QPS expands ColorJet range with Vulcan Hybrid 1800
The 1.8m ColorJet Vulcan Hybrid 1800 UV press will now be distributed by its official UK distributor, QPS, addressing demand for compact hybrid print solutions
The Monna Lisa ML-13000 was showcased at drupa 2024, in Düsseldorf
Global technology company, Epson, has detailed its latest textile printer, the Monna Lisa 13000, a direct-to-fabric single-step pigment ink textile printer.
Epson says the new machine is an affordable direct-to-fabric printer with a compact footprint and the advantage of requiring no additional equipment for pre and post treatment, steaming and washing.
The printer comes equipped with three types of pre and post processing chemicals (pre-treatment, over-coating, and density enhancer) in addition to seven colour inks. The technology makes it possible to integrate pre and post processing in a single step printing solution compared to other printers that require separate processes.
The printer comes with 13 Epson PrecisionCore MicroTFP printheads and can operate with a print speed of 131 sqm/H with a resolution of up to 1200 dpi on lower speeds and higher passes.
Also revealed at drupa was Epson’s new industrial on-demand colour label printer, the ColorWorks C8000e which is designed for in-house, on-demand colour label printing.
The solution builds on the success of its predecessor, the ColorWorks C7500 and is designed to help eliminate costs associated with pre-printing such as label waste and excessive inventory.
The C8000e features Epson’s Nozzle Verification Technology (NVT) to prevent misprints as well as as spot colour matching and ICC profiling for easy and precise colour management.
Gavin Thurston, business development manager for ColorWorks, Epson UK, says: “Between 2019 and 2023, demand for Epson’s ColorWorks has grown significantly, and this is clear testimony to the benefits our unique technology offers, not only in terms of cost-effectiveness, value and quality, but as a means to significantly reduce waste and the many environmental impacts associated with less efficient analogue-based mass label production processes.
“It’s clear that the future for industrial colour label production lies with on-demand printing and Epson is proud to offer best-of-class technology with this latest addition to its ColorWorks range.”
Epson used its space at drupa (Hall 5, Booth D20) to demonstrate personalisation and production on-demand with a range of products including the new 64-inch SureColor SC-P20500, a printer made for the production of fine art photography and indoor signage.
The booth also included the SureColor F10000 with new optional jumbo roll and SC-F11000H with added orange and violet inks and optional jumbo roll.
In addition, Epson had a range of new additions to its mini-lab dye sublimation printers and personalisation and micro-production printers including the new hybrid DTG/DTFilm SureColor F1000 and micro-production DTG/DTFilm SureColor F2200.
