DPI secures UK and Irish distribution for new Novus printer
New US-based Novus Imaging has unveiled a patent pending, full greyscale, 3m hybrid printer and a new, patent pending, ‘green’ ink technology at the SGIA show. Digital Print Innovations (DPI) will be the UK and Irish distributor for the product range.
“Our printer is state-of-the-art and our AquEpoxy ink technology is unprecedented in the market. Our focus is to bring cost-efficient, environmentally sound solutions to business owners while maintaining high quality and excellent results,” said Kevin Sykes, Novus Imaging president and CEO, who set up the company just this year in New Hampshire with industry veteran Mike Mills.
The Synergia H (hybrid), is a combination flatbed and roll-to-roll printer available in two models: UV and AQ, which denote the type of ink used. The AQ model has minimal emissions, no volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The lower cost UV model can be upgraded in both speed and ink type to the Synergia H/AQ.
With a minimum 10 picolitre drop size, the Synergia H has full greyscale capability and a belt design said to combine enhanced material handling, increased vacuum and improved step accuracy.
“There are many innovations in the way the printer was designed,” Sykes said. “For example, an innovative plug and play print bar design enables printhead replacement and alignment in less than ten minutes, glass secondary ink tanks provide continuous visibility of ink levels and our iPad control centre contains maintenance videos, tutorials and expert system troubleshooting capability.”
Novus Imaging’s AquEpoxy ink is a new aqueous-based solution that is 100% environmentally sustainable. It also boasts adhesion characteristics that make it workable with almost any rigid substrate up to two inches in thickness, including glass and acrylic. Also, AquEpoxy does not require a high intensity lamp system. For those who still prefer a UV solution, Novus Imaging’s UV27 inks provide long-term outdoor durability and low maintenance requirements.
Stewart Bell, DPI MD, said: “We’ve been talking with Novus for some months now about the new AquaEpoxy ink technology and we’re very excited about what this will bring to the UK print market and further afield. We’ve conducted rigorous tests with the Synergia H and it has stood up to everything we’ve thrown at it so far, so we are very excited about introducing this revolutionary new printer to the UK over the coming months.”
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