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Beta testing pushes UV flatbed
Beta testing of the new Inca Onset digital UV flatbed printer will be conducted by SP Group, part of the St Ives group of companies. Supplied by Inca distributor Fujifilm Sericol, the beta machine will be installed at SP Group’s Redditch site for intensive testing over a six-month period.
According to SP Group operations director, Jeremy Jones, this will bring competitive advantage in the wide-format display market. He said: “SP Group has always invested in new technology in order to exceed customer expectations of quality, service and delivery, including several pieces of Inca digital printing equipment. We’re delighted to build on this relationship by beta testing the world’s first Inca Onset digital press.
“Pending successful testing, we hope the new machine will allow us to better utilise our overall output capacity, while also letting us take advantage of new business opportunities, particularly in the screen printing arena.”
Managing director of Inca Digital, Bill Baxter, added: “The Inca Onset has been designed to provide a flexible and cost-effective alternative to traditional high-volume, multicolour screen lines, with all the benefits that inkjet brings to this market. SP Group’s knowledge of multicolour screen processes, inkjet printing and the display market makes it ideally placed to put the Inca Onset through its paces in a demanding, high-volume, production environment.”
With built-in automated feeding and stacking, the Onset is said to be capable of up to 500m2/h, or 100+ full bed sheets. This is delivered by an array of 576 Spectra printheads, addressing a total of 73,728 inkjet nozzles in plug-in Inca print bars.
