Roland DG says its new Camm-1 GS-24 is the ‘most advanced desktop cutter ever,’ with increased cutting power, precision and reliability.

The wide format manufacturer says the new machine features a robust build, redesigned cutting carriage and blade holder and ten times overlap cutting capability.

Roland DG says it has 350g of downforce (boosted by 40 per cent from the previous generation) to allow users to cut a variety of materials from 50 to 700mm wide, including thick, dense substrates.

Australian director John Wall says continuous research and an in-depth understanding of the needs and wants of the market led to its development.

“Since we released the first Camm-1 cutter in 1988, more than 420,000 cutters have been sold around the world,” he says.

“Users, even those who are not familiar with digital cutting, will find it simple to achieve results with the GS-24 over a range of applications.”

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Vinyl, paint mask, twill, heat transfers, magnetic materials and card stock can be cut at speeds of up to 500mm per second to create vehicle graphics, signs and decals, decorated apparel and specialty graphics.

Perforated cutting capability means it can also produce labels and decals for individual sale.

Operators can monitor and control the machine via a newly designed LCD panel, and Roland says a precise blade groove on the cutter’s apron allows for easy manual cutting.

A roller base is included to keep feeds straight for a precise cut.

The bundled Roland CutStudio software lets you enlarge, reduce, reposition, rotate and mirror images, with an improved tiling function for cutting oversized images. TrueType fonts can be cut without the need for outlining.

CutStudio supports BMP, JPG, STX, AL and EPS file formats, as well as the ability to cut directly from Adobe Illustrator or CorelDraw.

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