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White + Metallic ink price & speed
Right guys we are currently thinking of investing in a second machine (we currently have a VS640 2 x CMYK) so the same machine but a little smaller VS540 for White and Metallic prints.
Ideally we need this printer as a backup for some of the busy times and trade work we do, but we also get a few inquiries a week for white clear stickers & could sell a few metallic jobs which we would like to print.
Here are my questions…(1) How much ink (white & metallic) does it go through if not used at all (compared to my other dual CMYK printer)
(2) How slow is it per meter (if I took my current VS640 at high quality and 1/4 the speed on sticker material is this around the same speed as printing white instead).
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6 Replies
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Does anyone actually own this machine in CMYK + metallic + white ?
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Hi Shaun
i have a VS640 with CMYKLcLm i saw the demo of the metallic and white
was very impressed with the image but it felt like i was stood about for an hour waiting
for a 5cm square image to print….i think if you really wanted a metallic printer i personally would go for
the XC540, use to have one at the last place i worked and was a darn sight faster but we still never used it unless the customer was willing to pay a LOT more for the job -
Thanks for your reply, the thing is that we only need this printer for when we are busy so it would be a backup really.
I just thought with the metallic + white we could add something to the table as we sell a few window stickers.
I am only really worried about the lack of use (maybe 1 job a week) on the
metallic + white is there a lot of waist. -
Thanks for your reply, the thing is that we only need this printer for when we are busy so it would be a backup really.
I just thought with the metallic + white we could add something to the table as we sell a few window stickers.
I am only really worried about the lack of use (maybe 1 job a week) on the metallic + white is there a lot of waist.
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the VS series has ink recirculation to lower ink waste and stop the ink from drying up, i don’t think the XC540MT has this
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The print speed of the VS white/metallic is laboriously slow (sorry Roland).. So much so in fact that I converted mine to dual cmyk!
Good points:
The results were excellent
unique finishes available
white reversed print for window graphics (awesome)
Automatic ink circulation and standby head clean guarantee good nozzlesBad points:
veeeery slooooow!
Veeery expensive!
Most of the results can be achieved with conventional vinyl.
Automatic ink circulation and standby head clean will use ink!Hope this helps?
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