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Inkjet Flatbed
More than ink on paper
The Durst P5 pixel-to-output strategy was created to give printers much more than just a way of putting ink onto a substrate.
With inkjet heads often coming
from the same
two or three manufacturers, there can appear to be little to separate differing flatbed inkjet printers. However, Durst is taking a broader view of what print is about and has its P5 series, which encompasses much more than a printer.
Matt Ashman, managing director at Durst Oceania, said, “The P5
is designed to increase speed, productivity, and versatility. It is
a whole new ecosystem.”
The P5 includes a trio of new wide-format inkjet printers: the flagship 250HS, and the hybrid 350 and 210. It also includes connection to the Durst Workflow and Durst Analytics, with connection to
the Durst Smartshop ecommerce for B2B and B2C engagement. It includes an online editor, and is described by the company as an immersive customer experience.
In line with Durst’s own pixel- to-output strategy, the printing system is supplied with workflow software for print preparation, and analytics software for processing real production parameters. This enables the customer to start production immediately.
“Some are satisfied with the pure rip function and the quality, we implement complex web-to-print infrastructures with others.” Christoph Gamper, CEO.
out up to 600sqm an hour at 1200dpi. The P5 210 is the entry level machine with a capability of around 120sqm an hour. The P5 350 and P5 210 are the all-in-one hybrid solution, for flexible roll and board printing up to 3.5 m for the P5 350 and 2.1 m for the P5 210 respectively. The printers are both equipped with the Durst Print Workflow software and the monitoring tool Durst Analytics.
Ashman said, “One of the key benefits of the new P5 series is the ink purging, which is just once a week.
“The printers are aimed at high volume businesses, and those with aspirations for high volumes.” 21
Durst accompanies the machine installation with extensive software training and services. Since the official launch of the new P5 production platform with the P5
350 and P5 210 printing systems at Fespa 2019 last year, more than 50 installations have been implemented worldwide, including in Australia with the likes of Mezzographics taking the system.
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End-to-end solution pixel to output: Matt Ashman, CEO Durst Oceania
The Durst P5 350 printing system
with extended features, options,
and inks enables a hybrid variety of
applications for roll media and boards. costs. The flagship P5 250 HS pumps
The P5 series is based around a smaller ink droplet size, and comes with new LED curing for low energy
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Durst professional
Services
The Durst Professional Services (DPS) with modular software modules for pre-press, or the networking of several printing systems, present further business opportunities and optimisation potential that the pixel-to-output strategy offers.
For the web-based product presentation and customer communication, DPS offers, with Smart Shop, a webshop solution that can be fully integrated from the online catalogue or configurator to the printing system.
Christoph Gamper, CEO
and co-owner of the Durst Group said, “The high demand for our P5 printing systems
is unbroken, the workflow
and analytics software is continuously being developed, but we also see the increased need for information and training among customers, which we also address with expanded services. It is exciting for us to see the level of integration in which our solutions are used. While some are satisfied with the pure
rip function and the print quality, we implement complex web-to-print production infrastructures with others. For us, the focus is always on the Durst printing system, which can be integrated into the production processes with the respective Durst software, and can be modularly scaled depending on the scope.”