M- PRESS LEOPARDAgfa :M-Press set for FESPA
Agfa plans to demonstrate the :M-Press Tiger and :M-Press Leopard “high-end platforms” working in an industrial production environment at FESPA. This will also include full details of the new three-quarters automation feature for the :M-Press Leopard.
The company has stated: “The :M-Presses are capable of taking on the full run-length of screen-print.The mathematics speak for themselves as the proven ink consumption on an :M-Press is below 5ml/m2 on average. This is about three to four times lower than with conventional screen-printing (and well below other digital systems in the segment). As a consequence, the variable cost of print with the :M-Press is the same or better than in screen-print.”
Agfa adds that the high speed of the :M-Press, the automation and the 48 to 55 zoned vacuum beds, mean the effective speed on the floor speed equates with the throughput of most multi-colour screen-print engines. With the same or lower investment level compared to analogue machines, says Agfa, the fixed costs were equal or lower for the :M-Press because there is no screen making and cleaning phase.
The :M-Press Tiger and :M-Press Leopard will be on show alongside a range of the company’s wide-format platforms designed to appeal to sign-makers, display producers and PSPs looking for cost-effective solutions for rigid and flexible applications.
Agfa Graphics is on stand K40 at FESPA Digital 2012, Barcelona, Spain, February 21st to 24th, 2012.
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