EFI’s debuts mid-volume roll-to-roll LED 3m and 5m printer line

GaryPageau ,
Electronics For Imaging is launching a new mid-range roll-to-roll printer line. The new EFI VUTEk D3r and D5r LED inkjet printers leverage many of the advanced capabilities from EFI’s highly successful VUTEk 3r+ and 5r+ printers, offering a mid-range solution for an even wider variety of high-value applications thanks to its combination of white and clear inks, as well as its Museum print mode, the company says. The new printer line also supports the unique collection of options for VUTEk roll-to-roll LED printers, providing a full system for higher efficiency and a lower total cost of ownership.
EFI VUTEk D5r

The VUTEk D3r prints up to 2,196 square feet per hour. The second printer in the new mid-range line, the VUTEk D5r, prints up to 2,626 square feet per hour.  The D3r and D5r printers, at 3.5- and 5.2-meters wide respectively, deliver outstanding smoothness in shadows, gradients and transitions with UltraDrop Technology, precise and sharp 3-point size text, and a true resolution of up to 1,200 dots per inch, the company claims. An ultra-high-definition print mode offers near-photographic quality. The printers’ LED curing ensures not only cost savings but also a more environmentally sound printing solution, consuming less energy and enabling the use of thinner, heat-sensitive substrates.

The VUTEk D line is equipped with additional printheads and offers both white and jettable clear ink for matte and glossy effects, covering a wider amount of unique applications such as wall decorations and murals, window graphics, flooring, high-value prints with selective gloss effects, fleet graphics, truck-side curtains and more.