Screen has launched the Truepress Jet520HD, a 52cm-wide printer than can run up to 50m/min at 1200 x 1200dpi, and up to 120m/min at 600 x 600dpi. The first European installation will be in Holland at direct mail printer Nic.Oud in November 2014 and the second in Switzerland at direct mail printer Baumer (www.baumer.ch).
The Truepress Jet520HD, which uses a new high density ink, can print on media from 40gsm to 250gsm. While the initial machines will be launched as four-colour units, the Truepress Jet520HD has a modular structure to allow for extra head units to be added. Each printhead will be controlled independently so that if you are only printing with one colour, all of the other printheads remain capped. However, Screen said there is no time delay when switching from a single-colour to multi-colour job.
The Truepress Jet520HD has an optional inspection unit based on Screen’s JetInspection system that checks the whole page and compares the printed result to the Rip data. JetInspection has been redesigned for use with the new machine, including complete integration with the machine’s GUI.
The printer is driven by a new version of Screen’s Equios workflow software that has features to optimise the machine’s performance such as In-Rip Smart Imposition, ICC Profile Editor and Spot Colour Editor. Using the latest Adobe core, Equios will be able to process all levels of variable data at the full engine speed.