Roll Media Option adds versatility to Océ Arizona 250 GT
Venlo, The Netherlands, April 2, 2008 — The Roll Media Option for the Océ Arizona 250 GT will be making its debut this Spring at a number of trade fairs worldwide. The Roll Media Option can be added to any Océ printer, giving customers the ability to print on flexible media including vinyl, self-adhesive vinyl, scrim banner, paper, film and textiles without compromising the productivity of the rigid printing workflow.
More functionality = more opportunities
The Roll Media Option expands the functionality of the Océ Arizona 250 GT and increases opportunities for users by enabling roll-based printing of flexible media to create banners, point-of-sale displays, backlit graphics, paper-based posters and fabric panels.
The ability to exactly match print quality across a wide range of media gives users an edge in the competitive pay-for-print market when bidding on complex print campaigns.
Add to any printer
The Roll Media Option can be shipped with new orders or it can be added in the field — all existing Océ Arizona 250 GT units can be upgraded without hardware modification.
The Roll Media Option now extends the award-winning image quality of the Océ Arizona 250 GT printer to a vast array of flexible, roll-based media.
“No compromise” roll printing
Unlike most systems, the rigid and the roll printing areas do not interfere with each other. The two printing surfaces can be used sequentially: while one is printing, the other can be handled without disrupting the printing process.
Once a rigid print is finished, the print head assembly is positioned over the Roll Media Option and begins printing on flexible media. Meanwhile, the rigid material is swapped out and a new board is placed on the vacuum table and prepared for printing. Once the flexible media printing is completed, the print head assembly moves back to the table to resume printing on the rigid media. The roll media can then be unloaded without disturbing the rigid printing function. There is absolutely no downtime to reconfigure the system to change from one print mode to the other.
Unique technologies ensure accurate, high quality prints
As an added benefit of this architectural approach, the patent-pending system used to move the gantry assembly over rigid media can also be used to make micro-corrections in position when printing on flexible media. This enables the printer to actively correct for any media advance errors encountered as the flexible media is advanced through the printing path. Unique to the Océ Arizona 250 GT, this technology results in the highest quality roll media printing yet seen in a UV curable inkjet system. It greatly reduces the amount of wasted prints when media advance errors occur because of anomalies in the roll stock.
The Roll Media Option is a ‘touch-free’ system – at no point does any part of the printer or the transport contact the printing surface of the media. Unlike roll-based systems that use pinch rollers, this feature enables customers to print on media sensitive to mechanical marking without marring the printing surface.
Roll Media Option features
The Roll Media Option can support roll-based stock from 0.9 m to 2.2 m (35.4” to 86.6”) wide. Print width is maximum 2.19 m (86.2”).
A cutting guide slot is included to enable the user to cut media in a perfectly straight manner while viewing the finished print.
A wind/rewind foot panel to control roll-to-roll movement is included. This feature is used to advance and rewind media during loading and unloading, and also enables the operator to view any part of the roll before cutting and dismounting.
Availability
The Roll Media Option for the Océ Arizona 250 GT is expected to be commercially available in the second quarter of 2008. The roll-out will be staged geographically. Full worldwide release is expected by mid-2008.
For existing Océ Arizona 250 GT customers, the field-upgrade to install the Roll Media Option can be accomplished in one-half day or less.
For more information please contact:
Nick Gale
Manager Media Relations
Tel. +31 77 359 5628
e-mail nick.gale@oce.com