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  1. Flatbed UV Suggestions

    Great info, thank you again. And my understanding is that the five head 5x10 can be upgraded down the road, so maybe that's the best route to go. Decisions, decisions... ;)
  2. Flatbed UV Suggestions

    Excellent point. My dealer already said that Mimaki is handling all service on these machines for the foreseeable future. I read that to mean "until they have all the bugs shaken out" which really doesn't give me a warm and fuzzy feeling about it. Like you said, the tech is known, but the...
  3. Flatbed UV Suggestions

    Good conversation with Digitech today, still waiting on quotes. Their machines are very impressive but also sound pretty spendy. We'll see when the quotes actually come in. I do like their philosophy on build quality and maintenance, and I love the print capacity (6"!!!) Also like that...
  4. Flatbed UV Suggestions

    Thanks for your feedback. Budget is outlined above. Also mentioned that speed is the lowest of my main priorities -- the faster, the better, but not at the expense of priorities 1-5. Other than head height, bed size and my list of priorities, I'm not sure what other "numbers" there are. I...
  5. Flatbed UV Suggestions

    Thanks so much for all the input! Digitech was not on my radar, but I'll put them there now and call on Monday. Vanguard as well. It would be easier to just get the Mimaki since it's a known commodity, but due diligence seems wise when spending this kind of coin. ;) That said, I keep coming...
  6. Flatbed UV Suggestions

    Thanks for the suggestions so far! Budget is up to $250K or so. The quote I got on the swissQ is around $270K but that's their "budget" machine. :eek: The EFI Pro 30F looks really, really good the more I read up on it. Stout build, oversize bed, fast, good output, good support. Seems like a...
  7. Flatbed UV Suggestions

    Hi All, I'm in the market for a flatbed UV to replace my Mimaki JFX200-2513. The JFX600 seems like the obvious choice, but I'm also getting quotes on an EFI PRO 30f and a swissQprint Oryx 4. I'd love some suggestions if there are other compelling machines I should be looking at this level...
  8. Bad Prints and Scrambled Test Print

    Good info, thanks! Yes, upon closer examination, the three places I was looking at are all based in Indonesia. I wonder why? What legitimate (preferably US) resellers would people recommend? I'm not sure at this point if it's worth fixing or scrapping/selling for parts since I have already...
  9. Bad Prints and Scrambled Test Print

    Agreed. I'm thinking the same thing, so I'll probably focus there. This printer uses a DX7 head, correct? Does anyone have a good, low-cost source they can suggest for them? I believe my local dealer wants roughly $2K just for the head which seems excessive. I have found others that...
  10. Bad Prints and Scrambled Test Print

    Thanks for the replies! I have had the machine for maybe 5 or 6 years and was never told about needing to swap tanks out so that was never done. Can't be good. Otherwise, I have replaced the head cables which didn't help, but not the cables from main to carriage board. I'll give that a try...
  11. Bad Prints and Scrambled Test Print

    Hi All, I have a VersaArt RE-640 that was loaded by the dealer with dye-sub inks (Sensient). It has worked well for years, but recently it began totally scrambling prints -- basically printing all colors all the time. Think muddy brown/black bands the entire length of the print media. When I do...
  12. UV printing on wood - white underbase suggestions?

    We have a couple sheets coming from Grimco today -- one primed, one fully painted. Painted sheets are more expensive than you mentioned ($95 for one sheet painted both sides), but worth it for testing and possibly even production. We also have a sheet of *outdoor-rated* PVC coming next...
  13. UV printing on wood - white underbase suggestions?

    Agreed. Good info. Definitely trying to avoid excessive extra work. We will be CNC routing all boards to shape, so edges would have to be dealt with anyway. I like the MDO idea, but I have never worked with it. What does "properly done" look like? Also, any suggestions where to get it? I...
  14. UV printing on wood - white underbase suggestions?

    Great info, thanks to all. I was mostly just curious whether there would be any issues of print adhesion with UV inks on painted wood, but it sounds like there are no worries there. For our project, we're using birch plywood from Home Depot, so we'll likely try the pre-stain conditioner...
  15. UV printing on wood - white underbase suggestions?

    Hi all, We have a Mimaki JFX200-2513 flatbed UV printer and need to print directly on sheets of 1/2" plywood. We've run a few tests using the printer's white ink as an underbase that have gone well, but white ink is expensive and takes forever (2 pass for coverage). That said, we would like...
  16. UV Printing on Mylar - Adhesion Promoters or Corona Treatment

    Just wanted to bump this thread in hopes that more information might yield more information. We've done quite a bit more printing on the machine and have discovered that THE problem is the white ink. Or at least, printing with white ink in the workflow. When we print directly onto WHITE PET...
  17. Suggestions JFX 200-2513 Muffler

    Great idea! No issues with vacuum pressure or extra work on the motor? This thing does need a muffler right out of the box. Man, is it loud...
  18. UV Printing on Mylar - Adhesion Promoters or Corona Treatment

    Hi All, I'm new to the world of flatbed UV printing and I'm having a bit of trouble getting inks to stick properly to mylar films. Or, generically, polyethylene terephthalate (PET/BoPET). We have a new Mimaki JFX200-2513 which prints beautifully, but the inks don't stick well on these films...
  19. Sublimation equipment advice needed

    Hi All, My partner and I have decided to seriously look into sublimation printing for a new product line. Our needs are prints up to 48" by 36" or so, usually one-sided but sometimes double-sided. We currently own a Roland XR-640, a Roland XC-540, an Epson GS-6000 eco-solvent and a Canon...
  20. Pro4 XR-640 ink configuration change - possible?

    Just an update -- our dealer has helped facilitate a switchover from metallic to light black. We switched to a cleaning cartridge in place of the metallic and ran through the entire thing before doing the conversion and all seems well. Unfortunately, we should have done the same thing with the...
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