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Durst Rho 351R replaces Durst Rho 350R
The Durst Rho 350R experimented with offering cationic UV ink as an option. This ink from Japan was a disaster.
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Durst Rho 350R (old version) at Viscom Milan trade show 2005. |
The Zund 250 also tried cationic ink (from Sericol). This cationic ink was a complete failure.
So it now Durst offers an update, the Rho 351R. No more option for cationic ink.
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Durst Rho 351R roll-fed UV-curable printer. |
While on this same subject, Gerber is bravely still trying to make cationic UV ink chemistry work in its ion printer.
Other roll-fed UV printers hold most of the market share.
The NUR Expedio 5000 was the first roll-to-roll UV printer, so it had a head start. Together with the Expedio 3200 Inspiration NUR holds about 70% of the market for dedicated roll-fed printers.
Gandinnovations also offered one following the lead of NUR. Now that NUR has over 70% of the market share HP Scitex is trying to come out with a competing model, HP Scitex XL2200.
You don’t see the Durst Rho 351R at many trade shows so it has not been possible to write any report on it. But for the NUR Expedio 5000 and NUR Expedio Inspiration, I have been to Israel twice, each time for two days, so reports are available on both. If you compare prices the NUR UV ink cost is relatively reasonable.
To study the Gandinnovations roll-fed UV printer I went to Lisbon to do a site-visit case study, plus I have been a guest for two days at the Gandy factory in Toronto, plus all User Manuals were made available long ago (for all the NUR printers too).
First posted November 30, 2007.
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| AGFA :Anapurna XLS |
| DEC Legend 72HUV |
| Dilli Neo Jupiter |
| Durst Rho 320 |
| Durst Rho 700 |
| Durst Rho 1000 |
| Gandinnovations NanoJet UV-curable |
| Gandinnovations Jeti 1224 UV Nanojet II (Nanojet 2) |
| Gandinnovations Jeti 3348 JetSpeed |
| GCC StellarJet K100UV |
| Gerber Solara ion z |
| Grapo Shark |
| HP Scitex XP5100 and HP Scitex XP5300 |
| HP Scitex XP2100 and HP Scitex XP2700 |
| HP Scitex FB6100 |
| HP-Scitex FB950 |
| HP Scitex FB7500 |
| L&P Spuhl RS |
| Mimaki JFX-1631 |
| Rastek H700UV |
| Sun FastJet |
| Roland VersaUV Print&Cut LEC-300 |
| Site visit, NUR Tempo |
| VUTEk GS5000r |
| WP Digital Virtu RR50 |
| WP Digital Virtu R25 & R35 |
| RIP Software |
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| Flatbed XY Cutters |
| UV-Curable ink, OEM |
| Color Gamut of UV inks |
| Sun, Sericol, Triangle |
| and all other UV inks |
| UV-Coaters, Laminators |
| Printheads for UV Printers |
HP Scitex X2 (MEMS) |
KonicaMinolta |
Ricoh |
Spectra Dimatix |
Spectra M Class (MEMS) |
Toshiba Tec |
All other UV printheads |
| UV-Curable, third-party ink |
(others in preparation) |
Trade Shows & Trade Magazines |
| Print '09 PDF |
Interesting inks & Alternative Inks |
Sepiax ink (more in preparation) |
| Solvent, Eco-solvent, Mild-solvent |
| Textile, Fabric Printers |
Fine Art Photography Giclee & Proofing (on other FLAAR sites)
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Epson 4880 |
Epson 7880 |
Epson 9880 |
| HP Z6100 |
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Most of our updates for 2008-2009 onward are in FLAAR Reports in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. It is more efficient for us to make new information available in PDF format. So if the web page itself is not updated, check out www.wide-format-printers.NET to see if the printer, RIP, or other subject is covered in an update in a PDF download.
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