EFI has launched a new version of its Nozomi inkjet corrugated printer - the 71in-wide Nozomi C18000 Plus.
The new direct-to-board LED UV inkjet model has advanced transport feed and patented vacuum table systems. It also features an improved post-print quality inspection system and has been designed to be able to detect and recover from jams within seconds, with automated continuation of jobs in sequence. Additionally, the Plus version has an improved rush proof feature, which can generate and output a proof within 90 seconds while another job is running on the machine.
Operating at speeds up to 75m/min (producing up to 10,000 890x890mm boards per hour two-up) the printer features a quick-change anilox coater. In addition to its standard CMYK inkset, the printer is available with optional orange, violet or white inks for an imaging gamut of up to 97% of Pantone colours.
Job processing for the Nozomi C18000 Plus is 5% faster thanks to the latest version of the EFI Fiery NZ-1000 DFE used to control the printer. In addition, the blade-server based DFE features Adobe PDF Print Engine 5 for quick, high-impact colour rendering and smoother edges on graphics.
The Fiery NZ-1000 DFE features Smart Ink Estimator, and Fiery Edge profiling technology is included as well. Other Fiery products included with the EFI Nozomi C18000 Plus are: Fiery JobFlow Base, which automates repetitive job setups; Fiery Spot Pro; and Fiery FreeForm Create, a visual variable-data print creation application.
The Plus model Nozomi also integrates with EFI IQ, a new suite of free and paid applications. The IQ applications give Nozomi C18000 Plus users the ability to better manage their operations by extracting value from operational data. This includes the EFI IQ Dashboard for a personalised view of the day’s digital printing activities; EFI Insight for deep historical data in an easy-to-use, interactive environment; and EFI Notify, which enables automatic distribution of reports and provides users important alerts for production-blocking events.