EFI VUTEk Q5r

Take your business beyond—with the EFI VUTEk Q5r

We designed the EFI VUTEk Q5r to go beyond printing to provide a complete print to finished graphic workflow—from RIP to finished product—on the same platform. Think of it as one big competitive edge that encompasses automatic in-line quality inspection, inline slitting and cutting, Roll & Tape, and more.

Go beyond with:

• The widest range of application capabilities—white and clear, double-sided printing, textiles, and more
• Superb white ink printing performance in single- and multi-layer print modes
• White and clear ink printing together for increased design and application possibilities
• Continuous printing with minimal supervision with multiple media handling solutions for large and heavy rolls
• A unique set of optional Power Tools that automate processes, minimise waste, offer better usability, expand applications offering, and increase profitability
• Automatic inline print quality monitoring that can identify various print imperfections and alert the operator
• Automatic calibration for periodic system alignment of quality parameters back to reference point

Features

Beyond speed and quality

• Up to 672 m2 per hour
• Up to nine colours – standard CMYK, optional LC, LM, LK, white and clear coat
• UltraDrop™ Technology with native 7 pL printheads with true multi-drop addressability for high-definition image quality, outstanding smoothness in shadows, gradients, and transitions, and superb text quality with three-point text in both standard and high quality with fewer satellites and more clarity in all print modes
• True resolution up to 1200 dpi
• Precise and sharp three-point text

Applications that go above and beyond

• Wide range of applications designed for challenging, premium POP, as well as high-volume billboards
• EFI – 3M™ SuperRange XF White ink covered under the 3M™ MCS™ Warranty when printing with co-branded EFI and 3M™ UV inks on 3M™ flexible media1
• EFI – 3M™ SuperFlex XF inks available for car wrapping and fleet graphics
• The 3M™ MCS™ Warranty backs graphics printed with the 3M co-branded ink on select 3M flexible media and printed and applied according to 3M Product and Instruction Bulletins. Nothing herein should be construed as a warranty in addition to the express warranty statements provided with EFI products and services.

Cool features that are beyond compare

EFI’s industry-leading LED curing technology and all its cost savings and environmental benefits:

• Extends your range of supported substrates, including lower cost and added-value speciality media
• Increases uptime and productivity with instant on/off and less maintenance
• Drives down operating costs with significantly less energy consumption (2.9 kW instead of 10 kW) and fewer consumable parts
• Improves control over gloss/matte levels
• Reduces waste with consistent colour output and simple operation
• Satisfies customer requests for a greener print solution with low VOCs, lower power consumption, and less waste and consumables

Way beyond easy to use

• Versatile media handling capabilities to support a variety of flexible media, including freefall, multi-roll, 3.5-metre and 5.2-metre Super Duty Winder* and Motorised Winder*
• Carriage height adjustment and Wrinkle Analyser to avoid head strikes
• Newly designed mobile operator station with touch screen for maximum convenience
• EFI IQ and EFI Go mobile application* for remote printer tracking

* Optional

Versatility and beyond – with optional Power Tools

• White Printing with a variety of multi-layer white printing modes
• Clear coat ink – glossy and matte coating modes; selective and full flood; provides up to three years protective coating and for print enhancement
• Both white and clear ink – together – for premium applications
• Inline Finishing system for all-in-one printing, cutting, slitting, and collecting
• Y-slitters – single- or double-bladed – for separating multiple jobs on a single, full-width roll, minimising media waste, and with waste collectors to eliminate the mess
• InSpec – automatic inline print quality monitoring that can identify various print imperfections and alert the operator.
• Roll & Tape – an automated device that takes printed cut sheets directly from the printer, rolls them into scrolls, and tapes their edges with labels with printed job information.
• Automatic Backlit supports multi-roll cutting and slitting, and enables printing each side with a different print mode
• Automatic Blockout is available for multi-roll and supports cutting and slitting
• ID Backprint for printing customer information on the back side of the media; also available with white ink for colour-backed media
• Media Edge Guards to protect the print carriage and printheads from crashing into media with uneven or wavy edges
• Media Spreaders for extra challenging, stretchable media types that tend to wrinkle
• Super Duty Winder for loading heavy media rolls
• Motorised Airshaft for precise and excellent media collection

Specifications

Printing technology

• Piezo drop-on-demand inkjet technology
• 24 print heads with 7pL UltraDrop Technology
• Up to 1200 dpi true resolution
• Colours: CMYK, optional LC, LM, LK, white and clear

Media/Handling

• Handles a wide variety of flexible substrates
• Max printing width up to 5.2 m
• Roll-to-roll, free-fall and multi-roll (3 * 1.6 m rolls )
• 300% better media utilisation – only 40 cm wasted on each roll loading
• Optional winder motorised airshaft for precise and excellent media collection
• Optional three-metre or five-metre Super Duty Rewinder enables working with large media rolls up to 793 kg and 2,000 kg respectively, for continuous printing with minimal supervision
• Integrated Mesh Kit for easy and quick changeover to mesh, textile and other porous media

Productivity

• Production speed up to 672 m2 per hour
• Quick and easy media loading

Genuine EFI Inks

• EFI™ – 3M™ SuperRange XF Inks
  • ­LED-curable UV inks
  • ­Small dot gain
  • ­Wide colour gamut
  • ­Environmentally friendly
  • ­Superb durability
• EFI – 3M™ SuperFlex XF inks for car wrapping and fleet graphics

Environmental considerations

• Compressed air: 6.5 bar airflow of 110 L/min, dry and clean air only (not included)
• Operating temperature: 20 °C to 30 °C
• Humidity:
  • Standard range: 30% – 80% (non-condensing)
  • Optimal range: 50% – 80% (non-condensing)
• Machine weight:
  • 6,500 kg; crated: 8,000 kg
• Height: 210 cm; with emergency light: 250 cm
• Width:  840 cm
• Depth: 180 cm
• Electrical: 3-phase, 380 VAC between phases (±5%), 3 x 32 Amp + N* + GND** (WYE)
  Printing consumption: 2.9 kW, Peak consumption: 5.7 kW
• Chiller: Cooling capacity 3.6 kW – required for LED UV curing (included)

Fiery Digital Front End

• Ships with the EFI Fiery® proServer Premium digital front end, features include:
  • FAST RIP (Fiery Accelerated System Technology)
  • Spot Colour, Colour Profiler, Colour Verifier, Cut Marks and File Export Options
  • 1x Printer Option EFI, 1x Printer Option, M/XL/XXL
  • EFI measurement device
• Other RIP solutions supported
• File formats include: EPS, PS, TIFF, PDF, JPEG

Applications

• Building Wraps
• Billboards
• Day/Night Backlits
• Fine Art
• Floor Graphics
• Indoor Hanging Banners
• Indoor Murals
• Point-of-Purchase Graphics
• Signage
• Tradeshow Graphics
• Wallpaper
• Window Clings/Graphics

Brochure

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