EFI adds new VUTEk Q3h XP and EFI Pro 33r Printers

Electronics For Imaging, Inc. introduced the EFI VUTEk Q3h XP printer – a true high-speed hybrid flatbed/roll-fed LED printer, offering superior-quality imaging along with flexible and versatile production-level throughput – and the next generation 3.2-metre EFI Pro 33r roll-to-roll LED printer.

The new, 3.3-metre-wide VUTEk Q3h XP hybrid flatbed/roll-fed LED printer is available with four (CMYK) or six (CMYK, lc, lk) colors and optional white and clear inks. Industrial built for multiple shift operation and 24/7 printing, the VUTEk Q3h XP printer produces up to 96 boards per hour (up to 905 square meters per hour), and features advanced board/sheet and roll-to-roll media handling and high-speed automation options, the company said.

The new 3.2-metre EFI Pro 33r roll-to-roll LED printer is based on the highly successful Pro 32r+ platform, with notable enhancements to overall printer performance – up to a 35% speed increase in POP mode – and higher imaging quality, reliability and dot accuracy with the new 5 pL Ricoh Gen-6 printheads. Standard features that drive process efficiencies include an integrated mesh kit for printing on porous substrates, a wrinkle analyzer to help avoid printhead strikes, built-in backlit proofing lights, and a built-in Fiery® digital front end (DFE). Value-added options that add even more versatility and process efficiencies include white and clear (UltraClear Coat) inks, Y-slitters, automatic blockout and backlit printing, and more. With print speeds up to 260 square meters per hour, the Pro 33r platform is built to help customers be more competitive and profitable, win more jobs, confidently commit to larger capacity runs, and lower operational costs.