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EFI VUTEk QS220, a smaller and more affordable UV combo printer
In January 2010 EFI introduced the VUTEk QS220, the smallest of the QS family.
The wide-format printers manufactured by EFI VUTEk are well known machines—popular also for their high-end price—. Several months ago EFI enlarged its portfolio of products by acquiring Raster Printers (now EFI Rastek), which allowed EFI to offer entry-level UV printers for those starting businesses.
But the difference in price between the EFI Rastek printers ($92,000 for the H700, the most expensive of the Rastek family) and the EFI VUTEk QS printers (around $300,000) was in the extreme of prices in the market.
Model |
Media |
Printheads |
Colors |
Printer Price |
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Feeding Mechanism |
Print width |
Media thickness |
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| QS220 | Combo |
2m (80”) |
5.08 cm (2”) |
Thought to be Seiko |
CMYK (lc, lm, W optional) |
€149,000 (around US$ 211,000) |
The EFI VUTEk QS220 fills the price gap between both families.
The company already has a 2-meter product, the VUTEk QS2000, which is a combo printer (moves media with a transport belt). The QS220 is also a combo printer. There is an optional roll-fed mechanism available (not included in the list price).
The applications listed for the printer are:
- Banners & signage
- Billboards
- Building wraps
- Display graphics
- Fleet and Vehicle graphics
- Floor graphics
- Glass
- POP/POS
- Outdoor graphics
- Stage Graphics
- Wall Murals
- Window Graphics
Starting 2010 we will see what is the acceptance of this model, what competence will it bring to the HP Scitex FB950, Dilli Neo Venus, Agfa :Anapurna XL (not exhibited since 2008) and other similar combo printers. The following chart shows the features of some of the competitors.
Model |
Media |
Printheads |
Inks |
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Feeding Mechanism |
Print width |
Media thickness |
Brand & Model |
Drop size |
Colors |
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HP Scitex FB950 |
Combo |
2.50 cm (98.4”) |
7 cm (2.75” ) |
Ricoh Gen3 E1 |
Variable: 30pl - 80pl |
CMYK, lc, lm |
Dilli Neo Venus UVV2506 |
Combo |
2.50 cm (98.4”) |
5 cm (1.96”) |
Spectra Galaxy 256 |
50 pl |
CMYK, lc, lm (W optional) |
As soon as we gather more information on this new model we will update this information.
First issued May 21, 2010.
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