This launch follows the success of the new six-colour Spyder 320+ at IPEX 2006, which Fujifilm Sericol will be showing at FESPA Digital.
Inca says it has pioneered the development of flatbed inkjet technology since it launched its first model at Drupa 2000 and during the last few months, the Cambridge (UK) manufacturer has introduced several versions of the Spyder 320, which it launched last year.
Spyder 320 has proved to be Inca’s most successful product, with orders from around the world, to the extent that every successive month since last November Inca has achieved record levels of sales.
After being given a guided tour of Inca’s factory, Inca’s MD Bill Baxter, says, “It was a great afternoon for everyone, and His Royal Highness showed a quick grasp of the intricacies of inkjet technology (when shwon a recent presentation of two Queens Awards for Enterprise).”
According to Baxter, the Spyder 320 has shown it offers the combination of quality, format and speed that appeals to companies looking to output high-quality graphics for a range of applications.
The Spyder 320 became the obvious model for Inca to expand, which is why visitors to Fespa Digital can see and hear about new modular versions, including a reduced cost four-colour model, the six-colour printer (adding light magenta and cyan to CMYK) and a Spyder 320+ with a white ink option.
The Spyder 320-e entry-level version is claimed to offer high quality at medium output speeds, with the option to upgrade on-site to any of the higher specification Spyders.
Inca believes that this model opens the doors to printers with a smaller budget that want to enter the high-quality flatbed printer sector. Apart from speed, Spyder 320-e offers the same features as any of the Spyder 320 models.
Inca has also introduced a new version of its Spyder Run software, which enables a claimed top speed of 80sqm per hour, with a production speed of 65 square metres an hour.
The new software is claimed to provide an instant upgrade in speed and can be retrofitted to most existing Spyder 320 printers in the field.
The Spyder 320+ model has an Incaprint carriage with either white or six-colours. The new six-colour printer is designed for closer viewing output where there is a requirement to reproduce flesh tones with a flawless appearance and smoother light colours and graduations, says Inca.
The company’s registration system has enabled the Inca Spyder 320+ white variant to print white ink before, during or after printing the CMYK set.
It is a decision made by the user at the RIP stage, often without any change to the source file.
Throughout Fespa Digital Inca will be demonstrating the six-colour Spyder 320+ and a Columbia Turbo, which is claimed to be the world’s fastest flatbed inkjet printer, on the Fujifilm Sericol stand (hall 8, stand D400).
All of Inca’s flatbed printers are claimed to benefit from Fujifilm Sericol’s UV Uvijet inks.
Inca’s managing director Bill Baxter and Paul Anson, COO right) show Inca’s Spyder 320 to HRH the Duke of Kent, who has a keen interest in British industry and came following Inca’s recent presentation of two Queens Awards for Enterprise. H the Duk
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