New eco-friendly Epson Stylus Pro GS6000 to transform commercial sign making industry
Epson has recently entered the outdoor
commercial printing industry with the
introduction of the Epson Stylus Pro GS6000,
offering technical advancements poised to
dramatically impact the professional sign
making market. This printer is the fastest
64-inch wide roll-to-roll printer in its class,
with print speeds of up to 340 sq ft per hour
for banner-quality printing, up to 180 sq ft
per hour for everyday production and up to
91 sq ft for photographic signage output.
Featuring Epson UltraChrome GS ink - a new
solvent-based ink technology with eight
individual colours, including an all new orange
and green - the Stylus Pro GS6000 produces
the industry ’s widest colour gamut for
unparalleled output quality on nearly any
solvent-based media for a vast array of
commercial printing applications, including
outdoor banners, billboards, automotive and
bus wraps, construction and barricade signs,
and photographic tradeshow graphics, where
high quality images and precise, accurate
colour is essential. Epson UltraChrome GS
delivers virtually odourless printing
without the need for special ventilation
or air purification systems. In addition, the
ink does not contain Nickel (Ni) compounds,
minimizing the harmful impact on the
environment and employees. The ColorBurst
professional production RIP - an entirely new,
full-featured postscript language level 3
compatible RIP and print server - has been
included with every Stylus Pro GS6000.
Additional features and benefits includeindustry-
leading print quality: eight-channel,
high-performance, Dual-Array MicroPiezo
AMC printhead which produces a maximum
resolution of 1440 x 1440 dpi with a droplet
size as small as 3.7-picoliter and features a
new ink repelling coating technology to
dramatically reduce nozzle clogging; broad
industry support and media flexibility providing
support for multiple solvent media suppliers
and compatibility with a wide range of thirdparty
RIP manufacturers and workflows;
intelligent preventative maintenance system
with four-mode automatic cleaning system
maintaining optimum print quality and
integrating simple user-focused maintenance
process; high performance media heating
system; high-capacity ink system with eight
individual 950 ml “hot-swappable” ink
cartridges enabling sign makers to avoid
production downtimes and maximising
profitability; and superior connectivity.
As per Reed Hecht, product manager, Epson
Professional Imaging, “This printer represents
a significant turning point for the solvent-based
printing market. We worked very closely with
the industry for guidance to ensure that it
exceeds the needs of today’s commercial
outdoor printers. The result is a printer
that helps sign makers maximize profits
while gaining competitive advantages with
superior quality, performance and reliability,
with lower impact on the environment and
worker health.”
