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Why Are Flatbed Printers So Unreliable?
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I've only owned one for a little over a year and its one of the first generations of Gerber ION Solara's they rushed to the market, so my experience is limited.
I'd have to say that for the revenue it generates, the competitive advantage it gives us over nearly everyone without one in our area, and the amount of productivity its capable of when running optimally, its not unreliable at all. A couple times per year, it acts up with minor issues and we need a service call done which takes a few days to arrange, but once here we usually get back up and running within a day.
For a 6 year old machine, that easily produces over $125,000 or more in revenue every year, that's not bad.
I'll say this, my predecessor and his employees did not take as good care of it as we do, and our long time service tech who installed the machine and still services it has told us that these type printers like two things. They run way better with frequent and heavy use and they run better with proper care and regular cleaning.
So, if yours keeps acting up, double on up on your internal maintenance and cleaning and try to push it harder by expanding your market. Do you do any wholesale work for other sign shops, graphic designers, ad agencies, etc.? Those are great places to start.
I'd have to say that for the revenue it generates, the competitive advantage it gives us over nearly everyone without one in our area, and the amount of productivity its capable of when running optimally, its not unreliable at all. A couple times per year, it acts up with minor issues and we need a service call done which takes a few days to arrange, but once here we usually get back up and running within a day.
For a 6 year old machine, that easily produces over $125,000 or more in revenue every year, that's not bad.
I'll say this, my predecessor and his employees did not take as good care of it as we do, and our long time service tech who installed the machine and still services it has told us that these type printers like two things. They run way better with frequent and heavy use and they run better with proper care and regular cleaning.
So, if yours keeps acting up, double on up on your internal maintenance and cleaning and try to push it harder by expanding your market. Do you do any wholesale work for other sign shops, graphic designers, ad agencies, etc.? Those are great places to start.
artbot
New Member
true. the weight of the ink, requiring all kinds of measures to meter the ink is the issue. i'm sure a lot of that will go away as the new thinner LED cure inks work their way across the market. plus head carriage size and weight with smaller bulbs will make flatbeds get a lot cheaper.
looks like WER just introduced this new epson flatbed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guUGEJyRM0c
looks a bit more advanced than the meitu flatbed ($16,000!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfvgKYn3op0
looks like WER just introduced this new epson flatbed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guUGEJyRM0c
looks a bit more advanced than the meitu flatbed ($16,000!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfvgKYn3op0
bigben
Not a newbie
Can you tell me where you get those informations? I would like to learn more on this.
artbot
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the meitu contact is (i have a meitu based flatbed, daytona raster printer, that shares the same belt/vacuum, etc. as far as the mechanics of the printer, it's flawless. it has
the pesky toshiba head though. would love to have one of these dx5 based machines instead. meitu makes a ricoh and epson version of this printer).
[h=3]echo@mtutech.com[/h]
and wer printer
[h=3]Legend Cui <sales06@wer-china.com[/h]
the pesky toshiba head though. would love to have one of these dx5 based machines instead. meitu makes a ricoh and epson version of this printer).
[h=3]echo@mtutech.com[/h]
and wer printer
[h=3]Legend Cui <sales06@wer-china.com[/h]
Nicky Zhou
PrintLinks
Hi Arbot.
The Raster Hybrid UV printer H700 is totally more reliable and well design in mechanism, As you can see maybe the outlook between them is the same, but inside not.
I agree with what others have said, most 1st generation technology sucks.
The early roll printers *cough* Arizona *cough* sucked too.
Not only have the newest flatbed printers improved leaps and bounds but so
has the ink and print-heads.
My 1st UV flat bed was always down, but I my newer UV FB printers work flawlessly.
The early roll printers *cough* Arizona *cough* sucked too.
Not only have the newest flatbed printers improved leaps and bounds but so
has the ink and print-heads.
My 1st UV flat bed was always down, but I my newer UV FB printers work flawlessly.
Nicky Zhou
PrintLinks
Better you go for a deep check and you can easy to find out the differences.
Right now, the EFI 1625 the smaller hybrid printer is well designed, its improved a lot based on the H700. Have you check out the Handtop/CET the smaller hybrid printer?
HulkSmash
New Member
We have an HP FB. 0 down days in 2.5 years.
Nicky Zhou
PrintLinks
All right, if you want to store some of the H700 spare parts, let me know if I can help.
