EFI VUTEk H5 Roll-fed UV-LED Printer

The EFI VUTEk h5 exceeds all expectations. This industrial superwide UV LED hybrid printer has been re-engineered from the ground up, driving new levels of productivity, capability, and reliability. Add ease of use and environmental benefits to the list, and you’ve got a pivotal piece of equipment designed to optimise the profits for your high-volume print business.

All change with the EFI VUTEk h series

• Next-generation, 3.2-metre hybrid roll/flatbed UV LED inkjet printer platform
• Prints up to 1200 dpi
• Four (optional) or eight-colour modes plus white, and up to a nine-layer print capability in a single pass
• Handles up to 109 boards per hour
• UltraDrop™ Technology 7pL greyscale printheads
  • Native 7 pL printheads with true multi-drop addressability
  • High apparent resolution and high-definition print quality
  • Outstanding smoothness in shadows, gradients, and transitions
  • Superb text quality with three-point text in both standard and high quality with fewer satellites and more clarity in all print modes
• Powerful EFI LED technology
  • Extends your range of supported substrates, including lower cost and added-value speciality media
  • Increases uptime and productivity with instant on/off and less maintenance
  • Drives down operating costs with up to 82% less energy consumption according to a Fogra study* and fewer consumable parts
  • Reduces waste due to consistent colour output and simple operation
  • Satisfies customer requests for a greener print solution with low VOCs, reduced power consumption, less waste, and fewer consumables
• Automated media handling options to meet all your production needs, including new 3/4 automated media loading, stacker systems, and super-duty winders
• EFI Fiery® proServer Premium digital front end with Fiery Command WorkStation®, FAST RIP, and enhanced colour management and screening features
• Cloud and diagnostics services including EFI GO mobile management application

*EFI’s VUTEk UV LED printers show energy reductions of up to 82% when compared with devices with conventional mercury arc lamps. Calculations from Fogra’s Energy Efficiency Project, Energy Efficiency of Large and Small Format Printing Systems.

• Print resolution up to 1200 dpi
• Four- (optional) or eight-colour modes plus white, and up to nine-layer print capability in a single pass
• Skip white functionality in x and y direction
• High-velocity UltraDrop™ Technology 7pL greyscale printheads delivers precision dot placement and consistency from print to print at high production speeds
• Mechanical crash and wrinkle detection and media height measurement for enhanced printing accuracy and consistency
• ImageEdge technology for fast and easy printhead replacement
• Touch screen monitors on both input and output sides
• Automated table and carriage alignment
• Camera-based vision system for subpixel alignment, printhead density balance, step and bi-directional set up
• Modular drop-in ink delivery system eliminates ink waste and provides fill-while-printing functionality for continuous productivity
• DC power supply and safety programmable logic controller (PLC) with fewer connection points for higher efficiency, reliability, and uptime
• Built-in power monitoring and on-board diagnostic features (LED check points) that assures faster troubleshooting for remote and on-site service

Media/Handling

• Handles flexible and rigid substrates up to 3.2 m wide and up to 5.08 cm thick
• Maximum sheet weight: 90.7 kg
• Multi-roll capable — two 152 cm rolls
• Maximum. roll weight: 180 kg
• Maximum roll diameter: 30 cm
• Automated media handling options:
  o   Wide heavy-duty and roller tables
  o   Material Edge Guides (MEG)
  o   Three-quarter automated media loader and stacker
  o   Super duty winder and rewinder

Productivity

• EFI VUTEk h5 up to 109 - 1.2 m x 2.4 m boards per hour

Environmental considerations

• Compressed air: 7.5–10 bar at 453 l/min— dry air only (not included)
• Fully enclosed design for operator safety and environmental considerations
• Temperature: 20 °C to 30 °C
• Humidity: 30% to 80% (non-condensing)
• Machine weight: 3400 kg
• Height: 193 cm
• Width: 645 cm
• Depth: 155 cm
• Electrical: 400-480 VAC at 30 Amps, 3 phase (N. America/Europe); 50 or 60 Hz; 4 wire (3 phase Earth Ground)

EFI Fiery digital front end

• Ships and optimised for use with the EFI Fiery® proServer Premium, featuring:
  o   FAST RIP (Fiery Accelerated System Technology)
  o   Spot Color, Color Profiler, Color Verifier, Cut Marks, and File Export options
  o   EFI ES-2000 spectrophotometer
  o   Optimised for 1 EFI printer
  o   1x M – XXL printer option
  o   Fiery Sign Flow Option
• Powerful production tools, such as nesting, step and repeat, scaling, cropping, barcode creation, and tiling
• Advanced ICC colour management for reliable colour, quality output, and proofing-quality colour
• Built-in spot colour libraries and sophisticated spot colour handling
• Bidirectional communication capability between the Fiery XF digital front end (DFE) and printer allows back communication of audit information on every print job
• Part of the EFI ecosystem integrating to EFI Pace® and Digital StoreFront™

Genuine EFI Inks

• Supplied in 5.0-litre containers
• Expanded gamut CMYK pigments for world-class Pantone® matching
• EFI pigment dispersions ensure optimised size and concentration for best-in-class ink stability

Enhanced Service Program (ESP)

• EFI’s industry-leading service and support program for your printer, Fiery proServer hardware, and Fiery XF software
• Twelve months of Essential coverage, with 24-business hour (three-business day) response
• Eligible for upgrade to:
  o   Critical: Providing eight-business hour (one-business day) response
  o   ProActive: Providing 16-business hour (two-business day) response