Prices are cut on selected Stylus Pro large format printers plus media

Loyalty programme continues until end of June

Epson is offering the SpectroProofer versions of its Stylus Pro 7900 and 9900 printers for the same price as the standard units, representing savings of up to £1,000. This is one of several promotions Epson is running until the end of June.

At widths of 24in and 44in respectively, the SP 7900 and SP 9900 ensure the highest quality proofing, fine art and photo printing. With the in-line, off carriage SpectroProofer versions, powered by X-Rite, managing and calibrating colour is easy. It is fully automatic and provides advanced measurement and certification.

During the period of the offer, the Epson SP 7900 will be available for £3,195, a saving of £800 from the RRP of £3,995. The Epson SP 9900 will be available for £5,595, saving £1,000 off the RRP of £6,595.

Both the Epson SP 7900 and the SP 9900 deliver the widest colour gamut available today. They use UltraChrome HDRTM, an advanced 11-colour ink set incorporating new orange and green inks, which gives a higher percentage of standard spot colours to be accurately reproduced, and a maximum expression for photo and fine art applications.

Under the terms of Epson’s Loyalty programme, existing owners of Epson Stylus Pro printers* can purchase the Stylus Pro 7880 for £1,995, a saving of £400 on the RRP, and the Stylus Pro 9880 for £3,995, a saving of £500. The SP 7880 prints up to A1+ and the SP 9880 up to B0+, both with excellent results in both monochrome and colour. Epson UltrachromeTM K3 Vivid Magenta ink offers the finest quality results.

To complement its Stylus Pro offers, Epson has also cut the price of its Traditional Photo Paper roll media.

 

Wide-format inkjet printer and vinyl cutting plotter manufacturer Mutoh Europe nv announces that it has integrated two new features into its SC-PRO series of professional sign cutting plotters.  Apart from regular kiss-cutting of lettering jobs and automated contour cutting of pre-printed stickers, Mutoh SC-PRO cutters now also incorporate a cut through function and a poster trim feature.
 
The new cut through function allows cutting through both the self-adhesive vinyl and the vinyl’s protective backing paper. This will enable users  to “finish” individual contour-cut sticker designs. The new poster trim feature will enable trimming of poster designs, eliminating the hassle having to
do this manually.
 
The two new features are now standard integrated into Mutoh SC-PRO series cutters.  Installed-base SC-PRO users will be able to have access to these features via a regular firmware upgrade.

All that is required to perform semi-automatic poster trimming on an SC-PRO cutter is that the  printed poster comes with a registration mark printed in each corner. After loading the poster into the cutting plotter, the operator can have the cutter memorize the four registration marks using the SC-PRO’s integrated laser beam. Once this is done, the poster will be automatically trimmed via activation of the cut through function on the cutter’s control panel.
 
The cut through functionality enables cutting through both the self-adhesive vinyl and the vinyl’s protective backing paper to individually finish sticker designs which may have been contour-cut previously with the SC-PRO cutter.   Stickers that have been cut through can afterwards be easily removed from the vinyl.
 
Cut through can be performed in two different ways. A first method consists in adapting the cutting force of one single knife holder which performs both contour cutting of pre-printed stickers and cut through of each individual sticker.  A second method is to use two separate knife holders, the first one for contour cutting and the second knife holder for cut through. A test pattern integrated in the SC-PRO firmware will enable testing of cut through parameters per type of material that is used and to freeze optimum cut through pre-sets in the application software driving the SC-PRO.
 
The new cut through functionality for Mutoh’s SC-PRO cutters is now already supported via Mutoh Edition software versions of EasySign®, SAi® and Caldera® RIP software, as well as the original versions of these RIPs.

EFI™, the world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, today announced a new addition to its Rastek™ line of wide-format printers, the T660 UV flatbed, which delivers best-in-class image quality at an affordable price, making it the perfect choice for production and print shop environments where quick service, superior image quality and smaller footprints are the keys to customer satisfaction and increased profit.

“With the current state of the economy, print service providers are in a great position to explore new business opportunities,” said Darrell Etter, director of product marketing, EFI Rastek. “EFI’s Rastek T660 UV flatbed printer is the perfect solution for businesses looking to break into the fast-growing wide-format market. It produces photographic image quality for demanding customers on a broad range of substrates, and yields a high return on investment for any print business.”

EFI’s American-made Rastek T660 gives businesses the capacity to explore new markets by offering dazzling new applications. Optimized for and tested on over a dozen substrates, including PVC, aluminum, acrylic and glass, the T660 is ideal for printing indoor and outdoor signage, display and exhibition graphics, Point-of-Purchase advertising, and even short-run packaging and prototyping on substrates up to 60” wide and 2” thick. With sellable speeds up to 200 square feet (18.58 square meters) per hour and 1200 x 900 dpi, EFI’s Rastek T660 is the ideal wide-format system for tapping into new markets and new revenue streams.

Four-color plus white ink printing, gray scale print heads, and seven sizes of drops ranging from six to 42 picoliters combine to produce stunning results with exceptional image quality, saturated colors and smooth color gradations. White ink allows for under- and over-printing, providing businesses with more options to increase capabilities and profits.

Like all EFI wide-format and superwide printing solutions, the Rastek T660 produces a high return on investment to meet the needs of any growing print business. This printer includes the amazing Fiery® XF production RIP to increase productivity and job management, and is easily integrated with EFI Print MIS solutions.

HP today announced the installation of the first HP Designjet H Series Printer in Ireland at Sattal Print and Promotional Solutions, of Dublin.

London-based City & West End Solutions (CWES) have launched a promotion on the HP Designjet Z6100 series that allows potential purchasers to effectively get a free HP large-format printer through the inclusion of a free ink and media bundle that, when printed at current commercial rates, will cover the purchase cost of the Designjet Z6100.

 

Colourgen has announced UK availability of the new Seiko Infotech ColorPainter H-Series range of solvent inkjet printers.