14 www.signlink.co.uk Issue 256 - December 2024 / January 2025 KIT & MEDIA / NEWS signlink signlink signlinkmagazine HP releases new FS50 and FS60 latex printers HP has announced the launch of its HP Latex FS50 and FS60 series of wide-format printers. The printer series, primarily designed for the signage and décor industries, delivers a broad range of potential applications. The new printers reportedly have an up to 30% wider colour gamut than previous models. The HP Latex FS50 is modular and scalable, with superwide-format printing in mind, and can be adapted and expanded to address growing business needs. The machine can be upgraded to a ten-litre ink capacity, and it features user-replaceable printheads. The FS50 has reported print speeds of up to 89m² per hour. Announced alongside the FS50 and FS60 is HP’s Live Production software, a solution that allows print service providers to remotely manage their workflow. Users can use the software to control devices remotely and act on their printer queue in real time from a desktop or the newly launched mobile app. According to HP, its customers have emphasised the importance of remote-control capabilities, particularly in regions facing labour shortages. Recently HP Large Format announced a host of new endto-end print solutions and products, designed with the aim of boosting productivity and sustainability for the Architects, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry. Among the announced products was a redesign of the HP DesignJet T200/T600 Printer series 2025 Edition. The T200 series is said to be “the world's smallest large-format plotters”. The T200 is able to print multi-size A4, A, and A1/D sized projects, without needing to manually switch the media source. The HP Latex FS50 is modular and scalable, with an upgradable ink capacity and user-replaceable printheads By Jonathan Pert Epson has announced its latest printer for the signage printing market, the SC-S9100. The machine is designed for sign-makers and print service providers (PSPs), creating colour-accurate prints for a variety of large-format print applications. The company has claimed an up to 9% increase in productivity compared with its previous model, the SC-S80600. The 64-inch eco-solvent printer is tailored for production houses engaged in general signage, wallpaper applications, and direct printing on substrates such as clear film, vinyl, canvas, and photographic paper. The printer comes with 11 colours, including CMYK, red, orange, light black, light cyan, light magenta, green, and optional white. The inclusion of a new green ink expands the colour gamut, with the aim of delivering smoother gradations. Epson announces latest printer Guardian Exhibition & Display has launched full-scale production on a Vanguard roll-toroll printer installed at its Essex headquarters, with reportedly “unbelievable” results. The deal, handled by managing director of SEDO Large Format Solutions Andy McGuiness, represents the first roll-to-roll machine from Vanguard to be sold in the UK. The Vanguard VKR3200-HS UV-LED printer, launched on October 1st at Guardian Display’s Southend base-of-operations, is part of the company’s ambitions to transform to a full-service exhibition company. The company has claimed that the transformation will double its £2.2m turnover within the next two years. Features of the VKR3200-HS in comparison to previous models include a new Elysian ink series and an extended colour gamut. First Vanguard roll-to-roll printer sold in the UK Durst Group has announced its new P5 X printer system, which expands Durst’s range to include mid-range wide-format printing solutions. The new machine is a flatbed printer with roll options, designed for applications including large-scale decoration and specialty packaging. The P5 X offers ten colour channels which includes a range of inks from the P5 series, including CMYK, white, fluo, orange, violet, light cyan, light magenta, light black, varnish, and primer channels. Included within the design are magnetic linear motors on the X and Y axes, which the manufacturer says helps to ensure reliable movement across the workspace. The system, Durst adds, allows for “faster and simpler positioning without compromising on accuracy, even at high speeds.” Durst launches new P5 X printing system with online demonstration Printing manufacturer MUTOH has announced the release of a new 64-inch roll-to-roll printer, the XpertJet 1682UR. The UV LED machine is a dualhead, dual-lamp, six-colour UV LED printer, compatible with CMYK, white, and varnish inks. The machine can be equipped with either a 30kg motorised take-up system with start/stop linked to the printing, or a larger capacity 40kg take-up designed for overnight full-roll printing. One feature of the machine highlighted by MUTOH is its ability to print up to five layers in a single pass, with no need to pull back the media. This is designed to allow for special applications such as doublesided designs on transparent media, backlit/frontlit combination graphics, and the option of gloss or matte finishes. MUTOH releases new roll-to-roll printer The machine can print up to five layers in a single pass, with no need to pull back the media [L to R] managing director of SEDO, Andy McGuiness, and managing director of Guardian Displays, Anthony Booty The SC-S9100 is tailored for production houses engaged in general signage The P5 X has multitrack capabilities, supporting simultaneous printing on up to 12 channels
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