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Printers introduced at ISA's 2003 Sign Expo
Mutoh Toucan 64
Mutoh America
www.mutoh.com
Inks: Solvent, six-color
Outdoor Durability: 5 years
Format: Roll-to-roll, 1.6-m (63-in.) print width
Resolution: 720 dpi
Print Speeds: 216 to 800 sq ft/hr
Pricing: $74,995
Suited for production runs of 256 36- x 48-in. posters in an 8-hr shift. Includes 21-GB HDD, and Thunderbird print server and ISIS Print Manager software.
Neojet UV-46
Dilli Precision Ind. Co.
www.dilli.co.kr
Inks: UV-curable, four-color
Format: Roll-to-roll/flatbed, 46 in.
Resolution: 400 dpi
Print Speeds: 215 sq ft/hr
Built in Korea by Dilli Precision Ind. Co. which has experience building solvent-system inkjets and cutting plotters.
Orasign PosterJet
Distributed by Aeromatrix
www.aeromatrix.com
Inks: Solvent, four-color
Outdoor Durability: 2 to 3 years
Format: Roll-to-roll, 3.2-m (126-in.) print width
Resolution: 370 dpi
Print Speeds: 237 to 1453 sq ft/hr
SignJet PRO JX2000A
Western Graphtec
www.graphtecusa.com
Inks: Aqueous, four-color
Format: Roll-to-roll printer-cutter, 1.1 m (42 in.) and 1.5 m (60 in.)
Resolution: 600 dpi
Print Speeds: 81 to 204 sq ft/hr
Pricing: $13,995 and $15,995
Dual-purpose sign-printer and vinyl-cutter. Eight-head configuration makes it possible to run two sets of CMYK pigmented or dye inks for faster throughput, or switch between dye and pigmented ink sets. Built-in cutting functions comparable to those on Graphtec's high-end cutting plotters.
Silver Storm (YSL-S8)
Shanghai Yaselan Advertising Material Co. Ltd
www.yaselan.com
Inks: Solvent, four-color
Outdoor Durability: 2 years
Format: Roll-to-roll, 3.4 m (134 in.)
Resolution: 360 dpi
Print Speeds: 484 sq ft/hr to 1324 sq ft/hr
The Silver Storm is Yaselan's first grand-format inkjet made with US-built Spectra printheads. Yaselan has partnered with the new Jetrion division of Flint Ink to ensure that print quality will satisfy world standards.
SkyWide 34
Skyton USA
www.skyton.biz
Inks: Solvent, four-color
Outdoor Durability: 2 years
Format: Roll-to-roll, 3.4 m (137 in.)
Resolution: 360 dpi
Print Speeds: 301 sq ft.hr to 861 sq ft/hr
Pricing: About $140,000
Superwide built with input from consortium of former employees of other well-known superwide manufacturers. Printer uses MegaInk--a fast-drying ink formulated to reduce energy and ink consumption, provide a longer shelf life, and work more effectively on uncoated materials.
SolventJET II
Distributed by Splash of Color and All Graphic Supplies
www.splashofcolor.com; www.allgraphicsupplies.com
Inks: Solvent, six-color (CMYKRB)
Outdoor-Durability: Up to 5 years
Format: 1.4 m (54 in.) and 1.9 m (74 in.) roll-to- roll printers; 1.3 m (54 in.) printer/cutter
Resolution: 1440 dpi
Print Speed: up to 300 sq ft/hr
Pricing: From $36,995 to $42,995
Modified Roland Pro II Series printers use Lyson Pentachrome? solvent-based inks that don't require ventilation equipment. Using red and blue inks instead of light cyan and light magenta helps signmakers simulate spot colors such as reflex blue and Coca Cola red.
Tiara Opal 63
Tiara US
www.tiara-usa.com
Inks: Solvent, six-color (CMYKcm or CMYKRB)
Outdoor Durability: 5 years
Format: Roll-to-roll, 1.6 m (63 in.)
Resolution: 1440 dpi
Print Speed: up to 60 sq ft/hr
Tiara US is a wholly owned subsidiary for Lyson Inc., the UK-based company that makes inks and media for all major inkjet-printing technologies. Opal 63 can be equipped with Pentachrome? inkset to make it easier for signmakers to hit certain spot colors.
Vutek UltraVu 150
Vutek
www.vutek.com
Inks: Solvent, four- or six-color
Outdoor Durability: 5 years
Format: Roll-to-roll, 1.5 m (60 in.)
Resolution: 360 dpi
Print Speeds: 230 to 430 sq ft/hr
Pricing: $165,000
Ruggedly built, built-in-the-US printer is backed by Vutek operator training, materials testing, customer service and technical support. Lower ink costs per square foot than many other solvent-system inkjets.
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