Durst introduces world’s first 5m-wide dye sub printer

Durst has recently launched its Rhotex 500, world’s first 5-metre dye sublimation printer, which features with extra-wide printing width and capable to offer seamless soft signage/fabrics applications, stepping up the use of textile advertising and information media. The 9×3.5m, 7.5-tonne Rhotex 500 took centre stage on the Italian manufacturer’s stand at the recent FESPA Digital in Amsterdam where it was running on a wide-variety of substrates ‘live’. Rhotex 500 has a maximum speed of 310 sq m/hr in high speed mode, which reduces to 125 sq m/hr in two-pass production mode and 100 sq m/hr in high quality mode.

Rhotex 500 uses Durst’s Quadro S printheads with a 7pl, 14pl and 21pl variable drop size offering 400×600 dpi. It has a standard CMYK colour channel configuration, with the option of additional light cyan, light magenta and light black and orange and violet colours. It can handle coated and uncoated polyester blend textile rolls up to 350kg and 5.05m wide.