Grand Print Services managing director James Sultana recently visited Vanguard’s new showroom in Las Vegas, saying it provided him with an opportunity to see the company’s breadth of solutions and the print quality of their applications.
The new 2300 square metre showroom and demonstration facility has been opened in conjunction with Vanguard’s customer Chroma Imaging – a long-time supporter and user of the brand.
The demo centre features a VRK3200-HS roll-to-toll printer, a VKH900-HS hybrid printer and a VK300D-HS flatbed printer.
“The demo facility was well presented, in a clean environment. David and his staff at Chroma Imaging were very welcoming and were able to demo live jobs. I always prefer to see proper production jobs and not sampling to get a gauge for actual performance on jobs,” Sultana told Sprinter.
“It was great to be able to see multiple machines from the Vanguard large format range. I didn’t realise there was such variety of print platforms in the Vanguard range to cater for differing needs. I saw a traditional flatbed, hybrid and roll-to-roll machine.
“We saw one machine running and inspected the other two machines. They look well-built and look like they can handle the volumes of a busy print shop
“Print quality of the machines looked good, and print speeds were suitable for the price point of the machine. They also look like easy machines to run and maintain.”
The VRK3200-HS roll-to-toll printer is a 3.2m true roll-to-roll UV-LED printer capable of producing almost 280 square metres per hour utilizing a two-channel print head design that supports two colours at a time. The small four, eight and 12 picoliter drop size ensures tight dot placement for a vividly printed output on substrates up to 1-inch thick.
The VKH900-HS hybrid printer is a hybrid UV LED printer that combines the capabilities of the award winning VK300D-HS flatbed printer and the VKR3200-HS roll-to-roll printer. Maximising the key features of each platform, this printer has a versatile print zone of 2.5m.
The VK300D-HS flatbed printer is built on the six-time award winning VK300D series. The five-inch by 10-inch machine is a UV-LED true flatbed with a high-speed electromagnetic drive system that propels the carriage at speeds up to 1.8m per second, or 60 boards per hour.
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