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GRAPHIC ARTS
Versatile media handling has long
been a selling point of OKI LED
printers, and the company’s new
Pro9000 Series of Graphics Arts
printers stays true to this tradition,
with support for media sizes up to
SRA3, weights of up to 360gsm
(320gsm duplex) and banners up
to 1.3 metres in length.
What really sets these printers
apart, however, is the option
of a fifth colour (white or clear
gloss) in addition to the standard
CMYK process colours – a unique
capability in an easy to use
printer no larger than a standard
office copier and small enough, in
standard configurations, to sit on a
desktop.
The two five-colour machines
are the Pro9541dn, which has
the option of a swappable white
or clear toner cartridge for spot
colour applied after CMYK; and the
Pro9542dn, with CMYK and white.
On this printer, white is printed first,
followed by CMYK, giving a solid
foundation and vivid colours when
printing on plastics and clear film.
Clear benefits
The ability to print a fifth colour
has clear benefits for commercial
printers, enabling them to offer
a wider array of printed material
on demand. The Pro9000 Series
is also a great way for traditional
printers to dip their toes in the
digital printing market for an outlay
of about £12,000 rather than
£200,000 for a high-end machine.
For end user businesses, the
ability to produce mock-ups, proofs
and short-runs of packaging,
vouchers and eye-catching
marketing material in-house,
without the need for skilled
operators, saves time and cost,
whilst also supporting creativity and
imagination.
Applications
One of the challenges OKI faces is
raising awareness of the printers’
capabilities. To this end it recently
invited
PrintIT
to see the printers in
action and experience at first hand
the quality of their output.
What impressed most was the
sheer variety of applications they
make possible. These include:
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High quality personalised
brochures
for houses, luxury cars
etc.. The printers are ideal for
personalisation of short print runs
of 1 to 2,000 pages;
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Spot glossing.
Create eye-
catching special effects on book
covers, brochures, menus and
other presentation material;
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Security printing.
The clear
toner enables content, such as
a watermark, to be hidden in an
image until exposed to UV light
– good for preventing copying of
vouchers and tickets;
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Printing clear toner over foil.
Compared to some printers, OKI
toner offers excellent adhesion to
foil (applied separately). With the
Pro9000 Series you can even
print over foil;
Five alive
OKI Pro9000 Series brings
prints to life with the
addition of fifth colour
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Window film and clear stickers.
Printing white first and then CMYK
produces vivid colours (inc. white)
on clear substrates – also good for
number plate printing;
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White lettering on coloured card
– some of the earliest adopters
are using the OKI Pro9000 Series
purely for printing luxurious wedding
invitations. White toner can also
help business mailings stand out;
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Proofing.
The in-house
production of mock-ups of product
packaging and marketing collateral;
and
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Merchandising and Promotions.
Print names and logos in five
colours on dark T-shirts, booklets,
mugs etc.
To find out how the OKI Pro9000
Series can bring your printed
material to life, please call
01784 274300
or visit
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White printing
Proofing
White on
clear film
Hidden
UV security
image
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