Avinci DX3200 tech specs - Agfa

SpecificationsAvinci DX3200

• Soft Signage: Sublimation process

• Avinci DX3200: Soft Signage Printer

• Avinci DX3200: Process Overview

• Avinci DX3200: Features

• Avinci DX3200: Quality Matrix

• Avinci DX3200: Ink System

• Avinci DX3200: Features

• Avinci DX3200: Media Specifications

• Avinci DX3200: Requirements

ISS training: Avinci DX 3200

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• Display› Hanging

› Roll-up banner

› Pop-up

› Framed

› Standing

› Ring frame

Introduction: Soft Signage appications

• Flag› Indoor

› Outdoor

• Backlit› Box

› Stretch

• Soft Signage

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Soft SignageSublimation process

Colorants are dissolved or dispersed in a solvent/carrier (usually water) to create ink solution

Avinci DX3200 in the Ink technology landscape

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Dye inks

Reactive

Acid

Direct disperse

Sublimation disperse

Pigment inks

Pigment w/ binder

Latex

UV-curable

Colour penetrates

“inside” fabric

Color forms a layer on top

of fabric

200 nm50 nm

4 nm

1.5 nm

PIGMENT PARTICLES

50 – 200 nm

e.g. in UV-curable ink

DYE MOLECULES

1.5 – 4 nm

Dye Sublimation mechanism

1. Solid dye particles

in a liquid carrier

sublimate at

190 C

4. Carriers absorb into

hot polyester fiber

5. The cooled fabric

is now permanently

dyed from within the

fiber

2. HEAT

Polyester

3. Liquid carrier

evaporates

CALANDER PROCESSPRINTER

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Avinci DX3200Soft Signage Printer

• 6 Color CMYKLcLm soft signage printer

• For Sign & Display applications

• A wide variety of flexible polyester media

• Konica Minolta 1024i MAE-C water based heads

• 360npi native resolution per head

• Speed up to 123m2/h

• Max media width: 320 cm (10,5 feet)

• Off line calender

Avinci DX3200 - Roll to Roll Soft signage printer

• Automatic head cleaning

• Automatic spitting

• Automatic media tension control system

• Spreader roller for to avoid wrinkles

• Stable heads operation

• Precise media placement

• Intuitive user interface

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Avinci DX3200: Printer Overview

6-color printing

3,2 m wide format

Left side

Right side + operating monitor

Front

Rear

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Avinci DX3200Process Overview

Avinci DX3200: Process Overview

1. Media enters› Textile media unrolls from

take-up shaft into the printer

› Roller bar and spreader roller

prevent creasing and ensure

flat printing surface

› Automated dancer bar

provides consistent tension

for uniform step size

2. Printing › Direct printing onto media

› User profile decides the

speed and quality of

printing, as well as other

specialized settings

3. Drying› Printed media passes

under heater, which

accelerates the rate of

curing and reduces the

likelihood of smearing

4. Media exits› Media passes over an

additional tension roller bar

and spreader roller and re-

rolls into receiving shaft for

sublimation or storage

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Avinci DX3200: Process Overview

5. Off-line sublimation(Different from Ardeco “in-line” sublimation)

– Printed media is exposed to heat and pressure in sublimation calendar or heat press

– Polyester pores open and absorb ink

– Klieverik or Monti Antonio sublimation unit recommended

– 190oC and 40s sublimation condition guarantee uniform color over whole length with max few % media shrinkage

6. Finishing

– Cutting (manual or cutter)

– Sewing

– Hole-punching, grommeting,…

– Framing and other processes can be

required for soft-signage applications

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Features

Avinci DX3200

1. Automatic capping and home positioning› Guarantees stable maintenance of print-heads and ensures output quality

› Distilled water to be filled 0,5cm below top of hoses and to be regularly checked, especially in summer

› Make sure that hosting is parallel with shuttle and no air is touch with heads at home position

2. Automatic heads cleaning› Easy head maintenance by clicking a button in GUI

recommended before printing starts

› Cleaning during printing (also when printer is off) – on demand defined by user (0-60mins)› Distilled water to be changed max every 4th cycle

3. Automatic spitting › Every second pass - prevents nozzles from clogging

› Wiping 2s – Spitting 250 drops › For smaller images instead of spitting,

right color bar can be used – but not recommended

› Color bar on left side always available

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4. Carriage height adjustment • Height of printing adjustable via the GUI

or manually if necessary Normally should not be touched by an operator!!

• Can print on a wide range of textile thicknesses,up to 5mm (still to follow up)

5. Pressure sensor gauge and degassing system› Venturi system together with degassing guarantees stable heads operation and keeps

meniscus at the same level without air bubbles

› Not stable and needs to be checked daily by the operator!!!

6. Crash prevention and safety sensorsshould always be on!!!!

› Prevent carriage crush caused by media wrinkles, or any obstacle

› Carriage will stop when crash sensors or front/rear safety sensors are triggered during operation

› Printer requires restart after activation of sensor to prevent equipment damage or harm to personnel


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Air pressure gun (mounted beside take-up shaft) and

inflatable rubber grips to hold roll in place during printing

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7. Automatic media tension control system• Servo motor together with dancer bar guarantees accurate and stable fabric feeding with

high speed Roll to Roll printing

• When loading media servo motor off

• Normal ITV pressure for dancer bar should be 280

8. Aluminum unwinder/re-winder axle• Capable of sustaining a load of up to 100 kg of 3.2m media without bending

• Includes lengthwise ruler for precise media placement

9. Air pressurized take-up shaft • Helps accurate and safe media feeding

10. Media-end sensors • Guarantee minimum media loss

11. Spreader-rollers• Guarantee wrinkle-free media transport


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12. Pre-heater › Media is warmed to relax pores and create

enhanced image– Temperature adjustable up to 120oC,

but 80oC recommended

14. Dryer for pin-fixation› IR lamps in combination with fans ensure that

inks are cured and no set-off occurs (smearing on printer rolls)

› Temperature adjustable up to 120oC, but 70-80oC recommended

13. Gutter sponge › Used for mist catching

– Very important for flag printing and all mesh applications

– Needs to be only few mm bellow the substrates

15.Re-winder › Torque motor

› 0 = automatic mode used during printing› I or II = manual mode used for media loading

16. Maximum media print width of 320 cm edge-to-edge

17. Intuitive User Interface

• Easy operation with newly adopted User Interface


Intuitive GUI interface for

workflow management

and printer information

Touch screen monitor, housed

on pivoting arm for convenience

Manual user controls for

media regulation

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Avinci DX3200Quality Matrix

Avinci DX3200: Quality Matrix

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High Definition Quality : viewing distance << 0,5 m

• no visible grain, no banding, no print artifacts

• Quality is the key word

High Quality : viewing distance < 0,5 m

• No banding, limited level of grain allowed

• Almost perfect Quality is the key word

Standard Quality : viewing distance > 0,5 up to 1,5 m

• Limited banding and small print artifacts allowed

• Balance (speed vs. quality) is the key word

Production Quality : viewing distance > 1 up to 5 m

• Low level of banding and small print artifacts allowed

• Speed is the key word

Express Quality : viewing distance >>> 5 m

• Fast printing mode

• High Speed is the key word

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Normal:

No Image Enhancement

Partial:

Edge Image Enhancement

10 % is masked

Gradient:

Full Image Enhancement

Printing conditions:

• Firing Frequency

› Normal = 20000 Hz

› Quality = 10000 Hz

• Head temperature (base plate): 32oC

• Voltage head correction factor:

› K, C, Lm = 0,98

› M, Y, Lc = 0,92

Resolution

(dpi)Normal

Normal

Partial

Normal

Gradient

540 x 360 1 pass 1 pass 2 pass




Resolution

(dpi)Quality

Quality

Partial

Quality

Gradient





Avinci DX3200: Print Modes

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Avinci DX3200: Quality Matrix

Flag

Display

Availabe in3 Resolutions

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Availabe withImage

Enhancement

Partial = Smoothing at the printdepth edges

Full = Smoothing the full print depth

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Quality Matrix Avinci DX3200

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Avinci DX3200Ink System

Avinci DX3200 - Ink System

Printhead configuration 6x Konica Minolta 1024i› MAE-C head

configuration› 14 pL droplet

4 vs. 6 color printingAgfa Ink Avinci 100 Dye Sub Inks› Full integration of Agfa inks in

Avinci system

WITHOUT light colors (light cyan and light magenta) :

› Skin tones and grey tints more grainy

› High definition

mode cannot be

attained for less

than 0,5 m

viewing distance

› Limited print-

through on flags

for skin tones

Comparison of skin tones printed

with 4 colors (CYMK) vs. 6 colors

(CMYKLcLm) (GIF)

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Advantages ✓

› Wide color gamut› Vivid colors› Washable Disadvantages ✘

› Reduced light fastness › Requires sublimation

(ink penetrates into substrate when heated)

› Softer edges on image

Agfa Soft Signage inks ABC odes

AVINCI 100 Cyan 2 X 1L O98QD

AVINCI 100 Magenta 2 X 1L O98RF

AVINCI 100 Yellow 2 X 1L O98SH

AVINCI 100 Black 2 X 1L O98TK

AVINCI 100 Cyan Light 2 X 1L O98UM

AVINCI 100 Magenta Light 2 X 1L O98O8

AVINCI 100 Flush 2 X 1L O98PB

Avinci Ink vs. UV ink

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Ink bottles

2 x 1 L

Main ink tanks

5 L

Mounted sub-ink tanks

250 mL

• Continuous monitoring of ink sub-tank level and main tank level on printer GUI • Warning when ink level is low

• Warning when waste ink must be emptied


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Konica Minolta 1024i MAE-C water based heads


› 6 colors: CMYKLcLm

› One color per head

› Max. Fire frequency = 38kHzin practice 20 kHz

› 4 x 256 nozzles= 1024 nozles

› 4 nozzle rows per head

› 4 rows of 90npi per row

› 360npi native resolution per head

› 14pl droplet

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Ink Consumption

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Avinci DX3200 – Quality Matrix

• Ink Consumption Overview• Ranges from 3 till 15ml/m²

Competition 10ml/m²

• Strong positioning with low ink consumptionthanks to• High pigmented Avinci100 inks

• Asanti light ink control

• Application knowledgeink limits well balanced between image quality and image permanence

• Differentitiation between mediaoffering dedicated generic CPMs for Flag, Display and Backlitink required for Flag > Backlit > Display

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Normal Image Solids - CMS Solids - Max

Expr 540 x 360 3,4ml/m2

6,3ml/m2

6,5ml/m2

Prod / HQ 540 x 720 5,7ml/m2

10,3ml/m2

12,6ml/m2

Stand / Hdef 540 x 1080 6,6ml/m2

11ml/m2

15,3ml/m2

Agfa Avinci DX3200

Open Fabric: In- & Outdoor FLAG

Quality level Resolution Ink Consumption


Expr 540 x 360 3ml/m2

4,6ml/m2

5,7ml/m2

Prod / HQ 540 x 720 4,1ml/m2

5,6ml/m2

8,3ml/m2

HDef 540 x 1080 4,8ml/m2

6,5ml/m2

9,1ml/m2

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Closed Fabric: DISPLAY



HQ 540 x 720 4,9ml/m2

6,9ml/m2

8,9ml/m2

Hdef 541 x 1080 6,2ml/m2

8,1ml/m2

13,5ml/m2

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Closed Fabric with diffusion layer: BACKLIT Display


Low Ink Consumption

Quality level Resolution Av. Ink Cons.

Expr 540 x 360 5,4ml/m2

Prod / HQ 540 x 720 9,5ml/m2

Stand / Hdef 540 x 1080 11,0ml/m2

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FLAG


Expr 540 x 360 4,4ml/m2

Prod / HQ 540 x 720 6,0ml/m2

HDef 540 x 1080 6,8ml/m2

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DISPLAY


HQ 540 x 720 6,9ml/m2

Hdef 541 x 1080 9,3ml/m2

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BACKLIT

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• Application related ink consumption• Ink load required

FLAG Designs > Display Designs-> Bring them in line with Test Designs



Prod / HQ 540 x 720 4,1ml/m2

5,6ml/m2

8,3ml/m2

Agfa Avinci DX3200


Ink ConsumptionResolutionQuality level


Prod / HQ 540 x 720 5,7ml/m2

10,3ml/m2

12,6ml/m2

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• Application related ink consumption• FLAG Designs



Prod / HQ 540 x 720 5,7ml/m2

10,3ml/m2

12,6ml/m2

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In case of

spotcolors or

no CMS

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• Application related ink consumption• Display Designs



Prod / HQ 540 x 720 4,1ml/m2

5,6ml/m2

8,3ml/m2

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Ink ConsumptionResolutionQuality level

In case of

spotcolors or

no CMS

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Avinci DX3200Media Specifications

Avinci DX3200 - Soft Signage Media

Flexible media specifications

Width› No minimum media requirements

› Maximum media width: 320 cm (10,5 feet)

Thickness› No Minimum media thickness

› Max media thickness 5 mm

Roll Specifications› Max roll weight: 100 kg only for 3.2 m › Max roll diameter: 36 cm (14,17’’)› Core diameter: 3’’

Media› 100% PES

› Coated and non-coated

› PES blend

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•Open fabric - FLAG

• Lightweight, thin media

• Used for through-printing images

• Pre-heatset

• Indoor and outdoor

• Pre-treated for indoor (usually FR coating)

• Post-treatment not in practice

•Closed fabric – DISPLAY, BACKLIT

• Thicker, more durable media

• One-sided images

• Flame retardant coating

• Indoor

• Post-treatment not in practice


40x magnification

117 g/m2

210 g/m2

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Agfa Media – Europe

• Flag 117gr FR› ABC code: O7LFM › 320 cm x 100 m

• Display 210gr FR› ABC code: AACQF › 320 cm x 100 m

• Stretch Display› WIP

• Backlit Material› WIP


Duratex Media – NAFTA

• Flag 117gr FR› Code: 3745-0320-006G› 126” cm x 330 ft

• Display 210gr FR› Code: 4280-0320-0026› 126” cm x 330 ft

• Expandable Premium 180gr FR › Code: 3745-0320-006G› 126” cm x 330 ft› 3-10 % stretch

• Backlit Material› WIP

• Sublimation conditions: 190oC & 40s (Klieverik or Monti Antonio)

• Pre-treatment: Fire Retardant (FR) and for bleeding through

• Post –treatment not needed

• Washing might be necessary if customer insists on extremely high water resistance

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Type FR Front (Porous) Back (Packed)

Flag

Aurich 350 D No

350 FRX Yes

GOF 6043K No

Berger 3745-3N Yes

Agfa O7LFM - 117grm – 80-90% Print-through!! Yes

Display

Aurich 3152 FRM Yes

GOF 7048FLBS Yes

Berger 4281-21be - 170grm

4289-26be - 250grm

Yes

4280 -26be - 210grm Yes

4281-21be - 180grm Revolution satin Yes

Agfa AACQF - 210grm Yes

Backlit

Aurich Impact Prime 3149 FRX Yes

Super Nova 3179 FRX & 3179 FRXU Yes

GOF 6043KFL & 6043KFLBW Yes

8179WFLBS Yes

Berger Microbacklit Yes

Avinci DX3200 - Soft Signage Media Scope

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Good

Acceptable

Good / Not used

Bad

To be tested

• Color measurements• X-Rite i1iO or Barbieri

• Bleeding• Visually judged based on target print

• Rubbing fastness – Crock test • Fabric contact during storage,

transport and application

• Dry and wet test following ISO 105-X12

• Water fastness – Spray fastness• Environmental factors in outdoor applications

• Resistance to the first rain – if the ink will bleed

• Weatheribility fastness - WIP• Outdoor and indoor applications using accelerating testing equipment

• Not as resistant to fading as UV inks

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Avinci DX3200Requirements

Printer dimensions› 6910 mm (W) x 1600 mm (D) x 1780 mm

(H)

› 243” (W) x 63 “ (D) x 70” (H)

Printer working area› 10m x 7m› 394” x 275”

Weight› 1650 kg / 3638 lbs

Electrical Requirements› Engine: Single phase

220-240VAC (50/60 Hz) 12A (Fuse 16A)

› Dryer: Single phase220-240VAC (50/60 Hz) 30A (Fuse 32A)

Room conditions› Temperature: 20oC till 25oC› Relative humidity: 40-70%

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Avinci DX3200 - Requirements

Maintenance

Daily

› Check main ink tanks and waste ink tank

› Clean and prime heads, check if all nozzles are fine

› If necessary clean heads manually

› After printing clean the capping pad, wipers and any ink

spit with fiber free sloth and if necessary add/wash with

distilled water

› Clean any possible dust or dirt from the printer

› Check the vacuum pressure

Weekly

› Wash the cleaning sponge and trail bellow with cloth

and distilled water

› Clean the wiper trail in the cleaning assembly

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