UV Lightbar from Colorific now installed on my machine!

[Steff Davison]

quote Andrew Edwards:

quote Steff Davison:

@ Kevin
I let the dealer decide which media they chose to print onto, I presume they would pick a media which showed the print in its best light. I also did quite a bit of online research which confirmed the problem with muted reds from the 300 series.

Steff

Hi

Just to update you re gamut in the Latex 300s – we now have the Latex 560 in and HP has addressed this point.

The combination of an extra Optimiser head and a more efficient curing system has allowed them to open up the ink limits allowed by the printer software. So whereas in the 300s you can set a max limit of 100% ink at 8 pass for SAV you can now use 120% ink for example. On top of this there is a vivid mode which can pour down up to 185% ink if required.

Thus we are seeing more vibrancy now with the Latex 500 series – not an issue for you now I understand but just for your info re the saturation point you make re the 300s.

The semi-matt finish of the ink is the same however as the ink is the same as in the 300s.

Hope this keeps you updated with the current situation.

Andrew

Thank you for the update, I have seen the print quality from the 570 and its much more vibrant, its an impressive machine. The print is not as glossy as the Lightbar, as you say, but life is full of compromises.

I am seriously considering replacing one of the Lightbars for the 570 as I feel it may be more suited to longer periods of unattended production.

Steff

[Lorraine Clinch]

I haven’t been on for a fair while, but I have a question to ask.
Some of you may remember that I purchased a JV33 4-colour printer a while back, along with the matching cutter and an Easymount laminator.
Now I like the quality of print that the Mimaki puts out, it is almost always spot on, and I get far less material wastage through cockling or getting caught up passing past the Lightbar on the Roland/Lightbar set-up.
However, I love that the Lightbar prints are ready to use immediately, and without lamination. I hate laminating with a passion, I am hopeless at it, even with a laminator.

My question is, does anyone have any experience of a Mimaki/Lightbar conversion?

Colorific say they use a portable Lightbar with Mimaki’s, which sounds perfect for me, I actually like that idea. I am more concerned that the quality of print may decline, hence my asking here.

Any thoughts always welcome.

Lorraine