Epson launches first latex: SC-R5000

[John at Aegis QP]

Supposedly at dealers end of October, begin November.

Has anybody seen one of these in person yet? If so, where?

 

[John at Aegis QP]

I'm hearing December for units shipping, but perhaps that's to Dealers. Has anyone seen one yet?

 

[yannb]

Finally our demo unit has arrived. Nice looking machine. It took 6 people to lift the printer onto the stand. Ink charging will be done next week.

 

[John at Aegis QP]

A nice New Year's development for your business yannb. Has anyone else received a unit?

 

[yannb]

A nice New Year's development for your business yannb. Has anyone else received a unit?

Thanks. This is one from the first batch of units shipped to dealers around Europe, so I guess others will be receiving their units in the coming days. Our customers, the wide format printshops, will typically want to see test prints, benchmarks before they buy.

 

[John at Aegis QP]

For those in North America I learned that Grimco, Chicago, has this printer AND the new V-series UV flatbed in their showroom fully operational. If interested in a virtual demo call and talk to Matt to arrange media to test with your print files. Other NA dealers I have talked to are getting their units in a few weeks.

John

 

[balstestrat]

Finally our demo unit has arrived. Nice looking machine. It took 6 people to lift the printer onto the stand. Ink charging will be done next week.

Well, how is it?

 

[Christian @ 2CT Media]

Any real life Print speed numbers on the 5070? or 5070L?

 

[BigfishDM]

There is more info here also: (3) Epson SureColor Resin Printers | Facebook

 

[tudouqiezi]

I'm curious when the replacement for SC80600 will be available?

 

[V. V.]

This is not Latex. They aquired an ink tech 5+ years ago called SepiaX. It's a resin-based ink that showed a ton of promise, in excited to see if they have a revolutionary ink tech to dethrone latex..

Ricoh acquired SepiaX, not Epson.

 

[V. V.]

my Epson dealer said he was told they have a flatbed in the works too.

There is a F7000 if I remember right, but it's just a rebranded Chinese flatbed, the same move as Ricoh T7210 and Roland...em, something. Useless and expensive as hell.

 

[ProColorGraphics]

There is a F7000 if I remember right, but it's just a rebranded Chinese flatbed, the same move as Ricoh T7210 and Roland...em, something. Useless and expensive as hell.

I beg to differ! The print quality is amazing! I haven't seen anything built like this. And for $80k, I wouldn't call it expensive. No, you won't get 50 boards per hour, but if you are looking at this, that's not your goal anyways.

 

[robibilic]

But that big blue box has to be a screen right? Right? But why two screens? I can't process.

It is just a one 4" screen. The large one is the sticker with the model's name on it. Just in the case, we forgot that important info

 

[balstestrat]

It is just a one 4" screen. The large one is the sticker with the model's name on it. Just in the case, we forgot that important info

Yeah that is hilarious.

 

[John at Aegis QP]

If there are any shops (not distributors) out there selling prints to customers, please contact me.