EFI has introduced the EFI VUTEk® HSr press, its fastest production-class roll-to-roll product on the market. The new VUTEk LED/UV Pin and Cure imaging press is a 3.2m high-speed roll-to-roll printer that targets the replacement of older solvent printers for the high-volume production of vehicle wraps, lorry sides, banners, posters and more.
It has six colours plus white ink with multi-layer print capability for the production of perfect day/night backlit graphics. The HSr press features EFI 3M™ SuperFlex HSr Ink and backs graphics with the 3M™ MCS™ Warranty.
EFI’s VUTEk HSr press was introduced at FESPA 2015 in Cologne.
The company’s other offerings included end-to-end workflow automation, 7-picolitre greyscale UltraDrop™ Technology for near-photographic imaging, new SuperRange Ink and energy-efficient, ‘cool cure’ LED imaging at full production speeds, and VUTEk GO, an innovative Android-based monitoring application for the high-end VUTEk HS Pro series.
With more than 500 LED inkjet printers installed worldwide, EFI delivers higher-quality, versatile imaging on a broader range of substrates, with virtually no VOC emissions and significantly reduced energy usage. EFI customers are gaining a competitive advantage from their ability to print on thin, inexpensive films, corrugated board and other materials that cannot withstand the heat associated with other drying or curing methods.
UltraDrop Technology offers an additional competitive advantage with the ability to print smaller drop sizes with more precise control thanks to its native 7pL printheads and true multi-drop addressability in each dot position. The results are outstanding smoothness in shadows, gradients and transitions, superb text quality with four-point text in both standard and knockout with fewer satellites, and more clarity in all print modes.
EFI also demonstrated the EFI H1625 LED printer, which gives printing companies with mid-level production needs the same advantages as higher production LED systems at a significantly lower cost. Thanks to the four colour plus white inks that come standard and eight-level variable drop greyscale capability, the printer produces near-photographic image quality, saturated colours and smooth colour gradations. The easy-to-operate, low-maintenance system prints on an extended range of flexible and rigid substrates. Its single-pass, multi-layer print capability allows printing companies to offer premium-margin applications with greater profit opportunity.
The VUTEk GS3250LX Pro LED printer with UltraDrop Technology was also on display. This high-productivity LED printer allows users to produce more jobs, and extend their applications offering with more substrates and lower operating costs. It offers rigid and roll-fed printing capability, white ink and single-pass multilayer printing.
EFI also showcased the 5-metre VUTEk GS5500LXr Pro printer with new SuperRange Inks, which offer the industry-leading 3M™ MCS™ Warranty when printing on 3M flexible media. This high-performance roll-fed printer delivers precise imaging thanks to its innovative and eco-friendly LED curing and EFI’s UltraDrop Technology. Co-branded EFI and 3M SuperRange Inks, available for VUTEk GSLXr series printers in six-colour and eight-colour plus white configurations, offer a hard surface cure, a wide colour gamut and excellent adhesion properties, making them the ideal choice for a wide range of materials and printing applications.
VUTEk GO for award-winning VUTEk 3.2-metre hybrid
EFI’s exhibit also included the award-winning 3.2-metre, hybrid EFI VUTEk HS100 Pro press, a high-volume printer that uses a combination LED/UV Pin & Cure imaging process to provide exceptional quality and high productivity. The press also features automated material loading and unloading systems, along with a material edge guide system for printing corrugated board and other challenging substrates at press-rated speeds.
At FESPA, EFI also demonstrated VUTEk GO, a remote monitoring application for the VUTEk HS Pro series that allows customers to:
• Monitor real time status of ink levels, lamp settings and lamp life.
• Review history of printer status and print queue within last 24 hours.
• Receive push notifications on printer alerts or errors.
The 2-metre, hybrid EFI VUTEk H2000 Pro UV inkjet printer features UltraDrop Technology and gives users a more-affordable entry point into mid-volume, premium production printing while giving them the option to add features – including white ink, clear varnish and roll-to-roll media handling, as they grow their business.
