Durst Rho 800 Presto becomes ‘Top Flatbed Printer’ for 2008
The Durst Rho 800 Presto large-format UV
inkjet printer – the versatile, efficient 98-inchwide
‘hybrid’ platform with continuous board
printing for unprecedented productivity – has
been selected as the ‘Top Flatbed Printer’ for
2008 by the readers of Wide-Format Imaging,
a trade magazine in the United States. This
'Readers' Choice' award was presented to
Durst at Sign Expo 2008 in Orlando.
This award winning printer can print on
multiple narrow boards across its full 98-inch
width on materials up to 2.75 inches thick, at
a top speed of 1,200 sq ft/hr (draft mode).
Besides, it is compatible with Durst’s heavyduty
roll feed/take-up accessory that easily
handles roll media up to 80 inches wide and
440 pounds. It prints
white ink, specialeffect
varnish, light and
spot colours with no
loss of speed. Quadro
Array printhead
technology ensures
sharp images, crisp text
down to 4-point type and high colour density
in solid areas. The printer combines a
compact, robust design with its innovative
continuous printing process and exceptional
image reproduction – all to provide a level of
productivity, efficiency and quality previously
unattainable in commercial printing.
Italy-based Durst Phototechnik AG is a leading
manufacturer of professional digital imaging
systems for graphic, pre-press, signage,
commercial/retail display, packaging, industrial
and photographic applications. They have
already entered into Indian market for green
revolution with metro multimedia
technologies (digital).