Making short work of big jobs
By Chris Morrison, Kathi Morrison
Key Information
Durst Image Technology
50 Methodist Hill Dr., Ste. 100
Rochester, NY 14623
(585) 486-0340
www.durstus.com
Contact: Christopher Guyett, marketing and sales
(888) 480-3588, ext. 5270
Company Profile: Durst Image Technology U.S. LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Durst Phototechnik Group, is the exclusive distributor and service provider for all Durst professional, digital imaging in the U.S. and Canada. Durst’s professional imaging products include the Lambda laser imagers and Rho large-format, UV, inkjet printers.
At a Glance: Durst’s Rho 320R images roll media at 1,400 sq. ft./hr. Its Quadro Array printheads and pulse-firing software allow it to produce 600 dpi down to 4-pt. text. The printer’s step-adjustable UV lamps ensure proper ink curing when imaging on heat-sensitive media, and its industrial-grade, media-handling system accommodates media roll diameters up to 17.7 in. It has five-liter ink tanks that allow extended print runs without operator intervention. The 320R’s basic color configuration is CMYK. Options include light magenta, light cyan and white ink.
Sooner or later, we almost all have to purchase a vehicle – a car, truck or SUV that has caught our interest. If you’re like us, selecting a vehicle is a long process, and, when it comes to the purchase time, we always inspect the top-line offerings, to see what the big guys are driving. For example, we’d love to have a fully loaded, heavy-duty truck, one with a cherry picker, but, frankly, because we don’t do that type of work, it would be impractical for us to own. We probably couldn’t afford one, either.
Nevertheless, for some shops, such a truck would make perfect sense. It would be a great investment, as would a grand-format printer to a high-volume, digital-print shop.
How does truck buying relate to digital printers? “Fully loaded” is our analogy, because this month, we’re reviewing the heavy-duty, fully loaded, Durst Rho 320R. Like Ford’s F350 pickup, Durst’s 320R is a remarkable machine. Therefore, should your business demand extreme, digital-print performance, the Rho 320R is certainly one to examine.
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