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we are going to be purchasing one of these this coming year.
Robin, Is this the print and cut type machine? I too is interested in this. May I ask what are the reasons, and/or your planned application for this machine?
Byron, we are purchasing it for the sign side of the business. Yes, it is a print and cut wide format printer. Its always nice to be able to utilize a machine like that for something else. See....if it takes/has dye sub inks, then we wont have to buy a seperate printer for dye sub.
Robin the versacam can be used with sub inks but once the printer is inked up with sub ink you cant go back to ecosol max inks. So once the sp300 or sp540v are setup with dye sub ink its always going to be a dye sub printer not a sign printer the new heatwave printer is strictly a dye sub printer that roland has came out with 6 color dye sub as with the versacamm being a 4 color printer , but comming from a roland technician the versacamm is a workhorse the most versatile solvent inkjet printer on the market you stated you were looking at it for sign buisness its a great piece of equipment being you can print vinyl,banner,poster,film take out of printer laminate and insert back into printer and contour cut the full print it also widens the range of your buisness from small decals to full vehicle raps and backlit big signs. anyways compared to other solvent inkjets out there non compares i.e. print reflective materials,magnetic, even canvas and fabric.
the versacam can be used with sub inks but once the printer is inked up with sub ink you cant go back to ecosol max inks.
I thought so, I'm just wondering why you cant go back to using the eco solvent ink. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to just switch ink when you need dye sub, and then go insert the eco solvent again?
So far, I think only Roland make this type Print&Cut machine. Other manufacturers are suggesting to use a separate cutter with a laser optic eye sensor. What's your comment on Mutoh saying that:
"A printer and a cutter have a different economic life-cycle. Whereas the average economic life-cycle of a printer is 3 to 5 years, a cutter can be used up to 10 years. Combining both units in one integrated machine will drastically reduce the functionality of the cutter."
and:
"after printing your stickers on self-adhesive media, you will often let them dry out and stabilize to avoid shrink behaviour. Maybe you will even laminate them. Only a couple of hours later, you can cut the stickers, meaning that in the meantime your single device solution can't be used for any other job. This also implies that constant oversight is necessary.
Secondly, the cutting part is an operation that has very little in common with the printing operation:
- You do not want the machine's transport wheels to run all over the printed stickers.
- The time to cut the stickers is usually less than needed to print them."
I'm trying to analyze the Pros & Cons of each machine/process so I could figure out what's best for my set-up.
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