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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Just wondering if anyone knows if it is possible or has any experience changing the ink configuration of a Roland XR-640 Pro4? Ours is setup in white/metallic mode, but we would like to switch it to use light black instead of metallic. We have found the metallic colors extremely underwhelming...

Hi All, Just wondering if anyone knows where I can get some more of this shards-looking vinyl? I just ran out and I can't find it or remember for the life of me where I got it in the first place. The shards are fairly large and non-holographic. Thanks in advance! --Jim.

Hey all, Does anyone have any recommendations for a good GS6000 service provider in the Northeast (specifically, Albany, NY)? This machine has been absolute junk since we bought it, and of course it is now out of warranty. Epson sent a technician from DecisionOne (I think) a few months...

Hello! Just wondering if anyone knows of a *clear* air-release vinyl that will work well with eco-sol inks? I've got a specific product line where clear AR vinyl would be extremely useful. Many thanks!

Hi All, Quick question - we're currently using Kapco's 3 mil air-release vinyl for many of our prints. https://www.kapco.com/cms/site/80ae5545317c6d19/index.html It's economical and easy to apply, but we've been having *serious* issues lately with quality control. The result has been many...

I'm getting a really serious magenta cast on pretty much everything I print on my XC-540. It's most obvious on grays and blues -- shifting grays to taupe/pink and blues to purple. I've attached a couple images to show the difference in the same file printed on the XC-540 and our Epson GS6000...

I'm wondering if/hoping that someone will have an idea or two on my most recent XC-540 predicament. In the interest of full disclosure, let me say that this infernal machine is WAY out of warranty, I'm armed with the service manual and a decent amount of mechanical aptitude, and I'm determined...

Hi All, Does anyone have a good source for replacement fuses for the XC-540's head board? I managed to blow one tonight while I was changing a print head. Like a doofus, I left the machine plugged in and the main power on while I reconnected a cable. Local sources would be ideal if they...

Hi All, Got a situation and a question. While printing on my XC-540 this morning, one side of the cyan print head went bye-bye. And I mean totally gone. By way of troubleshooting, I changed the cap-top and dampers (both) with no luck. When I try pulling with a syringe, I'm hearing a bit...

Hi All, Quick question -- does anyone know if Triangle MLD inks (not the new EDX formula) are hot-swappable with Roland Eco-Sol MAX inks? In other words, no flush required, just plug and play? I was told that this is the case by a former supplier, but I have had real problems with the...

Hi all, We just put our new GS6000 into service, and I'm wondering what everyone is doing about the regular cleaning frequency on this machine? Our tech set it to every 6 hours which seems like WAY too much. They're looking to sell more ink, right? :) Thanks, --Jim.

Just wanted to say a quick "Hello" to all. My wife and I own a small online digital printing business that we've been slowly building since 2003 (officially). We run a Roland XC-540, and we also have a Seal laminator, a crummy Master plotter, a Printa screen printing outfit and some other...