Flat Bed Printing Technology
High Resolution Flat Bed Printer for Signs
Digital flatbed printers using UV-curing inks take advantage of traditional inkjet
printing benefits and go one step further. It makes them applicable to rigid materials,
including even some unusual substrates such as metal, plywood and glass.
MATERIAL COMPATIBILITY
The list of substrates supported by flatbed UV inkjets mirrors the range of materials that screen shops and other commercial imagers typically use. This list identifies some of the most common
- Pressure-sensitive vinyl
- PVC (flexible)
- Glass Printing
- Styrene/ABS
- Polycarbonate/Lexan Signs
- Foam/corrugated board Signs
- Card stock/ paperboard Posters
- Metal Signs
- PVC (rigid) Signs
- Polyethylene Signs
- Polyester/Mylar Films
- Acrylic/Plexiglas Signs
- Polypropylene Signs
Of course, the ability to handle materials of varying sizes and substrates is useless if the inks do not adhere to them. This is where UV-curing inks come in. The setting and subsequent adhesion of UV-curable inks is triggered when they are exposed to an ultraviolet light source during the printing process. Management of this
UV light source gives users a wide range of control over the ink-curing process, impossible with solvent-based inks. UV-curing variables include intensity and wavelength of the light and duration of exposure. “Tweaking” UV-curing parameters makes it possible to get inks to adhere well to a broader range of materials than with a single ink set.
The Acuity HD 2504 offers you the latest breakthrough in wide format UV digital imaging technology. Specifically designed for print applications requiring fine detail, high resolution images, the Acuity HD 2504 delivers both rigid and flexible point-of-purchase signage that hold up visually, even at the closest of viewings. At the heart of the Acuity HD 2504 is a new imaging technology that enables each print head to produce variable size dots as opposed to traditional fixed-droplets. The printer’s ability to jet droplets as fine as 6 picoliter produces sharp, precise images with smoother transitions and quarter tones: while jetting larger droplets up to 30 picoliter delivers denser, more uniform solid image areas. The result is image quality usually seen at resolutions of 1,200 dpi or higher with crisper, more legible type, even as low as 6pt. Smoother skin tones. Finer line definition. Plus the best solid color coverage of any other printer in its class.
