New Epson printers unveiled

December will see the commercial availability of two new 12-colour printers from Epson - the 24in-wide SC-P7500 and 44in-wide SC-P9500.

Their introduction continues the company’s run of SureColor printer launches - the new 64in-wide dye-sublimation SC-F9400 and SC-F9400H having only recently been announced - the latter providing yellow and pink florescent ink options. At the unveiling of the SC-P newcomers Epson UK sales manager, prographics, Phil McMullin, said: “For large-format PSPs the real interest here is the productivity gains they offer. The SC-P7500 is up to four times faster than the existing SC-P7000 for instance.” He said that for now the SC-P7000 will continue in production, as will the SC-P9000, though the SC-P10000 will be disappear from the product portfolio, “which will be streamlined in 2020”. At the time of going to press, UK pricing on the new SC-P printers had not been formalised, though McMullin said they would be “price competitive.” The printers - said to offer 99% Pantone coverage - use TFP12 printheads with 300dpi resolution and Epson’s newly-developed UltraChrome Pro12 inkset, with K3 technology.