Digital Printing

UV-Curable Printer

MacDermid Colorspan Inc.

Published

18 years ago

September 5, 2006

Jacob Rieskamp Signs of the Times September 2006 Issue

HP (Eden Prairie, MN) is unveiling the Colorspan 9840UV, an industrial-grade, UV-flatbed printer. The machine accommodates roll stock or rigid sheets up to 98 in. wide and 2.75 in. thick — up to six rigid panels can be printed simultaneously — and offers a belt-driven, media-feed system and 16, 600 dpi, Micro-Quad™ piezo-electric printheads. The 9840UV offers a max-imum resolution of 600 x 600 dpi and operates at a maximum print speed of 811 sq. ft./hr.

Additional features include a 12-in., color, touchscreen display panel that provides status levels for the ink, vacuum, UV lamps and media; SolaChrome™ UV-curable, CMYK pigment inks, which arrive in a sealed, 3-liter container that allows mess-free ink changes without light exposure; an "automation eye," which features a high-resolution imaging sensor, a colorimetric spectrophotometer that provides color and density data to the RIP's color-management software; and embedded software that facilitates setup and calibration. The program reads color swatches to create custom, ICC profiles.

Contact: (952) 944-9330; www.colorspan.com.

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