Roland Printer questions

[vectorterrorist]

Hey Everyone..yes I am the green horn on here...yes sometimes I dont know what I am talking about but I love this industry and want to learn in hopes of one day leavingmy desk job and doing waht you guys get to do.

I am about to buy a printer (looking at a used one roand sp540) and I have some questions.

what is the difference between the sp and the vp series? I am ineterested in doing bike and quad stuff and my buddies all have VP's to do them Would a SP work for this application?

Also my bud at tntfx told me to be sure to ask the owner when i go to look at the printer if it's been converted to eco-sol....what is this? if it hasnt is it exspensive to do?


any help would rock!

thanks

 

[TresL]

VP will be faster(print speed) than the SP is the main difference.
There are a few others, but that is the main one.

Eco-Sol is the ink type.
an upgraded SP540 is the same as the SP540V from what I understand.

Others on here should have some more comments/ideas as well.

 

[Bigdawg]

Quality is better on detail on the VP too.. I've worked with both... the SP had been converted to Eco-Sol so not sure how that plays into the printing but definitely need those inks if you are considering buying an SP.

 

[petepaz]

we have a sp300 and vp 540
vp quicker and a little better with quality and colors but not much
both are eco sol inks
haven't had any issues as of yet
happy with both machines

 

[Juggernaut]

The VP series can also take advantage of the new Roland Intelligent Pass Control (RIPC), intended to decrease banding on prints. This is not available on the SP series.

 

[synergy_jim]

Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't the VP series 4 head and the SP series just 2 head?

 

[synergy_jim]

Hey Everyone..yes I am the green horn on here...yes sometimes I dont know what I am talking about but I love this industry and want to learn in hopes of one day leavingmy desk job and doing waht you guys get to do.

I am about to buy a printer (looking at a used one roand sp540) and I have some questions.

what is the difference between the sp and the vp series? I am ineterested in doing bike and quad stuff and my buddies all have VP's to do them Would a SP work for this application?

Also my bud at tntfx told me to be sure to ask the owner when i go to look at the printer if it's been converted to eco-sol....what is this? if it hasnt is it exspensive to do?


any help would rock!

thanks

all of the sp series printers are eco sol. I had one of the very first sp300's made and it was gen 1 eco sol then we converted it to the new max inks, but it was always solvent.



he is confusing the sp with the older aqueous models.

 

[GSSA-Russ]

Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't the VP series 4 head and the SP series just 2 head?

You are correct the VP does have 4 heads where the SP only has 2. Couple other features including removable pinch rollers and lower more compact design. I do like the RIPC on the VP is does add a little more to the VP series.

 

[kustom.printing]

Doesn’t the VP require less maintenance also.

 

[TresL]

Sorry, yes, I meant MAX inks...

Need more coffee before posting.

all of the sp series printers are eco sol. I had one of the very first sp300's made and it was gen 1 eco sol then we converted it to the new max inks, but it was always solvent.



he is confusing the sp with the older aqueous models.