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An UV Curable Flatbed Printer uses ultraviolet light to bind an opaque ink to a substrate (like plastic, fabric for a flag, or even a sheet of plywood). UV Printers are changing wide format printing by lowering the cost of labor and supplies needed to create signs and banners. Printers for Sign & Banner Shop Use:
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Lower Costs, Higher Capacity |
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Over the past five years, new printing technology is emerging that is radically changing how signs and banners are printed. Wide Format, UV Curable Ink Jet printers have rapidly improved in print quality, capacity and reliability to the point that maintaining a traditional shop with a wide format ink jet and vinyl cutter may not be economically viable. “Printing a sign or banner in full color on an UV printer costs less than single color cut vinyl.”
-- Garry Jones, owner Lloyds of Indiana UV curable printers save sign print shops money by reducing the number of man hours of labor while lowering ink and substrate costs. The result is remarkable: full color signs, produced faster with less labor. |
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Digital Equipment Legend 72 HUV Wide Format UV Flatbed Printer |
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Built with industrial-grade components sourced worldwide from top manufacturers, and backed with a 12-month written warranty, Digital Equipment Company’s Legend 72HUV, gives you the flexibility, speed, color, and performance you can count on, job after job. With true hybrid printing capabilities and a bevy of standard features built into the printer, the Legend is the first heavy-duty, industrial-grade flatbed and roll to roll UV-curable printer available for under $85,000. With true roll-to-roll capability, the Legend accommodates rolls up to 9.84 inches in diameter and up to 250 lbs. Flatbed printing up to 6 feet wide and 240 lb feed table for maximum durability and production.
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Case Study - Lloyds of Indiana |
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Lloyds of Indiana is a sign printing, and print finishing shop located in Indianapolis, Indiana. When Lloyds of Indiana went looking for a wide format flatbed UV printer, they had a simple set of criteria: |
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UV Printers
Built to last, and backed with a 12-month written warranty, the Legend 72HUV from Digital Equipment Company gives you the flexibility, speed, color, and performance you can count on, job after job. With true hybrid printing capabilities, the Legend is the first heavy-duty, industrial-grade UV-curable printer available for under $90,000.
