Inkjet & Digital Printing
Atlantic Zeiser Launches Innovative Full-Color Digital UV Printer for Narrow Format Printing Applications
Wednesday 13. May 2009 - GAMMA 70 Series improves productivity and operational margin while expanding the range of available digital narrow format applications and substrates
Atlantic Zeiser, a leading innovator and technology supplier for digital narrow format printing processes, today announced the launch of an innovative full-color UV printer for narrow format applications meeting the needs of a wide variety of markets. The GAMMA 70 fills out Atlantic Zeisers product portfolio and is added to the companys OMEGA series and other leading edge printing solutions. In bringing this product to market, Atlantic Zeiser has partnered with leading solution provider Xaar. The combination of Xaar technology and Atlantic Zeiser integration and application expertise results in a powerful end-to-end solution that includes a UV printer, UV inks, and UV drying capability using Xaar print heads.
“The GAMMA 70 Series, based on the proven capability of GAMMA printing systems already in use in the ID card market, is the perfect solution for a wide range of applications that will support users in increasing both margins and productivity,” said Michel Gilet, Director of Business Development and Strategic Marketing at Atlantic Zeiser. “A major producer in the label industry has already incorporated the product into its operation. We have very high expectations for this product in todays demanding marketplace.”
Broad Market Relevance
The GAMMA 70 Series combines Xaar print heads with Atlantic Zeiser controller and data preparation software. It is ideally suited for traditional markets such as packaging and labeling, commercial print, in-plant printing of consumer goods, security print and card manufacturing. In addition, the GAMMA 70 is designed for label printing and industrial product identification on substrates beyond the usual paper and cardboard materials. When mounted on an Atlantic Zeiser PERSOLINE ID card production system, the GAMMA 70 print module is capable of producing up to 6,000 full color personalized cards an hour.
Two Models Available
The GAMMA 70 is available in two models:
GAMMA 70S is the standard model for wet-on-wet printing in the pattern application process;
GAMMA 70P is the premium model well suited for both pinning and wet-on-wet for sharp texts, barcodes, pictures and fine details and logotypes.
Both systems offer a complete solution from a single well-respected supplier and are compact in size, which is especially important to space-constrained facilities. The GAMMA 70 Series can be acquired as a standalone solution for custom integration by the user, integrated into web and sheetfed systems using Atlantic Zeisers expert team of professionals, or purchased as a module within Atlantic Zeisers PERSOLINE System for card manufacturing.
Product Details
The full-color GAMMA 70 is a high-speed, single-pass UV solution that incorporates Xaar 1001 greyscale print heads to produce stunning quality at a high-resolution of 360 dpi that appears visually to be as much as 1060 dpi. The system prints on a wide variety of porous and non-porous materials such as plastic cards and films, metallic foils, cardboard and paper. With a print width of 70.5mm (2.775 in), the GAMMA 70 can be integrated in-line with sheet-fed or web systems.
The variable drop capability of the industrial-strength Xaar 1001 printhead consistently produces smooth tone graphics, fine detail, sharp text and barcodes to generate great results quickly, cost-effectively and reliably. The new system is also highly flexible as an industrial level full-color marking system. A choice of UV curing systems is also available to suit specific applications. These include Atlantic Zeiser’s new eco-friendly SMARTCURE LED UV curing system for temperature sensitive products.
The GAMMA 70 Series is capable of printing at an impressive top speed of 24m/minute.