Looking to buy, feedback or suggestions please.

[growler]

Hi all,

we are a small printer in New Zealand, deal mainly in coreflute boards for realestate advertising and pop etc.

We currently use a jv3160sp with triangle full solvent inks, print to vinyl and mount to coreflutes etc.

We are toying with the idea to put in a UV machine to do this job, so its sole purpose would be printing to coreflute, from 3mm 600x900mm upto 10mm 2400+x1200mm. need it to print edge to edge.

Machines available to me locally and supported locally (within NZ) comes into the equation, as does price and consumable costs. The machines on my short list for now are,

• HP Colorspan/DJ 3500/4500

• Agfa Anapurna

• Dilli Neo Titan

• Mimaki JF

• Gerber Solara (when released)

Obviously the prices of these machines vary hugely, I can get the 4 colour 4 head HP for $75kNZ (installed, training, with rip), and the dilli is the next closest at $149k NZ (installled, training, with rip, no compressed air), then the agfa, then the mimaki tops the list at $160k nz.

I have been conflicting pricing on the solara ion, but it appears to be in the $120k range. (i got told inks are $700nz/ltr which makes it almost 3x the agfa/dilli pricing($250nz ltr))

So does anyone have some suggestions, to me the HP 35100/35500 appears to fit the bill of what i need, add in the relative simplicity of operation in not requiring manual cleaning, not needing compressed air, built in colour management etc.

Any thoughts, suggestions, feedback or just general info would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks for your time.

Cheers, G

[mikeo]

I'm heading to "kick the tires" on the Dilli Neo Titan at a dealer on Thursday and then on Friday will be at Colorspan to check out their flatbeds. Will let you know what I see.

[arno]

I have read some reports. I visited Fespa in Geneva and Drupa in Düsseldorf. I have seen working all following printers. But I still can't decide which of these printers I should buy.
1. VUTEC PV200 - 3 years old occasion ( C,M,Y,K, LC, LM )
2. CUBE 1606S ( C,M,Y,K, LC, LM )
3. Triangle Milano 2506cS ( Neolt Superjet )
4. Anapurna M ( C,M,Y,K, LC, LM )
5. HP FB910 ( Colorspan 9840 ) ( C,M,Y,K )
6. GCC Stellarjet -183 MKII ( C,M,Y,K, LC, LM )Can You give me your opinion to help me in my decision ?

[rfulford]

Quality-wise, the Neo Titan blows the socks off of the Ion. On the other hand, the Ion's cold cure technology may be just the thing for printing on coroplast. UV printing on coro is no picnic. It can become a real nightmare if your lamps run hot.

I think fuji pretty much sells everywhere. Have you looked at an Acuity by chance? I think its the most impressive entry level flatbed Ive seen. The quality is amazing but perhaps overkill for real estate signs. My account manager brought in some print samples and I was amazed. One sample was 3 pt type printed on a grain of rice! Without the roll to roll option it was about 120k US with training and istallation.