swissQprint, distributed exclusively in Australia by Pozitive, has been working on a new high-end flatbed printer for the last couple of years and used the FESPA Global Print Expo in Berlin to show it off.
The Kudu is an entirely new product for swissQprint. The 3.2 x 2 metre high-end UV LED printer complements the existing flatbed range – Nyala, Impala and Oryx. It offers 10 colour channels and three rows of printheads giving it a new level of versatility when it comes to colour options whilst maintaining speed due to the increased number of printheads.
It has a maximum production speed of 300 square metres per hour.
Pozitive managing director Philip Trumble is in Berlin and said the versatility that is possible because of this expanded colour gamut is a huge bonus. The Kudu, which weighs in at a mighty 2.6 tonne, can handle full CMYK plus light cyan, light magenta, orange, white, varnish and neon.
Trumble expects when it arrives in Australia later in the year it will do well as it will offer printers greater versatility and high production speeds.
“One of the key things with the Kudu is it has got neon yellow and neon pink which are also iridescent under backlight. By having them mixed in with other colours it is possible to make green by mixing the yellow with the cyan. We can also make other colours as part of the process so that is where the versatility comes from,” Trumble said.
“The print quality is always consistent across all of the swissQ machines and that really sets them up. Yes, we print at great speeds as well but we are not focussed on speed if it means we are not going to have the quality or versatility.”
swissQprint applications manager Michael Preuss said the development process has been going for the last two zears.
“The Kudu is not a new generation printer. It has a really very different mechanical construction and completely new electrics. The printing size is the same as the Nyala 4 but the weight of the printer is much greater,” Preuss said.
Trumble will also be at PacPrint exhibiting the Nyala 4 and the Karibu dedicated roll to roll printing technologies.
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