Epson’s PacPrint stand is its largest to date at the Australian trade show, and will house the company’s full range of printing solutions across signage, graphics, textile, fabric and business.
 

Themed “See new possibilities”, Epson says the stand focuses on the new business opportunities now made possible by Epson’s range of high speed, high quality, cost effective and flexible printing solutions.

For labels, the company will display its Epson SurePress L-6034VW single-pass industrial digital label press, powered by Epson’s PrecisionCore linehead technology. It is the first label press to use Epson’s low migration LED UV curing ink. Epson says it is ideal for short- to mid-run jobs across health, beauty, food and beverage. Developed and manufactured by Epson, the company says its SurePress L-6034VW is designed for label producers investing in a digital label press for the first time or looking to expand production facilities with a reliable, easy-to-use press.

Epson says its 14 PrecisionCore lineheads are the key components behind the high performance, high reliability, low maintenance, and low running costs of the SurePress L-6034VW, while the flexibility to print high-opacity UV white ink first or last significantly boosts image impact on clear and metallic substrates, and expands the variety of labels that can be produced.

Also for label printing, Epson says its ColorWorks C3500 and ColorWorks C7500 desktop label solutions enable users to increase productivity and eliminate the costs and waste associated with pre-printed labels. Ideal for high mix label requirements, these commercial inkjet label solutions feature fast-drying, durable colour inks suitable for a range of media types and sizes. With on-demand colour printing, instead of maintaining an expensive inventory of pre-printed labels, you can print the labels you need, when you need them at speeds of up to 300 mm/second and print resolutions of up to 1200 x 600 dpi.

For signage solutions, Epson focuses attention to its flagship 64” roll-to-roll signage printer, the SureColor SC-S80600, featuring Pantone coverage exceeding 98 per cent.
 

Epson says its SC-S80600 has been designed for high colour reproduction on a wide range of substrates including vinyl, canvas, film and paper.

Alongside the SC-S80600 is the award-winning SureColor P5070, the 17" (432mm) large format printer designed for photo, fine art, proofing and packaging design.

It supports a standard and specialist media in roll and sheet formats and features a PrecisionCore thin film (TFP) head with Variable Sized Droplet Technology, which Epson says enables the output of images in high resolution with superior fidelity and tonal gradation. It also uses Epson’s latest UltraChrome HDX all-pigment aqueous ink for accurate colour with an enhanced gamut, Dmax and image durability. The printer uses a 10 colour ink configuration with two levels of black, a choice of a third black or alternative violet ink for outstanding colour and B&W prints with up to 99 per cent Pantone coverage.

The Epson SureColor P800 is also on display, for photographic and fine art images in sizes up beyond A2 using what Epson says are large cost-effective ink cartridges.

For posters and graphics Epson is displaying its SureColor P20070, a 64" (1,626mm) large format production printer designed for medium-high volume graphic, fine art and poster printing. It supports roll and sheet based media and features a PrecisionCore MicroTFP print head with Variable Sized Droplet Technology. It uses Epson UltraChrome Pro all-pigment aqueous ink and its cartridges feature an extra-large capacity for extended operation with a low cost per print.

Epson is also demonstrating its SureColor T7200D, featuring the company’s latest PrecisionCore print head and aqueous UltraChrome ink chemistry. Epson says it prints an B0 image in as little as 70 seconds with output that dries almost instantly to be water and rub resistant.

Epson's print head technology with UltraChrome DS ink, a large Continuous Ink Supply System, 64" wide print engine with media output heater, and high precision Auto Take-Up. The engine, supply system and ATU all work together to facilitate continuous roll-to-roll printing at speeds up to 100.1m2/hr.

Alongside it is the SureColor F2000 Direct To Garment (DTG) printing platform for work involving cotton based shirts, caps, bags, and promotional items. Prints can be made to pre-cut fabric or directly onto a finished garment with a heat press then used to fix the dye. Epson says it enables production of customised and value-added goods with high impact and good wash/wear durability.

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