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3M Scotchprint 2000

The ultra high-speed Scotchprint 2000 digital printer is capable of producing quality graphics at speeds of up to 240 metre²/hour, making it the fastest, most productive full-colour digital printer in the world.

Accepting on-roll materials up to 137cm wide (132cm image size), the Scotchprint 2000 model is the first large-format, full colour digital printer to offer "screenprint quantities" with digital flexibility.

Four printing heads image the media in a single pass at 400dpi resolution ensuring accurate registration and colour rendition across the entire image area. For greater output versatility the printer has been designed to be compatible with direct print films, imaging papers and transfer material.

Specifications

Printing speed
240m²/hour

Print resolution
400 dpi (also 200 dpi)

Dot size
0.125mm diameter

Registration accuracy
+/- 5 mils (0.127mm)

Print Width
132cm

External Controller
Pentium 180, 32MB RAM 4 Gbyte disk per printing head

Software supported
3M™ Graphic Marker Software with 3M™ patented halftones and fill cells

Media Handling
Roll feed

Colours
16+ million printed (CMYK), 8 bits per pixel

Further Information

Case Study – Floor Graphics

Manufacture's website

http://cms.3m.com/cms/GB/en/0-166/rlcrET/view.jhtml.com