"Spring" printer

[Greg]

Here's an interesting looking rig called a Springer

Must be expensive. At first glance the concept seems good for a shop that prints lots of decals.

FYI

[Barry]

That is actually a pretty cool product. Bet its Big $$$ though.

[Rick Harvey]

You would be surprised by how affordable the Spring12 is.

The Spring12 is the fastest most economical Thermal Transfer Printer on the Market. The cost per sq ft per color is 21 cents, it can print at speeds up to 885 ft per hour and prints at resolutions of 400, 800, 1200 and 1600 dpi.

It is a solution for shops that print a lot of labels and decals or for shops who want to print a lot of labels and decals.

Feel free to contact me with any questions,

Rick Harvey
800 232 8018

[Barry]

Rick,

What do you call affordable??? 20K, 30K?

[Rick Harvey]

I guess it would be based on what your perception of affordable is.

Compared to the Gerber Edge and some of these Eco-Solvent Print & Cut Ink Jet printers you would think it is not affordable.

But if you compare it to the Indigo, Xeikon, Xerox and NexPress Digital Printers you would think that it is affordable.

We target companies that want to expand their markets, grow their business, increase their current volume or get more done in less time.

[Greg]

Tell us more about it. I didn't get a whole lot from the web site I looked at.

I won't be buying one anytime soon but I'm sure there are members that might be interested (or members that work for companies that might be interested).

I'd never seen the Springer advertised before I stumbled upon it by accident.

[Rick Harvey]

The Spring is a 12" web based Thermal Transfer Digital Press that is focused on the Label and Tag industry. The media is friction fed through the Spring12.

It has 6 Thermal Head Stations in line and can print up to 6 colors at a time.
As noted in my previous posts, it prints at 21¢ per color per square foot.
That is the cost for process color ribbons, Spot colors run between 21¢ to
50¢ per sq ft.

It can print at speeds up to 885 feet per hour. Speed is based on resolution.

Compared to other Thermal Transfer Printers in the market, it is the fastest, most economical and has the highest quality. Although we focus more on positioning the Spring12 as a Spot Color Printer, it does a nice job on producing process color halftones.

The Spring12 has a built in Variable Data Software option and an option called FlexPrint, which can take pre-printed shells printed on a Flexi Press and can add variable data elements or for printing additional special colors, such as metallic gold, silver or any special spot.

The Spring12 can print on a variety of substrates, even paper. It uses both Resin Ribbons & Wax-Resin Ribbons and has up to 30 colors, including Metallics.

The ribbons are 12" wide and 1640 ft long (Metallics are shorter). The Spring12 can handle up to a 19" OD roll on the in-feed.

The Spring 12 can print from one color up to six colors, but not more than 6 colors and requires a 10 ft leader of material to web the printer.

Because it can run for an extended amount of time, it requires a "chiller" to maintain a constant head temperature.

The Spring12 is available in several configurations starting out as a 4 color printer up to a 6 color printer with all the bells and whistles standard.

Prices range from $71,000 to $93,000. These prices include the cost of the chiller unit, which adds $4,000 to the price.

Whew, I think that I pretty much covered it all on the Spring12, if you all have any questions, feel free to ask here or to give me a call.

[Rick Harvey]

FYI, we now have a Spring12 Pro Digital Thermal Transfer Printer here in our office. If anybody has an interest in learning more about it, let me know.

[Rick Harvey]

Check out our website for new info and photos on the Spring12 Pro.

We also have just released a new website www.convexvinyl.com
Check it out.

[ast]

Do you have a distributor in Asia?