The TeckStorm R true flatbed and roll to roll UV printer has arrived in Australia following a successful launch throughout the American and European markets.
Based on the very successful TeckStorm, the new printer from Teckwin adds on a true roll‐to‐roll module offering roll‐to‐roll printing and true flatbed printing in the one unit.
Philip Trumble, Positive Camtec’s Technical Director, said, "During recent trade shows throughout the world the Teckwin TeckStorm R has been highly regarded by industry professionals as “THE UV Printer Of Choice” due to its build quality, astounding print resolution and a print speed that completes the best price to performance ratio in its class. By far the best print quality of all UV‐printers here at the show” was a comment heard often throughout the exhibitions."
As a true flatbed printer it offers an 8 section vacuum bed enabling excellent media stability, precise registration and edge‐to‐edge printing on all sides. The registration pins result in fast and accurate alignment of sheet material. Maximum print area is 2440mm x 1220mm allowing standard sheet sizes up to 50mm thick to be easily accommodated.
As a true roll‐to‐roll printer it supports direct printing to a range of flexible media including SAV, Banner, PP Film, Paper, Canvas, Wallpaper, Backlit etc. It supports automatic media unwind and rewind for media up to 50kg and 1800mm in width.
“The real benefit of Teckwin’s roll‐to‐roll system is that the flexible media does not travel over the flatbed area, allowing for rigid sheet printing without removing the flexible roll” said Trumble. “The TeckStorm R really does offer the best of both worlds for UV Printing – true flatbed and true roll‐to‐roll in the one machine.”
"The high resolution Xaar XJ760 6 level variable dot print heads utilised by the TeckStorm R produce astounding print quality ‐ even 4‐point type is clear and legible! Offering print resolutions up to 1440 dpi, TeckStorm R sets the benchmark for grand format print quality. Printing with blazing speed of up to 24m2 / hour in production mode the TeckStorm outperforms the competition", said Trumble.
For ultimate versatility, the TeckStorm R boasts two dedicated print heads for white ink.
White can either be printed as an underlay, overlay or as a spot colour resulting in a broad variety of applications including printing onto transparent and dark materials such as glass, acrylic, backlit films, clear films and coloured boards.
The UV Inks are automatically agitated to prevent settling or separating of the pigments. Teckwin’s patented white ink maintenance system runs automatically and includes ink agitation at both the main and sub tanks along with ink recirculation throughout the system to prevent settling. The ink degassing system automatically removes micro air bubbles reducing nozzle outage and increasing drop placement accuracy.
“The TeckStorm R has two UV lamps on each side of the print head to facilitate bi‐directional printing” said Johnny Qiu, Positive Camtec’s Teckwin Certified Field Engineer. “The UV lamp shutter system reduces the amount of heat exposure resulting in the ability to print on a wider variety of materials. The UV lamp power and shutters can easily be software controlled by the user to customise the curing system to suit the media to be printed.”
All Teckwin printers have passed CE certification proving that operator safety is of prime concern to Teckwin. The UV Lamps are covered by the safety hood, rather than being open and exposed as with other competing machines.
Extraction fans and vents are fitted to remove ozone and can be easily connected to an external extraction unit.
Positive Camtec
www.positivecamtec.com.au
