Vutek QS2000 UV-curing digital inkjet printer

EFI has introduced its new Vutek QS2000 UV-curing digital inkjet printer.

The new printer is said to bridge the gap between superior image quality, productivity and connectivity, opening the door to new applications and increased profitability.

The Vutek QS2000 is said to be the first in a new category of printers that combine EFI's production and workflow management technology with the market-leading digital print capabilities of its Vutek superwide format printers.

EFI believes that in today's highly competitive marketplace, quality and productivity are the critical success factors for print-for-pay superwide format print shops and commercial printers.

The company believes it has exploited its expertise to meet those challenges and the introduction of the Vutek QS2000 digital superwide printer sees the company introduces its high definition print (HDP) capability.

EFI's superwide printing technology is said to provide up to 1,080 dots per inch (dpi) print resolutions and proprietary image smoothing technologies, along with six-colour imaging and a special seventh white ink channel for new and creative applications and EFI's Fiery XF image processing.

The VUTEk QS2000 is also claimed to offer superior image quality on rigid and flexible substrates up to two inches (5.08cm) thick and up to 80 inches (two metres) wide.

It is said by EFI to have the ability to print white ink in six different variations, including overprint, underprint, spot, underspot, fill and overspot, to provide new application possibilities.

The printer's four-point text is claimed to satisfy customers that demand the highest image quality for close viewing of applications, such as point-of-purchase advertising displays.

It also has the ability to change between rigid and flexible substrates in less than a minute to produce output up to 800 square feet (74 square meters) per hour - or up to 16 - 4' x 8' boards per hour, said EFI.

The Vutek QS2000 printer will be available with the EFI Fiery XF production RIP or optional Colorburst RIP.

The Fiery XF is said to provide high productivity and colour management, whilst allowing the integration of additional business processes in the future through the EFI portfolio of software workflow products.

Ghilad Dziesietnik, chief technology officer for EFI, said: "The introduction of the Vutek QS2000 printer and Fiery XF production RIP combines full productivity, unmatched quality and a sophisticated, yet intuitive RIP.

This is the first step in realising EFI's vision of fully integrated business processes throughout the print shop." Robert W Raus, Jr, vice president of Vutek marketing for EFI, added: "Focusing on the print engine as well as business processes has helped us deliver the industry's most advanced, most innovative superwide format printers and integrated business management systems that drive business success beyond the printer".

"With our integrated print and workflow systems, print shop owners will simplify business processes from job submission to job estimation, inventory and shop floor management through pre-press, RIP, proofing and production." EFI added that the Vutek QS2000 printer enables print-for-pay superwide format print shops and commercial printers to produce and sell more premium-priced jobs faster than ever before.

It includes a feed-side control module to eliminate wasted steps by initiating print from both sides of printer.

A multi-job layout function through the Vutek graphic user interface allows users to combine separate jobs in to one print run, reducing costly substrate waste.

In addition, floorspace is saved by being able to perform roll-to-roll and rigid printing on one machine.

The Vutek QS2000 will be featured by EFI at the Viscom trade show in Paris (France) from September 20-22 and at the SGIA trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada (USA) from September 26-29.

It will be commercially available at the end of September.

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