EFI introduces two soft signage printers

The new printers leverage EFI Reggiani technology, with the EFI Colors 340 machine printing at up to 850m2/hr (4-colour x 4 configuration) and its big sister up to 1,564m2/hr.

Scott Schinlever, COO, EFI inkjet, said: “These two new printers are specifically designed to meet the most stringent quality and productivity needs in soft signage for companies that want to truly differentiate themselves in a highly competitive marketplace. With their extreme speed and reliability, they can often replace multiple soft signage printers, producing more premium signage work with a single footprint.”

The 3.4m-wide EFI Colors 340 can handle fabrics up to 450gr/m2 and uses EFI water-based CMYK dispersed dye inks. Available with up to 24 printheads, it comes in 4-colour x 2, 4-colour x 4 or 6-colour x 4 configurations, as well as an 8-colour configuration featuring standard CMYK and light CMK colour inks, plus a penetrating agent.

The printer’s 2,400dpi resolution with four level greyscale printing and drop sizes from 4 to 18 picolitres can deliver 100% penetration on both sides of the material, making it ideal for the production of flags according to EFI. There’s a sticky belt feeding mechanism and the inclusion of EFI’s continuous ink recirculation system.

The Power 340 is also capable of printing direct-to-fabric or onto transfer paper using EFI water-based CMYK dispersed dye inks. It too has a sticky belt feeding mechanism and comes in 4-colour x 4 or 4-colour x 8 configurations. Both printers employ an EFI Fiery proServer Premium digital front end.

EFI has more than more than 250 of its FabriVu textile printers installed worldwide, many of them installations of FabriVu 340 and 340i developed to give display graphics producers an opportunity to enter the soft signage space. EFI said these latest printer address the next level of production demand with higher throughput, more robust operation and greater efficiency.