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This should be all set. Sorry about that. There was a problem with the site I wasn’t aware of.

I will be posting that very soon

I will add that to the list of vids

That’s great to know. I’m glad to hear that you had a good experience, saved some money and got great service. Thanks for sharing!!

Hi, Vanguard makes some great printers and the VKH900 is a workhorse! Vanguard installs and trains on their printers and the support is great too! I don't think you would be disappointed with that printer at all. Are you in the states? If so, where are you located if you don't mind me asking? Feel free to email as well mike@graphic-insights.com

Hi! Mimaki makes some great printers. What type of volume are you currently outsourcing, do you need to print on any flexible materials like posters, banners or vinyl? If so, you may want to look at a hybrid printer. If you have other questions or want to discuss further you can reach out to me via my email mike@graphic-insights.com I would be happy to help

Hi Kevin, Unfortunately CM5 doesn't work with Illustrator 2025 yet. You would need to downgrade your version to 2024. follow this link to see how - helpx.adobe.com/download-install/using/install-previous-version.html Looking at their site CM was updated on 10/30/24 so I would try Ver28. It's tough for Graphtec to keep-up with Adobe constantly putting out updates. Another this you should consider is to turn off automatic updates so once you find an older version that works it will not update automatically on you. I should probably put out a video on this as I have been asked this quite a bit lately. Let me know if you were successful.

Hi, If you want to produce stickers and smaller items there are plenty of printers that can print on vinyl. You would probably be limited to 11x17 inches and would need a separate cutter for die cutting. Mutoh did just release their C641SR. It’s a 24” print and cut all in one. It is $6995 and Roland has their BN20 and BN2 print cut. The BN20 can be purchased for $2500. That’s about the lowest you could find a print/cut. You might want to consider leasing for a low monthly payment.

@@graphicinsights466 I was thinking about something that would allow me to print 13x19 or 18x24 do you know of anything that is worth looking at?

Sorry I missed this comment. It sounds like the current process with screen flood is a cost effective and fast. Why are you looking to switch? I don't know of anything in the $30k range that will compete with what you're doing now. Another option is to look at CET or Vanguard as they both offer printers that are field upgradeable and you can upgrade 2-8 heads just for white to keep the speed up , but will pay $80-150k.

Thanks for reaching out. They are both great printers but if I had to choose one and speed wasn't a factor, it would be the Roland. The Roland is a 5'x8' bed compared to the 4'x8' bed, 9" print height compared to the 2" Mimaki print height. The Roland offers Red and Orange ink options for a much wider color gamut and comes with a 2 year warranty. Where the Mimaki really excels is its speed. If you need to produce more than 300 sq' per hour, then the Mimaki would be a better fit.

@@graphicinsights466 thanks for your reply . One more question ? Your thoughts about the jfx200 1213 ex that mimaki just released ? It is the same technology as the 2513 ex model but of course , medium size ?

If I'm understanding correctly, in order for the cutter to scan each instance you will need to send over a separate file each time. If that didn't answer your question, please reach out to me at mike@graphic-insights.com

Depends on what you want to produce: If you're looking for 30" print/cut all in one in Eco-SOL then check out the Mimaki CJV200-75 series. If 30" UV print/cut then the Roland MG-300 30" UV printer is the smallest least expensive and if looking for a flatbed you could look at the Roland BD8 UV flatbed printer for objects as it has no cutting capabilities

Latex printers in general consume more electricity than other printer types like eco-sol and UV because Latex printers require a lot of heat and fans to cure the resin ink and get all of the water out for a dry print.

Thanks for the tip. I will add the cm.

I think so especially if you’re printing on plastics, glass, acrylics etc. plus they’re toy safety compliant.

@@graphicinsights466 so v bond can do everything that eco-uv ver 2 can but more . at half the price .or am i missing somthing

@@graphicinsights466 thnaks they are converting my lef2-300 with vbond ink this week

Eco-sol or latex would be the best ink for vinyl pvc and will hold up well in outdoor applications.

Thanks for the feedback! Choosing between those two ink types in that environment I would go with latex but I cannot recommend HP. Epson and Roland would be great but you should stay away from printers with thermal print heads. There isn’t anything wrong with UV, but I think latex would hold up better/longer. Good luck with your business!! Let me know if you have any other questions.

@@graphicinsights466 Thank you so much for your feedback! I always take your advice to heart. I was just about to pull the trigger on the HP 800w, but after reading your comment, I stopped completely. Is there a particular reason you’d suggest avoiding HP?

I won't ever recommend HP Printers because of the type of heads they use in all of their printers. Thermal printheads are inexpensive which appeals to most when replacing them. The problem comes with them degrading so quickly (about every 2 cartridges per head). Because you use ink colors at different rates the printheads are always at varying stages of wear. That said, you will not only have a heck of a time repeating color ie; A wrap gets in an accident and you need to reprint a panel or you print a fleet of vehicles and when the they are parked next to one another the color will be noticeably off. Depending on your print run I have seen colors off during long print runs for walls or trailers with color being off panel to panel. If you want to go latex there are better options. Look at the Epson R5070. It has a single printed that's user replaceable (not meant to be replaced on a regular basis) but still gives you the option. Color and quality are exceptional.

Thanks for watching! It's not an easy decision. All of the printers mentioned in the video will do what you're looking to accomplish and more. You should decide on a budget first and then look at what you want to be able to do in the future and make sure you can do what you need it to do now. It's a big investment so make sure you can grow into it while making your money back as quickly as possible.

In this case you need a machine called one pass uv printer dear🙂

What type of machine will be available to do do this

25.000 US can get the top level uv printer, agree with you😄

I would uninstall them and make sure that Illustrator is closed when installing them. You can reach out to me at mike@graphic-insights.com

Thanks for the comments. I'm not sure about the longevity, but the hand felt softer than traditional DTF in my opinion. Time will tell on durability, but as soon as I have more information, I will post it to the channel.

Not 54” that I know of but there are some 20 and 24” ones I will be doing videos on shortly.

Thanks for taking the time to watch the video and comment, I do appreciate the feedback. You are correct in saying this list is more for an established business that has been creating graphics and is looking to enter into UV flatbeds market to increase sales or grow their business to the next level. Please stick around as I have a video coming out shortly that does discuss smaller UV entry level flatbed printers and a couple of alternatives. Working on the script now.

I think both are capable of building quality printers at comparable prices. It ultimately comes down to support. You can build the best printer on the market, but it’s worthless if you can’t get it up and running correctly. Which printers were you comparing?

Thanks!!

I have been going for over 15 years and this one ranked up there with one of the biggest.

Thanks!!

They will be sending you your trophy. Hopefully you get many more as you grow up. 😂

@@AdventuresOutdoors Got it already, looks shiny! Hope to get it too in the next video. Do not get frustrated and keep trying!

Thanks for the feedback and for watching. Glad I could help.

There are less expensive small format printers but when it comes to wide format (over 24"+) that's where they tend to start. I will say Mimaki just announced a $12k 54" printer. Video coming soon.

The feel was the lightest I have ever felt for DTF

@@graphicinsights466 really? Man, I’ll have to read up more on it. Thanks for sharing.

The manufacturer is kinglet and the price is $26k for the printer, dryer and takeup. I will be posting the video soon