Roland UV printer/cutter wins innovation award

Roland DG's VersaUV LEC-300 UV inkjet printer/cutter has won the Viscom Innovation Award in the digital printing and large format printing category at Viscom 2008 in Frankfurt, Germany.

The announcement comes just a week after the 3in machine was named the 2008 DPI product of the year at the Speciality Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) Expo in Atlanta.

The Viscom jury awarded the VersaUV LEC-300 the accolade because of the roll-to-roll printer's ability to produce relief applications, such as Braille lettering and textured effects, by building up layers of clear gloss.

The LEC-300 is claimed to be the world's first UV inkjet integrated printer/cutter and prints CMYK and white ink and clear gloss onto a range of substrates, including foils, metallic and synthetic papers, Bopp, PE, and PET film.

The machine uses low-heat LED lamps and can be used for short production runs and pre-press applications, such as concept proofs, packaging comps and prototypes.

Roland said that the VersUV LEC-300's clear gloss function adds rich special effects ranging from high-gloss finishes for area highlights to custom-textured effects, such as faux leather and crocodile skin.

The LEC-300 uses Roland's Eco-UV inks that are said to be easy to handle and can be stretched across curved surfaces and sharp edges without cracking.

Included with the machine is Versaworks 3.0 RIP software.

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