Encad and Kodak's Joint Wide Format Printer

Encad has today introduced its wide format Novajet 1000i printer.

Encad has today introduced its wide format Novajet 1000i printer.

The new printer, designed to specifications compiled from extensive customer research, uses a number of innovations to improve speed, image quality, reliability, ease of use, and provide an extremely low cost per print, said the company.

The Novajet 1000i is the first printer jointly developed by Encad and its parent company, Kodak.

"We harnessed Kodak's extensive research and expertise in ink formulation and media, and combined it with our strengths in wide-format hardware and systems optimisation," said Encad's chief executive officer Barry Lathan.

Printing at speeds of up to 150 square feet per hour in photo quality, the Novajet 1000i printer is the fastest printer in its class, said the company.

It has an all-new, 640-nozzle print head to deliver high speed with image quality up to 1200 dpi.

A dual component rapid evaporation drying system to enable take-up at full speed with a wide assortment of Kodak media is also a feature.

The effective life of the new thermal print head delivers an average of 2.1 litres of ink throughput.

To offer unattended printing, an intermediate ink reservoir maintains a constant supply of ink to the print head, and a warning system indicates when ink is getting low.

The staggered cartridge assembly provides better image quality and easy cartridge replacement, while an active service station automatically fills, primes and cleans your ink cartridges.

Encad has introduced a new dynamic print masking technique, intelligent mask technology (IMT) that incorporates a proprietary ink tiling method.

This technique of laying down ink in a randomised pattern for each color and print mode delivers exceptional image quality during high-speed printing.

Encad has also introduced Quantum ink with the printer.

Developed and manufactured by Kodak, the new ink type offers market-leading features to provide superb image quality, claimed Encad.

It is said to provide outstanding colour gamut and superior durability.

In addition, the Pigment ink is a universal ink with the ability to print on both indoor and outdoor media with a colour gamut that is unmatched by any other pigment ink.

The Novajet 1000i also comes complete with a new software suite to manage workflow with software enabled precision calibration, automated networking set-up, and remote printer access.

It has integrated job tracking, job accounting and supplies management, said Encad.

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