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Wednesday, 08 April 2020 21:31

EFI VUTEk D3r and D5r LED

EFi has a new line of medium-range roll-to-roll printers using UV-curable inks: VUTEk D3r and VUTEk D5r LED printers. These new line of VUTEk printers have many similar capabilities as the VUTEk 3r+ and 5r+ printers but for mid-volume printing runs.

“The ‘D’ in the name for these new printers is for ‘Design,’ and they are absolutely designed to offer the right mix of features, productivity and cost to create new opportunities for signage and graphics professionals,” said Ken Hanulec, EFI’s vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “We listened very closely to our customers for feedback to create a mid-volume solution that will be the technology of choice for print providers seeking to profitably grow their businesses with high-end applications.”


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EFI VUTEk D3r roll-to-roll printer.


Both the EFI VUTEk D3r and D5r printers use LED-curing, which translates into more benefits:

  • low energy wastage
  • lower operating costs
  • more sustainable and environmentally friendly
  • ability to print onto thin heat sensitive substrates
  • Increases uptime and productivity with instant on/off and less maintenance
  • low VOCs

Two types of UV-curable inks are compatible with the VUTEk D series printers: the efi 3M SuperRange XF inks and the SuperFlex inks for car wrapping and fleet graphics. So you get a choice of ink depending on what you need to print.


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Flexible print using white ink on the EFI VUTEk D3r roll-to-roll printer.


One of the features worth mentioning for the VUTEk D3r and D5r printers is the Museum print mode with ultra-high definition and photographic quality at a resolution of up to 1,200 dpi.

Some of the suggested applications for the VUTEk D models are:

  • indoor closely-viewed graphics,
  • wall decorations and murals,
  • window graphics, flooring,
  • high-value prints with selective gloss effects,
  • fleet graphics,
  • car wraps,
  • truck-side curtains, etc.

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Control station screen on the EFI VUTEk D3r printer.


Just like with many printers you can customize them to adjust to your specific needs, you can choose from:

  • Software productivity pack and are able to remotely connect with the printers using a mobile application
  • White and clear ink
  • Inline x-cutters and y-slitters
  • Automatic backlit and block-out printing
  • Media spreaders and motorized winders

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EFI VUTEk D3r printing samples.


Specifications

  VUTEk D3r LED VUTEk D5r LED
Width 138 in (350 cm) 205 in (520 cm)
Media thickness 0.43 in (11 mm) thick
Maximum roll weight 1,653 lbs (750 kg) Optional 10.5 ft (3.2 m) super duty winder enables working with large media rolls up to 1,749 lbs (793 kg)
Multi-roll 2 rolls of 63 in/1.6 m 3 rolls of 63 in/1.6 m
Curing device LED lamps
Ink types LED-curable UV inks
Ink colors CMYK, White and Clear
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We had to opportunity to see the VUTEk D3r printer in action at EFI manufacturing plant in Israel; you can see the quality samples produced with this printer.


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EFI VUTEk roll-to-roll UV-curing-printers.


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