Printing around 1500 sq. ft. per day on value jet need help!

[jlarkin1982]

I am looking to buy some new printers because my value jets just can not keep up. What is a good option for printing 1500+ sq. ft in posters a day. I need a printer with good quality but needs to crank out media. Any one have a any ideas?

 

[Mike_Koval]

a roland xc-540 cranks out up to 440 sq/ft per hr.

 

[jlarkin1982]

no budget!

 

[WDP]

AJ 1000 All DAy

 

[Letterbox Mike]

Mimaki JV33 or JV5. I'd get two or 3 JV33s for the price of one JV5 and have twice the throughput and to have backups.

 

[graphixtogo]

Mutoh has the new 1618 Dual Head machine with 480 sq ft per hour capability. If you already have ValueJets, why not stick with the same brand for consistency and less of a learning curve...

 

[National Sign Co. - Print]

I would invest in a real production printer that can handle the volume and much more.

1500 s/f can be done in less than an hour with real firepower.....1080 dpi non the less..

Mutohs, Mimakis and Roland will never get the throughput you need. Not to mention the insane ink costs...

 

[astro8]

Do what the dye sub people do..just buy more of the same printers

 

[luggnut]

I would invest in a real production printer that can handle the volume and much more.

1500 s/f can be done in less than an hour with real firepower.....1080 dpi non the less..

Mutohs, Mimakis and Roland will never get the throughput you need. Not to mention the insane ink costs...

yep if budget is not a concern.. go with one of the big daddy's. i don't know much about them (merritt does though) because i couldn't afford one. so i would ask him.

 

[jlarkin1982]

I would invest in a real production printer that can handle the volume and much more.

1500 s/f can be done in less than an hour with real firepower.....1080 dpi non the less..

Mutohs, Mimakis and Roland will never get the throughput you need. Not to mention the insane ink costs...

What would you suggest?

 

[miguelon.lizarraga]

What about a colorpainter? Seiko

 

[National Sign Co. - Print]

Uv Curable is the way to go...

Vutek QS or GS series

HP/Scitex XP series..


Vutek has advantage that the ink is conformable. We do wraps with our QSR with no issues.

 

[jlarkin1982]

what is a ballpark estimate for the scitex and vutek qsr

 

[National Sign Co. - Print]

Around $300K list

Mfg's are ready to wheel and deal to move machines I bet you can get one hell of a deal right about now.

 

[jlarkin1982]

I like what I see what is realistic sq. ft/hr for good quality posters/ banners

 

[kev3232]

a guy has a vutek uv down the street and he say's with a high quality output, he's getting about 250-300sf an hour. we did a few wraps with the uv, didn't care for it.
and this guys knows his stuff, he's been beta testing machines for vutek for years.

 

[National Sign Co. - Print]

We get over 1800 s/f/h on our QSR with better quality than any Mutoh Mimaki or Roland at 720. right down to 4 pt text.

Sounds like the guy getting 25-300 s/f/h has an older press vu 200/600 those inks do not flex at all either.

 

[TheSellOut]

How do you get your business to the point that you need a 300k printer?¿?

 

[Jack Knight1979]

you have a company that has been around for a 100 years and have a dedicated sales team.

 

[mark in tx]

Time to step into the world of the big boys (and girls).

Or invest in offset presses if you really want some speed.

 

[Stan B]

AJ 1000 All DAy

You better remove the image of ours (Esigns banner with a lady bug) from your page http://wholesaledigitalprint.com/Home.html and http://wholesaledigitalprint.com/Wholesale_Banner_printing.html and others, if apply.

I will have my lawer contact you by Monday if not removed.

 

[GP]

You better remove the image you stole from us (Esigns banner with a lady bug) from your page http://wholesaledigitalprint.com/Home.html and http://wholesaledigitalprint.com/Wholesale_Banner_printing.html and others, if apply.

I will have my lawer on you by Monday if not removed.

yikes.