Mutoh Europe has unveiled its Mark II series of 64in-wide 6-colour (CMYK,Wh, Va) UV LED printers - the ValueJet 1638UR Mark II and ValueJet 1638UH Mark II.
The ValueJet 1638UR Mark II (VJ-1638UR2) is a roll-to-roll printer, the ValueJet 1638UH Mark II (VJ-1638UH2) a hybrid model handling both roll and rigid substrates. Both printers incorporate two piezo drop on demand print heads and two long life UV LED lamps.
The VJ-1638UR2 will print on 64in roll substrates and can be equipped with a motorised take-up system of 30, 40 and 100kgs. The VJ-1638UH2 hybrid model will print on rigids with a maximum thickness of 15mm and maximum weight of 15kgs Roll compatibility is the same as for the VJ-1638UR2, with available motorised take-up systems of 30 and 40kgs.
Delivering print resolutions up to 1440 x 1440dpi, Mutoh’s Mark II series UV LED printers can be setup in three configurations - CMYK x 2, CMYK plus varnish, or CMYK plus white and varnish.
Mutoh offers two ink types for the Mark II printers, the UH21 series rigid inks and the US11 series flexible inks - both are low odour, non HAP inks. For the Mutoh US11 series flexible inks, Mutoh has obtained Greenguard Gold certification.
The new machines come as standard with Mutoh’s new VerteLith Rip software, a next generation weave algorithm specifically developed for digital UV printing and called Intelligent Interweaving UV (i² UV), and Mutoh’s proprietary Clear Tone screening.
The new VerteLith software is built around the Harlequin host renderer, for fast Rip processing times for both PDF and PostScript files. To avoid waste, the software has soft proofing and on screen Rip previewing of the actual printed dots before printing. VerteLith can also auto-generate white and/or varnish layers based on a selection of presets. For businesses that already invested in a RIP solution, VerteLith can be installed in ‘Pass Through’ mode, leaving intact the existing workflow and adding extra functionality.