finishing unit, customers can deliver a softer hand feel to their digitally printed fabrics.
In his presentation, EFI chief revenue officer Frank Mallozzi referenced a number of key case studies across a number of customers that have purchased multiple products including packaging, vehicle wrap, point of purchase printing and truck side curtain production including the 800th roll to roll UV LED printer sold by EFI.
“When we talk about EFI culture internally, one thing we do in our company is we love our customers. Our customers give us the opportunity to really work with us on applications that you don’t normally find in a marketing department; they love extending the boundaries of the technology and we are a technology company,” Mallozzi said.
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