Delivering up to 35% lower energy consumption

Print Solutions GreenPrint

Fespa 2016 sees the European debut of InkTec’s first LED UV printer –the Jetrix LX5.

Its debut signals a vivid shift in InkTec’s offering. Recognising the desire in the market for more environmentally friendly and energy efficient printers, particularly in the wide format arena, the Jetrix LX5 offers lower electricity consumption (35% less than compared with a mercury lamp printer), no warm up time, less heat created and an extended lamp lifetime (of up to 20,000 hours). Combined with a competitive printing speed of 39 square metres per hour in production mode to 11 square metres per hour for precise fine art printing, it is equipped with Konica Minolta printheads (six picoliter) to deliver a combination of superb print quality and high productivity.

Available with a four (CMYK), six (CMYK+2 white) or seven channel (CMYK+2 white +1 varnish or primer) colour configuration and driven by InkTec’s specially formulated UV inks, the LX5 delivers a wide colour gamut, high colour vibrancy and fast ink curing abilities. With an optional roll to roll system, the new LED curing system really extends the printing capabilities with any heat associated risks, such as media deformation eliminated.

Ben Woodruff, head of national sales, said: ‘At InkTec we have long recognised the need for affordable LED technology within wide format printing and the launch of the Jetrix LX5 illustrates how the numbers now really stack up. The LX5’s ability to direct energy more efficiently and therefore reduce the overall power consumption, means that the total cost of ownership over its lifetime makes it a realistic and affordable option.’