Big Picture - June/July 2019 - 32

A ROLL-TO-ROLL PRINTER
WITH UNIQUE FEATURES

BIG PICTURE

June/July 2019

There's a brand-new
roll-to-roll printer on the
market that incorporates
ingenious features aimed
at high efficiency and
reliability as well as
huge versatility. Karibu
is a UV inkjet printer with
a maximum print width
of 133 inches, made in
Switzerland.

EASY ROLL HANDLING
Inserting and changing rolls is easy and fast with Karibu.
Thanks to the cassette system, rolls are loaded and ready to
print within minutes.
ON-THE-SPOT INSPECTION OF BACKLITS
Karibu features a lightbox right next to the printing area, for immediate and continuous quality control of backlit prints. As a result,
neither much material nor time has been lost should optimizations
prove necessary. That having been said, Karibu generally delivers
impeccable backlit printing in typical swissQprint quality.
EASY AND CLEAN MESH PRINTING
Karibu has a mesh kit integrated with the print bed, allowing
clean and simple processing of permeable substrates, as well
as full-bleed printing. There is neither additional setup work
beforehand nor cleaning afterwards. A mouse click by the
operator sends the Karibu print beam - which is movable in the
X direction - from its standard position to the mesh position.
Printing can then start immediately.

A HAPPY GERMAN REFERENCE CUSTOMER
David Fuchs of Fuchs Werbetechnik explains: "We are glad to
have Karibu as a supplement to process even more flexible
media. We use Karibu to print onto self-adhesive and window
films, textiles, mesh, and banners. Thanks to the white option,
we print onto colored media and produce perfect multilayers.
Karibu enables us to print onto a wide range of materials.
Handling media - and the machine in general - is as easy as
with the swissQprint flatbed printers that we have operated
for many years."

PRINTING TWO ROLLS AT ONCE
For users who regularly print in parallel, swissQprint offers a
dual-roll option capable of handling two rolls each up to 64 inches
wide. This doubles Karibu's productivity. The roll holders are split
into two sections with each half of the shaft driven individually, thus
ensuring optimum web tension and perfect results on both rolls.
TIP SWITCH VACUUM
Karibu offers a unique vacuum system with 136 switches that
range across the print bed width. Each switch controls an
individual vacuum channel. A light tap on the switches using a
fingertip is all the user action required to open or close the entire
vacuum area width within four seconds. The system eliminates
any air leakage on either side of the roll and even in between
dual rolls. It is called Tip Switch vacuum, a technical solution for
which swissQprint has filed a patent application.
STATUS MONITORING
Karibu has four beacon-like status indicators attached to the print
beam. They are observable at a distance and inform the operator
about machine status and printing progress. So it's always possible to keep an eye on Karibu, even while the operator is elsewhere
in the print room taking care of other equipment or tasks.
SPECIALLY DEVELOPED INK SET
swissQprint has developed an ink set specifically for the new
Karibu roll-to-roll printer. The cured ink layer is flexible to ensure
suitability for all imaginable roll media. The inks themselves are
NVC-free and Greenguard Gold certified. Printed products are
thus safe to use in critical places such as hospitals and schools,
potentially broadening a print provider's range of services.
swissqprint.com

http://www.swissqprint.com

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