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Technical Product Presentation Anapurna MW

Application & Services Inkjet

Anapurna Mw – Technical Specification – October 20092

:Anapurna MW - Features & Positioning

• Robust Engineered, Professional, Hybrid UV Wide Format Printer

• Affordable capital investment

• White ink printing possible – Pre-White within same printrun or Post-White as second printrun– to address all kind of decoration applications on glass, plexi, opaque substrates etc...

• Perfect fit for Sign Shops, Photo Labs and Mid Size Graphic Screen printers, capable of producing photorealistic output

• High quality poster output against 6-11m²/h (65-118 ft²/h)

• Perfect solids and signs in 8 pass printing mode

• For safety, Anapurna MW requires permanent operator attendance

• Applications• Banners, Posters, Signage (Traffic, industrial info, ...), Exhibit graphics,

POP, Mock-ups, Backlit, Frontlit, Self adhesives (Labels, ...), ....

• Niche application: DVD print, wood, art reproductions, personalized object printing (mouse mats, ...), Party gadgets (beer mats, ...), Architectural and Interior decoration, Ceramics printing, .......


:Anapurna MW – System specifications

• Working conditions• Size of the engine

• 362 x 154 x 160 cm (142,52” x 60,63” x 63”)

• Weight: 980kg

• Working space• Single “Rigid Table”

5,5 x 5,5 m

• Dual “Rigid Table”5,5 x 8 m

1.25m

1.25m

5,5

m


:Anapurna MW – System specifications

• Power specifications• Triple phase

• Voltage: 3 x 380 V + N (star) and 3 x 220 V (delta), configurable at installation

• Max amp: 3 x 30 A

• 50 – 60Hz

• Air Pressure specifications• Dry and Oil-free compressed air

• Minimum air pressure of 6 bar (4-8 kgf/m²)with minimum flow of 8l/min

• Capacity shall be over 3 to 5 HP (horsepower)• 3 HP – Duty cycle of 100%

• 5 HP – Duty cycle of 80%

• Preferable stand-alone compressor• Industrial type (3 cylinders)

• Capable of running continuously (24/24) with 80% duty cycle

• Minimum storage tank of 75 liter


:Anapurna MW - System specifications

• Working conditions• Cold to Standby: 15 minutes

• Standby to “Ready to Print”: 3 minutes

• Engine operating conditions• For optimal Quality/Throughput

• Room temperature: 22°C

• Room humidity: 40-50% RH

• Allowed/preferred “Temperature/Humidity” latitude• Room temperature: 18-26°C

• Room humidity: 35-70% RH

Attention - Ideal media/ink operating condition:

Room temperature: 22°C, ± 2°C / Room humidity: 50-55% RH


:Anapurna Mw - System specifications

• Connectivity• Driven by stand alone “Wasatch SoftRIP Agfa edition”

• Wasatch SoftRIP version Always check “Agfa ftp” for latest release SoftRIP version and driver

• Today still working with Beta version of Wasatch driver

– Special beta codes requested through Agfa HQ

• 2 RTL files, color and white, locally saved on PC

• Wasatch SoftRIP PC platform configuration• Preferred:

Pentium 3 GHz CPU, 2 GB RAM, >300GB HD, Windows XP

• Windows 7 to be tested


:Anapurna Mw - System specifications

• Connectivity• RTL from RIP to engine by using the specific

“Agfa RIP MW”• Always check “Agfa ftp” for latest release AgfaRIP

• Both, white and color, can be printed together (= PreWhite) or seperate, multi layer (= PostWhite)

• When using White, substrate can be automatically (“Feed Back” function is checked) or manually repositioned

• “Double Strike” as well as “Uni- and Bi-Directional” printing modes are defined by Wasatch Image Configurations

• UV Mode can be driven by Agfa RIP• UV Power on engine need to be set to “full power”


:Anapurna MW - System specifications

• Safety• 2 emergency stops

• 4 optical sensors to prevent unwanted contact with moving parts such as moving print shuttle

• Crash detecting system on shuttle

• Mechanical crash sensors

• On both sides of shuttle

• Sudden stop, automatic shut-down of UV lampsCurrent job lost!

• Approvals• CE, FCC & ROHS


:Anapurna Mw – Print head specifications

• Printing head• Color

• 6 Konica-Minolta KM512MN

• Greyscale printing head, used as binary

• Shared Wall - 3 cycle

• Nr of Jets: 5122 rows of 256 nozzles

• Nozzle spacing: 70,5 µm

• Resolution: 360 npi (2*180 npi)

• Dropvolume: 14 plNozzle Diameter: 27µ

• White• 2 Konica-Minolta KM512LN*

• Binary head

• Shared Wall - 3 cycle

• Nr of Jets: 5122 rows of 256 nozzles

• Nozzle spacing: 70,5 µm

• Resolution: 360 npi (2*180 npi)

• Dropvolume: 42 plNozzle Diameter: 39µ

* 2 printing heads alternately jetting to achieve the optimum printing speed


:Anapurna Mw – Print head specifications

• Print head positioning• Color

• Same positioning (V-Shape) as on all Agfa :Anapurna M series

• White• Positioned in front of Color Printing heads

Results in Pre-White application within one print run

• Post-White possible as second print run

• Special attention to alignment of White printing head

• Today, white applications only supported on rigids and/or semi flexible media such as thin clear polyester sheet


:Anapurna Mw – UV Curing system

• UV curing• 2 Iron-doped UV lamps (D-Type bulb; Arc length 140 mm)

• With intensity setting “Full” or “Half”

• Expected total life time of a UV lamp bulb: 1000h• Total lifetime = bulb giving light (UV + visible + IR)

• After some time (aging) : emission power is degrading

• At some moment : the UV emission is lower than the required emission power for optimal curing of the ink

• By experience, the useful life time with enough power to cure the ink, is approximately 500 hourswhen bulb is continuously ON.

• Every switch OFF/ON takes away approximately 15 minutes of the bulb life time.

• Practically this comes down to a useful lifetime of around 3 months at a heavy use of the engine (40 hours a week).


:Anapurna Mw – Agfa UV Ink

• UV Curable Ink • Color - Agfa UV Curable :Anapurna M UV Ink

• Cyan / Magenta / Yellow / Black / Light Cyan / Light Magentaand Flushing Solution

• White - Agfa “:Anapurna L/XL/XL2/M WhiteG2” ink

• Available in 1L bottle

• Shelf life for colors 18 months, white ink up to 12 months

• Ink temperature setup, Color as well as White Ink• Sub-Ink tank: 40°C

• Head Base: 45°C

• Supply and management - Color Ink• Main Ink-tank color: 1600ml

• Sub Ink-tank: 35ml

• Automatic refill system


:Anapurna Mw – Agfa UV Ink

• UV Curable Ink• Supply and management - White Ink

• Main Ink-tank white: 2600ml

• Sub Ink-tank: 35ml

• Automatic refill system

• Automated White Ink maintenance system– User adjustable weeping/spitting of White Ink

Spitting White Ink at home position, even during print. Fixed amount of ink, variable in time (adjustable in minutes, today set to every 3 minutes)

– White Ink circulation – from sub-inktank back to main tankSystem will automatically pump some ink back from subinktank to main tank, leads to automatic refill of subinktank - Timing factory defined

• Automated long stand still setup– Advisable on long stand still (long stand still to be defined)

– Automatic (complete) drain of White Sub-Inktank– Temperature of White Sub-Inktank automatically set to 20°C

– Printheads on solution


• Image quality strongly dependent on type of substrate and Image content• Head gap setting

• Head gap = distance nozzle plate to substrate, automatically measured by mechanical switch

• The smaller the gap the sharper the print will beBut ...- Heat sensitive media can cause problems, head crashes- Uneven substrates will cause problems, head crashes

• Higher gap settings will prevent head crashesBut ...- Too high head gap will cause unwanted ink spray, results in unsharp prints

• Preferred Head gap setting on :Anapurna MW - 1,3mm

• Extra recommend head gap settings for:– All heat sensitive media, whatever print mode used – 1,5mm

Remark: change on Head gap require new alignments

:Anapurna MW – Image Quality vs. Productivity



• Image quality strongly dependent on type of substrate and Image content• Print shuttle speed

• Minimum: 0.48m/sec - Maximum: 0.84m/sec

• Adjustable in 10 steps, recommended optimum at step 7 = 0.72m/sec

• Printing direction, Uni- vs. Bi-Directional printing• Production (=printing speed) obtained by printing Bi-Directional

But ...• Sharp text will always obtained by printing in Uni-Directional

– Better results in 4pass uni then 8pass bi

• Heat sensitive media easier to be print in Uni-Directional – The way back without printing gives the substrate time to cool down

• Flat tints, vector images better to be print in Uni-Directional – To avoid some unwanted Bi-Directional banding


• Image quality strongly dependent on type of substrate and Image content• Line and Text Quality

• Up to 0,1 point horizontal and vertical lines in all colors

• Up to 4 point positive and 6 point negative text

• “Front to Back” printed image accuracy:• Depends strongly on external factors such as:

expansion of the media by heat

• Tolerances of the engine are doubled when printing recto/verso

• In worse case, total accuracy can go up to 4mm



• Image quality strongly dependent on type of substrate and Image content• UV Power setting

• Half and Full-Power setting on:Normal UV – Both UV – Reverse UVSpecial Technical note on “How to set a correct UV power” available

• Half UV Power setting can be very helpful for Heat sensitive mediaBut ...

• Be aware that some of those heat sensitive media need enough UV power to assure an adequate ink adhesion

– Fluted display – polypropylenebetter be printed with full UV Power, Uni-Directional printing mode, Head gap of 1,5mm

• Due to extensive heat radiation, for Safety and Image Quality reasons print-shuttle moves every pass from home to purge and back

– Printing small sized media will take longer



:Anapurna MW – System setup

• Media• Minimum printable substrate

• A2, printed as landscape – 60 x 42cm (1,97ft x 1,4ft)

• Flexible mediaRoll-to-roll, Roll-to-Sheet and Sheet printing

• All printable flexible media, except “mesh” without liner

• Maximum width:Media size: 158cm (5,2ft)

Printable size: 156cm (5,1ft)

– Max printable sized reduced to 152cm (5ft)

when Borderless printing is used

• Minimum width: 60cm (1,97ft)

• Media roll specifications:

– Max roll weight: 50kg

– Max roll diameter: 36cm (14,17”)

– Support for 3” core



• Media• Rigid

• Maximum width:Media size: 158cm (5,2ft)

Printable size: 156cm (5,1ft)

– Max printable sized reduced to 152cm (5ft)

when Borderless printing is used

• Minimum width: 60cm (1,97ft)

– Extra “sub rollers” to support small media

• Maximum length:

– Supported by 1 rigid roller table (default): 150cm (4,9ft)

– Supported by 2 rigid roller tables (2nd table as option): 250cm (8,2ft)

• Minimum thickness: 1mm

• Maximum thickness: 45mm (1,77”)

• Maximum weight: 10kg/m² on printing table

• Dual board loading possible when using “registration blocks”



• Media and print• Media positioning:

• Automated “Media positioning bar” to align rigids

• Side guiders

• Media transport• Two-compartment vacuum table with separate adjustable vacuum

• Controlled vacuum inverter system

– Automatic adjusted vacuum to overcome a too high vacuum when printing table is completely covered

• Double woven belt driven Media transport

• Special technical note on “Vacuum Control setting” available



• Ionization bar• Positioned on both sides of shuttle

– Media thickness independentalways same position vs. substrate

• Discharging static loaded media

• Media transport specifications• Flexible media:

– Max skew of 5mm (0,2”) on 10m (32,8ft) printing length

• Rigid media:– Max skew of 2mm (0,08”) on 1,5m (4,9ft) (Def. - 1 rigid roller table)

– Max skew of 3mm (0,12”) on 2,5m (8,2ft) (Opt., 2 rigid roller tables)

• Image squareness angle of 2mm (0,08”) on 156cm (5,1ft)

• Color to color registration: maximum 210µm (Y vs. K)

• Special technical note on “How to load media” available



• Media transport specifications• Straight forward media transport only possible when:

– Engine is technically OK

– Flexible media (Roll-2-Roll and Roll-2-Sheet)

» Starting from correct winded media (Media OBQ)

» Media loaded in center of the printer, independent on media size

» Media-core and engine flanges correctly mounted

» Balance roller correctly placed

» Correct vacuum setup

» Correct UV settings

» Moving printshuttle per pass into capping



• Media transport specifications• Straight forward media transport only possible when:

– Rigids

» Use media tablesRemark, media longer then 150cm = 2 media tables

» Starting from media with a rectangular shapedon’t listen to Murphy, use Pythagoras!

» Load media in center of printing tableindependent on media size

» Correct vacuum setup

» Correct UV settings

» Moving print shuttle per pass into capping


Agfa’s “Quality Levels definition”

• Production Mode• Limited banding and small print artifacts are allowed

• Should not be visible at viewing distance of 5m

• Poster• Limited banding and small print artifacts are allowed

• Should not be visible at a distance of 1.5m

• Vector-Sign• No banding and print artifacts when viewed

at a distance of 1m (low level of graininess allowed, predominantly applicable to color solids)

• Photo/Vector-Sign• Almost perfect: no banding, no print artifacts, no visible

grain when viewed at a distance of less then 0,5m


• Agfa “Color Gamut Definition”

• Goal, “ISO 12647-5 Standard –

Gamut class 2” color gamut for primary colors

• By Agfa used default input colorspaces

• sRGB for all kind of RGB images

• CoatedFOGRA39 (ISO) and CoatedGRACol2006 for CMYK Images

as well as vector data




• Agfa “Image Configuration” setup

• Normal, Single Strike printing functionality• Available on all Uni- as well as Bi-Directional

printing modes

• New - Double strike functionality• Printing identical same dots at same position when

shuttle moves back from purge to home• Results in higher color gamuts – extremely useful on all

kind of transparent and absorbent media

• Normal- & High Density Image configurations• To cover all possible Color- & Image Quality prints on all

kind of substrates



• Agfa “Image Configuration” setup - Color

• Normal Density Image configurations• Production mode

– 4 pass Bi-Directional printing– Real good Image Quality, doesn’t span the wanted color gamut

Neither ISO/Fogra nor the GRACol color densities are covered

• High Qualtiy Poster printing mode– 4 pass “Double strike” printing mode with appropriate ICC profile– Should be used for all quality printing in 4pass

» Complete ISO/Fogra as well as GRACol colormatch» High saturated RGB reproductions

• Photo printing mode– 8 pass Uni-Directional printing– High quality/High density printing,

images as well as all vector data

11 m2/h118 ft2/h

6 m2/h65 ft2/h

4 m2/h43 ft2/h



• Agfa “Image Configuration” setup - Color

• High Density Image configurations• Absorbent & Translucent substrates

– 4 pass “double strike” printing – Using the “Normal Density Production” 4pass printing image

configuration– Ideal to be used on all kind of BackLit materials

• Transparent substrates– 8 pass “Double Strike” printing– Using the “Normal Density Production” Image configuration– High saturated, high quality output

to be used on all kind of transparent substrates such as glass

6 m2/h65 ft2/h

3 m2/h32 ft2/h

Draft mode: 2pass Bi-Directional - 21m2/hAvailable on special request!


• Agfa “Image Configuration” setup - White• Best Quality when printed in 4 pass “Double Strike”

Perfect Quality in 8 pass Uni-Directional

• Specific White/color ICC profilesAgfa defined Image configurations:

• Full Page White, can be used in PreWhite (one printrun) as well as in PostWhite (2 printruns)

• White underneath every “NonZeroPixel”, most likely used in PreWhite but also possible in PostWhite.Automatic “choke” function in Wasatch SoftRIP

• Spot White White obtained by mask, defined in image editing sw (PhotoShop).Choke need to be defined on mask

:Anapurna Mw – White Applications


• Agfa “Image Configuration” setup - White

• Pre-White

• Print on top of substrate, normal printing

• All FrontLit applications

• On Transparent as well as on Opaque substrates

• Available on:– High Qualtiy Poster printing mode

» 4 pass “Double strike” printing mode with appropriate ICC profile

– Photo printing mode

» 8 pass Uni-Directional printing» High quality/High density printing,

images as well as all vector data


Print on Black Forex

6 m2/h - 65 ft2/h

4 m2/h - 43 ft2/h


• Agfa “Image Configuration” setup - White• Post-White

• Print on back side of substrate, mirror/wrong reading printing

• All BackLit applications on Transparent media

• White in 2nd printrun




• Day/Night application

• Print on back side of substrate,

mirror/wrong reading printing

• On Transparent media, such as glass

• Combination of color print (1st printrun) with Pre-White print (2nd printrun)




• Opaque white application

• Print on back side of substrate,

mirror/wrong reading printing

• On Transparent media, such as glass

• Combination of color print (1st printrun) followed by “PreWhite” colored mask (2nd printrun)

and Pre-White color print (3th printrun)


Results in Opaque image with transparent part


:Anapurna MW – Ink Consumption

• Ink Consumption calculated (weighted) on:• Normal coverage – Agfa UV Testpage

• Full size Solid vector image –Solid Blue color, 100% Cyan and Magenta

• White consumption defined on “full page White”

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:Anapurna MW – Ink Consumption

• Normal density• Production mode

• Normal Coverage: 7 ml/m2

• Full size solid: 12 ml/m2

• High Quality Poster printing mode



• Photo printing mode• Normal Coverage: 8 ml/m2


• High density• Absorbent & Translucent

substrates• Normal Coverage: 15 ml/m2


• Transparent substrates• Normal Coverage: 15 ml/m2


• White Ink Consumption• Production mode


• Photo printing mode• Normal Coverage: 56 ml/m2

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