Gillian Montanaro, head of marketing EMEA, said: “‘Vis’ means power in Latin and this is a truly powerful machine. This is our vision for the future.”
She said the TrueVis VG640 and VG540 featured new printhead technology, new TrueVis ink, a new cutter unit, a new LED lighting unit to illuminate the print, and a new control panel with Bluetooth connectivity that so that the machines can be operated by a smartphone or tablet.
The 900x600dpi machines are available in three ink configurations: seven colour channels with CMYK plus light magenta, light cyan and light black, or eight colour channels with either dual CMYK or CMYK plus white and light magenta, light cyan and light black.
The 1.37m- and 1.63m-wide machines, priced at €17,500 and €20,990 respectively, are suitable for a range of work, including posters, graphics and decals and run at up to 8.3m2/hr in seven-colour standard mode and 14.2m2/hr in dual CMYK mode.
Both machines have four new proprietary ‘FlexFire’ variable drop printheads, developed by an unnamed manufacturer, each of which have two ink channels, producing dots in a more “efficient pattern”.
General manager industrial business unit Michel Van Vliet said: “This head is 25% wider than the heads we use today, out of each pass you get more productivity.
“The heads have higher frequency and a stronger jetting power than the heads we used before. This will deliver beautiful images in standard and also high-speed print modes.
“It is also useful for uniform colours and high print speed.
“This is truly technology of the next generation, roughly 50% faster than the VersaCamm series we use today.”
The inks are sold in 500ml pouches and are easily changeable, even when the machine is running, the company said. Van Vliet said that cutting down on print cartridge recycling would be good for the environment.
