Shenzen-based producer Sunthinks has introduced its flagship 50m/min single-pass 230mm UV printer for small signage and promotional materials to Fespa.
Appropriate for “something historically printed on small scanning flatbeds” the Sunthinks SU230 – additionally out there in 130mm and 315mm mattress widths – permits for steady belt-fed printing at excessive speeds, due to a reconfigurable array of 12 Epson S3200 U3 printheads.
Sunthinks’ show mannequin is configured in double CMYK with 4 white channels.
The SU320 was first exhibited by Sunthinks at Fespa 2023, the place a distribution contract for the UK and Eire was snapped up by UK-based Axzyra. Axzyra at the moment are providing the printer for round £165,000, or £180,000 with feeder and different necessaries.
Steve Woods, managing director at Axzyra, mentioned: “[Sunthink] have taken a very long time creating the inks and the curing proper, to allow them to print at pace – and now it runs at 50 linear m/min.”
Now, 10 months later in Amsterdam, the SU320 has been up to date to adjust to European security laws and given redesigned cabinetry, and is able to run off the store ground.
Deposits have already been taken at Fespa 2024 for brand spanking new installations, and one buyer – the primary to purchase the engine in October 2023 – having ordered two extra.
“I’ve been over to the [Sunthinks] manufacturing unit, and have constructed a very good relationship with their individuals. Their assist is basically, actually good, and virtually 24/7,” Woods added, explaining that Axzyra retains spare elements in inventory and has skilled engineers readily available to maintain service easy.
Reflecting on the occasion to this point, he added: “We’re very proud of Fespa to this point. Amsterdam does have a tendency to draw lots of people, as a result of it’s pretty simple to get to – so we’ve had much more UK guests than we did final 12 months, in Munich.”
