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Xanté X-32

Xanté’s new X-32 is an all-new heavy-duty flatbed UV direct-to-object printer, says Simon Eccles
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 stand-
ard iQueue front end workflow software.
This includes controls for colour manage-
ment, ‘spot colour’ conversions (includ-
ing a Pantone library) to correct
important colour combinations, imposi-
tion/positioning and output. It also has
features for job cost estimates and report-
ing.

What does it do? & Digital UK at the end of April and ship- How does it compare to previous
Xanté’s new X-32 is an all-new heavy- Specifications ping is due to start this month. models?
duty flatbed UV direct-to-object printer “We are aiming it at the sign, display and Over the years Xanté has been best
with a particularly deep bed capability, Colours CMYK plus speciality industrial markets,” says known for modified third-party toner
double white or
capable of printing directly onto large double coater European marketing director Melissa van printers (such as OKIs) for light produc-
items as long as they have a reasonably Gelderen. “We say the X-32 hits the tion, label printing envelope printing and
flat target surface. Max print area ‘sweet spot’ because it’s the best of both polyester litho plates.
It’s respectably fast for its class. 914x609mm worlds. It’s the perfect printer to fill the The X032 is its first UV-LD flatbed
According to Xanté, it is suitable for “any gap between small-format speciality model, and its first direct-to-object
large object or irregular surface,” with a Max print height printers and large flatbed printers.” printer.
depth up to 279mm and weight up to 286mm
66kg. With a bit of ingenuity, larger How does it work? How fast/productive is it?
objects than the 609x914mm bed can be Max resolution It’s essentially a fairly conventional scan-
printed, as the open front lets them hang 720x1,200dpi ning head UV printer, with an unusually The quoted speed is 11m²/hr assuming
over the front edge a bit. Typical applica- Max speed Around deep bed movement range. The main the full bed dimensions, at the standard
tions listed include: small-format 12m2/hr (720x600dpi) construction is steel, with “heavy-duty resolution of 720x1,200dpi. The speed
Coroplast signage, clear acrylic displays, components” such as solid metal lead can be slowed down a little, or LED
foam board, wooden signs, painted steel Software Xanté screws. intensity reduced, for better curing on
signs, aluminium outdoor signs, PVC iQueue Workflow, A head height calibration sensor creates a some media.
plastic, stone, magnets, formed corru- including features height reference on irregular surfaces.
gated boxes, plastic containers, counter such as Adobe The vacuum bed holds down lightweight What is the USP of the product?
displays, pens, balls, tags and tiles. As an PostScript, CMYK materials, or jigs can hold multiple small “Again, I would say the ‘sweet spot,” says
example, at the Sign & Digital UK show density control, spot objects in position. van Gelderen. “We see there are many
colour matching,
in April, Xanté’s demonstrator was print- imposition, estimat- There are six staggered heads for CMYK
ing directly onto a folding wooden picnic ing, file editing and plus either dual white or dual clear inks. lower priced UV printers but they are
table top, without dismantling it. variable printing UV-LED curing lamps at both ends of the often small and not produced with indus-
210x297mm/600x400mm head carriage allow bi-directional print- trial quality parts. The X-32 has a bed
When was it launched and what ing of white or clear gloss in the same which can take heavy weights, high qual-
market is it aimed at? Feed capacity 30mm pass as the colours. Cured inks are water- ity and speed and a print area that is unu-
The X-32 was launched in Europe at Sign proof and outdoor-durable. Van sually large.”

“The X032 is its first UV-LD flatbed model, and its first direct-to-object printer.”

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