The GS6000 64-inch wide roll-to-roll printer delivers high colour gamut, photographic image quality with commercial speeds.
It also uses a solvent-based ink technology that’s less harmful on the environment, according to Image Options. The ink “is virtually odourless, so there’s no need for special ventilation or air purification systems”. And it does not contain nickel (Ni) compounds, reducing the harmful impact on the environment and employees.
The printer’s Dual-Array MicroPiezo AMC print head is engineered for the demands of high-production solvent printing and has a maximum resolution of 1440×1440 dpi and variable-sized droplet technology as small as 3.7 picoliters.
The company explained that it has been especially pleased with the GS6000 printer’s solvent-based Epson UltraChrome® GS ink because that achieves an extremely wide colour gamut.
This results in “signs that feature entirely new degrees of colour fidelity and accuracy that are otherwise unattainable with any other solvent technologies”.
CEO Tim Bennett said: “The GS6000 is a unique machine in that it’s able to cross over many different disciplines of large format printing. The printer has opened our doors to markets beyond the large-format display business, such as photographic and fine art reproduction.
“We’re known for being able to get an image on just about any kind of surface, so when the GS6000 came out with its solvent based inks, we found we were looking at a wider range of products we could sell.”