Agfa Anapurna M 2050 targets 2m UV printer market?
Fespa 2010 will see Agfa introduce the flatbed/roll-to-roll Anapurna M 2050. This 2.05m wide UV-curable printer offers six-colour and white ink printing and uses the company's latest M-series G2 inks, which are designed for applications on the latest rigid and roll materials that demand more flexibility.
The Anapurna M 2050 combines the white ink capabilities proven in the Anapurna Mw plus with the speed found in the Anapurna M2. This versatility is enhanced with flexible media handling capability and a four-zone vacuum table which give additional strength for handling a wide range of substrates varying in size and thickness.?
Typical throughput speeds of the Anapurna M 2050 in four-pass bi-directional mode are around 24m2/hour, optimised for poster and banner production. "Amongst the print options available there is a higher speed uni-directional mode for photographic quality," said Willy Van Dromme, business line manager for wide-format inkjet at Agfa Graphics. "Every application requests a different balance between speed and quality, and the system must allow for the best-fit printing mode. That is why the new printer is simple to control via an integrated touch screen, and internal hard disk system for fast and secure transfer of data. Media loading and changing on the Anapurna M 2050 from rigid to flexible materials works is fast and straightforward."?
The Anapurna M 2050's productivity is achieved with eight printheads for a total of 8,192 nozzles, plus the ability to output in both uni- and bi-directional modes. The printer's six-colours (CMYKLcLm) plus white capability and its 12 picolitre printheads produce high quality solids and tonal rendering at up to 720 x 1440dpi. White is printed in-line with the other colours, so printing pre-white or post-white is carried out in the same printing pass. ?
Agfa said finished output can be cut and creased without flaking or cracking.?
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