Epson's flatbed uv is here:
https://www.epson.de/insights/article/erster-epson-uv-flachbett-led-drucker
https://www.epson.de/insights/article/erster-epson-uv-flachbett-led-drucker
That's intriguing if it is sub $90k, speed is slow.
“Up to 43 M2/h” sounds pretty slow to me. Even for an entry level - at a high quality mode you’ll get what 3-6 boards an hour?
My Vanguard does 40+ bph at excellent qualityAre you guys being serious?
43m/2h is 14 boards an hour. a quality mode would be 7 boards an hour.
That's decently quick for what it is.
yours probably has dual rows of print heads?My Vanguard does 40+ bph at excellent quality
Yes, that's why I said it's intriguing if it is less than $90k above that there are a multitude of significantly superior options for quality and speed.yours probably has dual rows of print heads?
This epson is on par with single row. The print heads look half the size of a normal UV head.
If it is your first foray into Direct to Substrate and haven't built a market yet, this is going to be a good machine for you. If you need Quality at speed because you have a churning pipeline, much like it's direct competitors this machine will be too slow.Update: Pricing has been announced. $79,995.00 MSRP.
Seems pretty competitive to me. For pretty much all Epson's lineup the promotional price is almost always a couple thousand below MSRP. What do you guys think?
Wow. That is totally the opposite of my experience. Can't really blame the company for damage in shipping.We are less than pleased with ours.
To get good quality text means slowing it way down, colors vary by quality setting (i.e. pms 185 looks different in production quality than in fine), and there is only one color substitution table so color correcting for the different quality settings is problematic at best, and the support from Epson is AWFUL.
So awful that I just asked them a simple question (ink longevity estimates outdoors) and this is the response I got:
"Thank you for contacting Epson regarding your Epson SureColor V7000. It is my pleasure to respond to your inquiry.
I've taken a look through our marketing materials for the Surecolor V7000 and there isn't any information regarding durability and longevity I can provide."
Hell, this is our second machine as the first one couldn't be installed because it was so 'damaged' so they had to send another!