Agfa Graphics to debut wide-format printers at Sign & Digital

Agfa Graphics is to launch two new wide-format printers at Sign & Digital UK 2011. It will be the first showing of the Anapurna M1600, the latest of the company's Anapurna UV printers.

The Anapurna M1600 offers high quality four colour plus white printing in one print run at up to speed of 23sqm per hour on rigid boards and roll-to-roll substrates.

It supports one of the largest print areas in its class at 1.6x3m allowing for all the standard sheet sizes.

The new Jeti 1224 HDC FTR, high definition colour will also be making its European debut at the show.

Steve Collins, Agfa UK's wide-format inkjet manager, said it was a "high-productivity UV inkjet printer" based on the Jeti 1224 HDC. It uses the latest printhead technology and includes an additional industrial roll-to-roll unit for printing flexible substrates.

With a print area of 1.2x2.4m it is capable of speeds up to 96sqm per hour for both rigid sheets or roll-fed substrates; it can also print four colours and white in a single pass.

Collins added: "The Jeti 1224 HDC FTR has 24 printheads, which means it has a very quick throughput. It is a dedicated flatbed printer."

The flatbed design of the Jeti 1224 HDC FTR allows printing on substrates up to 5cm thick, and can be used for high-resolution trade show graphics, POS displays, estate agent signs and backlit signs.