Epson launched quite a few print methods to the ANZ market at Visible Influence, together with a desktop DTG/DTF printer, a desktop UV printer, and had the worldwide launch of the F9560 64 inch dye-sub printer.
New to ANZ was the F1060 compact desktop hybrid DTG DTF printer, which prints on clothes and movie. It doesn’t exchange an present machine, and is a part of Epson’s drive to deliver a number of new income alternatives to print companies for comparatively low funding. Gordon Kerr, enterprise advertising and marketing supervisor, Massive Format, mentioned, “The F1060 will price lower than $11,000, and has opened up an entire new section, not solely due to its worth level and its profitability, but in addition due to its compact measurement.”
Epson additionally had the V1060, its new compact UV desktop machine. Kerr mentioned, “This machine opens up alternatives once more for merchandise.” Actually the primary half of the Epson stand was fully targeted on merchandise, highlighting what the corporate believes are actual alternatives for desktop UV printing.
Kerr mentioned, “So right here with the V1060 we’re exhibiting manufacturing of USB keys, pens, canvas prints, iPhone covers. One of many improbable issues with this compact machine is that it is versatile. It might take care of gadgets as much as 70 millimetres in top. And rounded gadgets. So we will we will print instantly on all golf name and different curved surfaces.”
To optimise the brand new printers Epson additionally launched Epson Studio for a small store or merchandise supplier. Kerr mentioned, “This software program permits the shopper to stroll up with a USB key, the iPhone, their picture, sort it straight into the iPad, add the textual content that they need then say I wish to produce that on a t shirt, golf ball or no matter.”
The second half of the Epson stand hosed a trio of roll-to-roll printers; the SureColor 80660L, described by Kerr because the workhorse, and the brand new P20560, a 64 inch aqueous printer. Kerr mentioned, “Now what this machine brings to the market is color, it has largest gamut on the market. And it additionally combines that with print velocity.”
The P20560 has a big 2.64 inch precisioncore print heads and inking system. It has 12 giant 1.6 litre pouches, which Epson says allow cost-effective manufacturing of advantageous artwork and huge format inside POS.
The brand new F9560 is the brand new 64 inch dye sub printer, proven at Visible Influence as a world first. Kerr mentioned, “This printer replaces our earlier 64 inch machine. What does it replaces it with is a particularly compact, absolutely built-in resolution. The flat high and sq. sides are designed to create an entire work surroundings for operators. It has built-in heating system.”
Epson says the SC-F9560 is straightforward to function with a big contact panel show full with built-in assist and comes provided with Edge Print software program that reveals customers on-screen what they’ll count on to get on paper.
It additionally gives customers excessive productiveness ranges with heavy obligation motors and a big 2.64” PrecisionCore printhead that delivers manufacturing output at low go charges. There are additional manufacturing efficiencies too with help for a variety of media varieties, widths and thicknesses on rolls as much as 45 kg and a bulk ink system that makes use of handy pouch-based ink with twin units and scorching swap.
The six-colour SC-F9560H mannequin may be configured with Lc Lm ink for advantageous gradation and an prolonged gamut, or Orange and Violet for max gamut, or Fy and Fp fluorescent ink for max brightness. The fluorescent ink may be utilized as spot color and course of color.
Epson says customers of the SC-F9560 may even take pleasure in decrease working prices with low energy consumption, help for cost-effective media and a excessive diploma of self-maintenance.
Kerr mentioned, “It is designed so that you can print a full roll or partial roll. This machine can be transport late October. We’re very happy with this one, and from the response of the individuals who’ve come round this morning and checked out it, I feel Epson has hit the mark.”
In accordance with Kerr the brand new printer has two goal audiences, he mentioned, “It is two forms of companies, first it is cloth manufacturing. So people who find themselves concerned in clothes or garment manufacturing. We had a few individuals who by means of this morning who have been taking a look at going wow, you may produce how a lot how briskly and at what worth. That is choice primary. Possibility quantity two is smooth signage. There’s enormous progress in smooth signage. Simply wanting across the present right here at present. We have now so many examples of sentimental signage. We have now banners now we have pull ups, now we have constructions. Comfortable signage is very large. So premium, prime quality, correct, price efficient printing out there by means of the F9560 will meet that market..
