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The X-16 and the X-33 cannot be beat. Large flatbed UV printers require huge amounts of floor space in modern print shops. But now, Xante is proud to introduce our new line of UV printers. Compact and powerful, the X-16 and X-33 are designed to output signage, graphics, and specialty items on virtually any media without those prohibitive demands on the shop’s floor plan. These printers pack all the profitability of a large flatbed into the space of a tabletop device! Five ways to print intense, brilliant, pure white: Flood, White Active Pixels, White Inactive Pixels, White Spot Color, or No White.

Print variable data and sequentially numbered items with independent color control. Build depth with layers of fast-drying, UV-cured ink. Create impressive displays that grab attention or communicate important information in braille. This process is fast and renders strong, durable results.

Xante says it is making the preparation and printing of mail jobs “more powerful, simpler and much more economical” with iQueue 13, its flagship Adobe PostScript PDF workflow software. The workflow software, Xante says, will allow printing companies to import their clients’ mailing list, scrub, sort, and update it for change-of-address. Xante is proud to announce the upgraded version of iQueue workflow automation software. IQueue 8, a multi-user workflow, is designed specifically for digital color print systems. It automates complex prepress tasks; helps eliminate costly errors and dramatically increases efficiencies and print quality. IQueue 8’s intuitive interface. IQueue User Group. 196 likes 1 talking about this. IQueue Workflow is a digital print production software that delivers high quality results with a user-friendly interface and easy to use editing. But, iQueue’s new PDF-Out feature allows users to setup customer files for output to additional (non-Xante) digital printing devices. IQueue makes it easy to handle complex digital files, make independent CMYK density adjustments, match critical spot colors, apply imposition / tiling, generate QR Codes, share files between workstations and more.

X-16 Flatbed UV Printer

Print on virtually any media
Single LED Lamp for Instant Ink Curing
CMYK + WW
Prints up to 18”x24” (45.72 x 60.96cm)
Print on media up to 7.75 inches (19.69cm) tall
Resolution up to 2880 DPI

X-33 Flatbed UV Printer

Print on virtually any media
Dual LED Lamps for Instant Ink Curing
CMYK + WWWW
Image area up to 36”x24” (91.44cm x 60.96cm)
Print on media up to 6 inches (15.24cm) tall
Resolution up to 2880 DPI

Xante X-16 & X-33 Draws Big Crowds at Print Expo

The X-16 and X-33 UV Printers are designed to meet the needs of commercial and in-plant operations which are seeking economical and compact solutions for printing on the widest range of substrates possible. “Xante’ recognizes the demands placed on today’s commercial print providers for more efficient and varied printing capabilities. Our new flatbed UV printers, the X’s, give them the ability to deliver unique printed materials with amazing quality, easily and quickly, and of course as with all Xante’ Products the X’s are driven with our iQueue Adobe Postscript PDF Workflow.” said Robert Ross, President and CEO of Xante’.

PRINT attendees were amazed at the printers’ compact profile that fits comfortably in any shop. The X’s include simultaneous printing with white ink and CMYK inks allowing the ability to print on the widest range of substrates including acrylic, metal, glass, ceramics and so much more. Adjustable height print heads for both models accommodate substrates up to 6” tall. The X-33 printer features a 24” x 36” bed with vacuum suction to hold substrates stable during printing. The X-16 features a compact 18” x 24” bed. Both printers deliver high-quality, full-color printing at up to 1440 dpi resolution.

The X’s are powered by iQueue, Xante’s Adobe® PostScript® 3 PDF-based workflow software which powers the entire line of Xante’ innovative products. From independent CMYK ink control, to color profile management, to variable data printing, to integrated white ink control without modifying the original file, iQueue workflow software is the easiest to learn full-featured workflow software available to commercial print providers. Included at no charge with every Xante’ printer, iQueue enables seamless preparation of print jobs including one-click multi-up imposition, variable serial numbering, and barcode creation from sixteen different barcode symbologies. Full USPS-approved address presorting with iQueue Mail, included with iQueue for free, allows print providers to prepare and print ready-to-mail items on the X-16 or X-33 for their bulk mailing customers.

The X-16 and X-33 UV printers join the X-32 Industrial UV Printer in the line of dependable UV printing solutions from Xante’. “The desirability of UV printing among commercial print providers and in-plants is increasing every year,” said Mark Priede, Xante’ Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing. “These new products extend the reach of Xante’ in this market and provide our customers with an excellent variety of solutions from which to choose. The enthusiasm shown by everyone who visited our booth at PRINT proves that the X-16 and X33 will be a hit for print providers.”

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Simon Eccles
Monday, June 25, 2018

Xanté’s new X-32 is an all-new heavy-duty flatbed UV direct-to-object printer with a particularly deep bed capability, capable of printing directly onto large items as long as they have a reasonably flat target surface.

It’s respectably fast for its class. According to Xanté, it is suitable for “any large object or irregular surface,” with a depth up to 279mm and weight up to 66kg. With a bit of ingenuity, larger objects than the 609x914mm bed can be printed, as the open front lets them hang over the front edge a bit.

Typical applications listed include: small-format Coroplast signage, clear acrylic displays, foam board, wooden signs, painted steel signs, aluminium outdoor signs, PVC plastic, stone, magnets, formed corrugated boxes, plastic containers, counter displays, pens, balls, tags and tiles. As an example, at the Sign & Digital UK show in April, Xanté’s demonstrator was printing directly onto a folding wooden picnic table top, without dismantling it.

When was it launched and what market is it aimed at?

The X-32 was launched in Europe at Sign & Digital UK at the end of April and shipping is due to start this month.

“We are aiming it at the sign, display and speciality industrial markets,” says European marketing director Melissa van Gelderen. “We say the X-32 hits the ‘sweet spot’ because it’s the best of both worlds. It’s the perfect printer to fill the gap between small-format speciality printers and large flatbed printers.”

How does it work?

It’s essentially a fairly conventional scanning head UV printer, with an unusually deep bed movement range. The main construction is steel, with “heavy-duty components” such as solid metal lead screws.

A head height calibration sensor creates a height reference on irregular surfaces. The vacuum bed holds down lightweight materials, or jigs can hold multiple small objects in position.

There are six staggered heads for CMYK plus either dual white or dual clear inks. UV-LED curing lamps at both ends of the head carriage allow bi-directional printing of white or clear gloss in the same pass as the colours. Cured inks are waterproof and outdoor-durable. Van Gelderen says primer ink or spray is not needed for any material.

There are several ways to use the white: as an overall flood layer; white only below coloured dots; white in between coloured dots; and white ‘spot colour’ to replace a colour (this lets the designer use a pale tint to designate white in the file, otherwise it would not show on-screen or in proofs).

The X-32 is supplied with Xanté’s standard iQueue front end workflow software. This includes controls for colour management, ‘spot colour’ conversions (including a Pantone library) to correct important colour combinations, imposition/positioning and output. It also has features for job cost estimates and report

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