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Rho 1000 Series The most productive UV flatbed printers The Rho 1000 Series is the flagship of Durst’s comprehensive range of flatbed and roll to roll UV inkjet printers. The 1000 Series offers a unique combination of fine quality print with the highest print speed in the market whilst providing unrivalled versatility not available with other high end machines. There are different levels of automation up to full automation designed to best suit the requirements of the customer. Rho 1012 The Rho 1012 is the most productive 12 picolitre flatbed printer in its class. With a very small ink drop size of only 12 picolitres, it is capable of printing with unrivalled quality at 1000 DPI at a speed of up to 490 m² per hour. Furthermore, the Rho 1012 offers an unique level of media flexibility. Rho 1030 The Rho 1030 will print up to 1000 m² per hour without compromising the quality of print. It is fully automated with auto loading and unloading tables whilst it is ideally suited to incorporation into an industrial production line. The Rho 1000 Series of printers all come with the option of different levels of automation. The Rho 1012 is ideal for three quarters automation, which includes manual loading supported by auto registration with 2 pin front stops and auto unloading onto a stacker. The Rho 1030 can take advantage of full automation with media loaded onto an auto feeder and passes over a registration table with two pin front stops, and transport through the printer onto a stacker ready for dispatch. In addition, there are both a roll to roll option and a roll to sheet option available for the Rho 1012 and Rho 1030. Each machine can be configured in a format most suited to a customer’s requirements.

Durst. The industrial inkjet specialist Since 1936 Durst has been responsible for pioneering better and faster methods of large format image reproduction. The company started with analogue photo technology and later moved into digital photo laser imaging. It was one of the first to develop large format inkjet printing, initially for the graphic arts market and, most recently, it successfully extended the technology to different industrial inkjet applications. Today, we see ourselves as an industrial inkjet specialist. Our new research building in Lienz, Austria, is evidence of our...

Durst Technology The materials used in manufacture of all Durst large format inkjet printers are of the highest quality which results in consistent high performance and the most reliable machines in the market. This ensures 24/7 production and minimum downtime. Quadro Array Technology Durst Quadro Array printhead technology The Rho 1000 Series of printers have the latest Durst Quadro Array 12M printheads for the Rho 1012 and 30M printheads for the Rho 1030, which have 1024 nozzles per array. There are over 65,000 inkjet nozzles in the print carriage, for high productivity and uncompromised...

Rho 1012 The most productive 12 picolitre flatbed printer in its class The Rho 1012 sets the quality standard for high end industrial inkjet productivity. This is due to Durst’s latest Quadro Array printhead technology which features very small droplets of only 12 picolitres and with over 65,000 nozzles in the print carriage. This enables a very high printing speed without compromising the quality. Now there is a system that matches offset for quality at a new level of productivity whilst offering the flexibility of digital inkjet printing. From short runs, even one offs, to high volume...

Roller table Registration loading table Optimal system configuration The Rho 1012 printer allows for different system configurations in order that customers can tailor the printing system so that it best suits their requirements and maximises their workflow. Roll to roll printing The Rho 1012 allows for a fast change from rigid to roll media. Heavy rolls are loaded onto the roll media device and dancer rolls ensure precise tensioning of the media. The roll can be re-adjusted during printing and the printed roll is precision wound. Roll to sheet There is a special option of a fully automated...

Rho 1030 The fastest fully automated UV flatbed printer The Rho 1030 is the fastest flatbed in the market. It is ideal for fully automated production whilst offering the ability to provide short runs, variable data printing and very fast media change. Uniquely it maintains Durst’s fine level of quality with pin sharp detail and text and smooth solid colours without reducing productivity. Mirus feeder The latest advance in automated handling of sheets is the Mirus feeder and stacker. The feeder allows for loading of stacks up to a weight of 1500 kg on pallets from the sides and two parallel...

Registration loading table Rho 1030 system integration Different system confi gurations are available with full automation taking advantage of the Rho 1030’s exceptional high printing speed. The Rho 1030 can be integrated into an industrial production line. The continuous media transport system will control the passage of the media through the entire process from the loading of board, through the printing, top coating (if required) to stacking the fi nished items readyfor dispatch. Corrugated board printing option This option allows for the direct printing of corrugated board. It has...

Rho 1000 Series workflow features Variable Data Printing (VDP) and job workflow optimisation Durst leads the way with the optimisation of job workflow. The Rho 1000 supports the new PDF/VT file format, offering the combination of high level graphic design features with VPD. Adoption of the ISO 16612-2 standard for the Caldera RIP enables the processing of optimised multipage PDF files and the output is multiple ripped files which are then transferred to the spooler of the Rho. This also enables parallel printing, if required. Autospooling Queue Print Row – Left Autospooling Queue Variable...

Rho 1000 Series ink options Rho POP Ink The Rho POP Ink is an economical solution which ideal for POP applications. It is optimised for PVC, styrene, polyester and various paper surfaces. It offers high surface hardness, gloss finish, low odour and 2-3 years’ outdoor lightfastness. Rho Paper and Board Ink This ink system is specifically designed as an economical solution for paper and corrugated board applications. The ink has the highest performance on coated papers as well as on highly absorbent papers such as Kraft and Test liner. It is fast curing to prevent ink migration into the...