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3. FLAAR Reports Nicholas Helmuth November 2008 Wide Format Dye Sublimation Printer for Textiles m Gandinnovations Jeti 3324 AquaJet RTR G TLAARReports PLEASE NOTE This report has not been licensed to any printer manufacturer distributor dealer sales rep RIP company media or ink company to distribute soif from any company you have a pirated copy Aso since this report is frequently updated if you got your version from som may be an obsolete edition FLAAR reports are ing updated all yearlong and our comment mn that product may have been revised ositively negatively as we learned more about the product form end users itimate copy which you know is the compete report with nothing erased changed and hence a report with all the iginal description af pros and cons please brain your original and full report straight from www larae format printer ora ouronlyassurancethatyouhaveacomplete and authentic evaluation which descr aspects of the product under benefits as well as deficiencies is to obtain Gandinnovations Je 3324 AqualetRTR Contents THEBASICS PURCHASING SET UP OF THE PRINTER PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS INSTALLATION OF THE PRINTER INSTALLATION OF THE PRINTER INSTRUCTIONS amp MANUALS INSTALLATION OF THE PRINTER TRAINING TECH SUPPORT A WARRANTY CONSTRUCTION AESTHETICS CONSTRUCTION BULD QUALITY FEATURES MEDIA Heaters STRUCTURE OF THE PRINTER
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5. WARRANTY 39 What is the original warranty period 1 year This is the usual warranty period with most companies 40 How would you compare reliability and down time with competing brands of printers Some companies coverit ail some others coverit all except print heads Other warranties cover printheads only during a 6 month period 41 Can the manufacturer remotely diagnose the printer Has potential but depends if you wish to activate it 42 Do the tech support people understand fabrics and textiles RAD technicians have been testing on different materials including for tension adherence ete There is Gandinnovations dye sub in Long island NY and reportedly a Gandinnovation texte specs in Portugal 43 Whatis the native language of the tech support person Being a Canadian based company English is the native language of most tech support personnel However Gandinnovations has tech support representatives in 15 countries around the word 44 What tech support is available and for how long What is the wait time on the phone truthfully You can speak with the technician right away In fact 1 saw a tech walking across the demo room with a headphone He went straight to the Jeti3348 Galaxy UV RTR open aright cabinet and led the customer he was talking to step by step through the repair taskhe had to perform 45 Can you provide an extended hardware warranty Who provides the service The Dealer or the manufacturer Now you haveto
6. 79 What sensors does the printer have kel Ulrasonic tendon sensor for height Purge bucket fl 80 Which materials are pre established in the software or do you have to create the settings for each dass of material yourself You have to create the settings as you youslfleam 81 In the main area for operation is the machine software based touch screen or with physical control buttons Or Both Software based keys not a touch screen system 82 How many operators or operator assistants does this printer require The main operator will need an assistant at least to load the material 83 What is the level of ease of use Can anyone use this printer or do they have to be trained and certified This is a user friendly printer but the operator must be cere from Gandinnovations 84 Can youdo unattended printing Forhowlong How about overnight The Operator s Manual wams never to leave the printer unattended while printing 85 Where does the operator stand or sit Fonti 86 What aspects of the printer can you operate from behind the loading area Oniy the loading of the roll 87 What controls are at the back ofthe printer Inks at the back right electronics are at the back left You also set the tension of the bar at back right 98 What controls are at ether end of the printer Steam extractor vent at back left The printer comes with a 17 LCD sereen a keyboard and a mouse The printer doesn
7. Distinguish price for the printhead and also price for the service technician to come and do the installation fit not user replaceable The brochure states that the printheads are covered by a 1 year warranty valid with the use of Gandinnovations original inks and parts tfyou arein Europe you can contact Marco Sousa sousaggandigroup com who isan Aquae specialist 102 How often can you expect head strikes What causes them Who will replace the printheads and at whose cost There are notas many head strikes with fabric There is no problem with heat causing bumps in the material A head strikes is the most common cause of premature head failure another cause is constant flushing the flushing seemingly ears out the system A single head strike may wipe out anly a few nozzles or may Kil the entire printhead Head strikes may be occasioned by a diverse variety o stuatons Improper loading ofthe media which make cause buckling because the medias caught or not going through the printer proper Thin media can curl thereby causing a head strike on the curled part Edge guards which work on thin materials may be raised too high Imedia is absorbent too much ink can make the material bubble up Hf media is curled or bubbled by heat the head can hit the raised part If media is defective to begin with or uneven the head can hi the raised part Wfadhesive pulls off the materia the adhesive may get stuck on the nozzle plate of
8. HME we an LAR ao serves as consutarts to Fortune S00 comas 2s wet as ater companies and ahs who seet nep on whieh porters to conser wnen ey need Amie pation tour income comes Yom ou rex who pase me FLAAR senes A nome neps continue our radeon a ndpen Get aire and reves porters Ps med adii These are some of the most Recent FLAAR Reports 2007 2009 You can find th at wwe wide format printers NET Introduction to UV Curable inkjet Flatbed Printers Em DRUPA 2008 Textile printers at ISA 2009 5 2009 5 2009 2009
9. STRUCTURE OF THE PRINTER Transport Belt FEATURES MEDIA alto feeding OPERATING THE PRINTER PRINTHEAD TECHNOLOGY PRINTHEAD DPI amp FEATURES PRINTHEAD LIFE EXPECTANCY PRINTHEAD POSITONING CLEANING amp MAINTENANCE CLEANING amp MAINTENANCE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CLEANING amp MAINTENANCE WASTE PRINTER DRIVERS amp RP SOFTWARE FEATURES PRINTER DRIVERS amp RP SOFTWARE NK COST INLONGEUY INK COLOR GAMUT MEDI MEDILISSUES IMAGE QUALITY ISSUES APPLICATIONS PRODUCTIVITY amp ROI etur on Investment COMPARISONS WITH OTHER PRINTERS ADVERTISING CLAIMS realistic exaggerated or misleading GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS 1 Brand name model Gandinnovations e 2328 AqualetRTR 2 What is the nature of the company behind the brand name ls this company the manufacturer distributor or rebranding Gendinovations is the fastest growing printer manufacturer in America and a heavyweight competitor in the world market Gandinnovations makes is own printers indeed they manufacture even ther own frames Most other printer companies buy heir frames and add the electronic ink system et Gandinnovations does not offer ther printers under other names TheAqualeione ofthe 7 primers exited in Gandianovarions demo room In Masog Tarn Canada This machin mean prin on a de varkey of fele media ata hgh speed 3 Does the machine manufacturer produces inks for textiles Up to recently Gandinnovations had a staff devoted to d
10. any rare 146 ts there an ink out alarm or only a message on the monitor Orly a message onthe monitor 147 What color shift do your dye inks go through during their drying cycle You can wash fabrie 30 times and may have no color shit This was mentioned by a customer This will depend on inclu 148 What fiters are on the ink system to trap particles The Jeti Aqualet printer uses ink fiters that serve as an important safeguard against the potential plugging of secondary ink reser Properly maintained ink lation ensures uniform ink characteristics 149 How often does the filter need tobe replaced The nk filter shouid be replaced every 1000 hours 6 months at 40 hours of operation week or when ink is not fred owing 150 Does ink come in cartridges or bulk How large are the ink containers for replacement ink Ink comesin iter containers 151 What is the longevity of your dye ink outside in the sun No lamination no glass Depends on weather may last 1 to 2 years if coated for out doors 152 How many colors are used in the Ink et being evalu ated here 6 colors CMYK lem 153 What claims does your printer make for color gamut in your advertisements The brochure talks about the properties ofthe ink being capable achieving vibrant colors thatare briliant We could witness this 154 What colors work best Yellow lemon perfect blues very good black and white good yellow duck outstanding orange du
11. are a dye nota pigment so the finished output not intended to be displayed outside in the bright sun for very long Indoor the images last months longer but in general dye sublimation ink is for seasonal banners and billboards or signage ata trade show The output from dye sub printers is not intended for multiple year exposure to sunlight coming in from windows Some other competitors have said that ican print only on polyester This intial reports a discussion ofthe printer satin itself a recommendation neither fr or against because a recommendation can only come when an inspect the printerin a printshop to see how it functions n the real world As soon as itis possible to undertake a site visit case study of the success of this printer in a major printshop we will update this report Presently FLAAR is booked solid literally around the word inspecting printshops and printer factories so there is a waiting ist for geting us to printshops to do stet case studies But we do intend to follow up this factory and demo room study with Water based is ont as tosic as solventin UV systems Because the Aquslet has suction with fiter head strikes are not a very common issue fabrie wil not bubble up Once you have sections the system can hande the same fabrics again without change Auto dry function is new Same speed as in oven printing Currently the printer works only with synthetic polyester Ifyou need to use blends they must b
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13. handle the printer out of the shipping rate dfihetake up system came already assembled tothe printer 24 How many boxes arrive doses Pier Take Up System Extraction Unit 25 Realistically what expenses must you in ur fortheinstalltion such asa forklift truck or crane to lift the printer off the truck The Jeti Aqualet 3324 is an industrial ie printer The crate should be picked up using a for lt trud with a liting capacity of at least 5 tons 11 000 bs no shorter than 96 2 5 min length noshorerthan 9625 in length The fact that there s some assembly work snot bad f ou eaae that otherwise the printer would entrance door amp TLAAR Reports Gandinnovations Jeti 3324 AquaJet RTR INSTALLATION OF THE PRINTER 26 Does the printer come in one piece ls the printer already put together Everything is already put together except for the take up system and the exhaust unit 27 1s installation Included in the purchase price Yer Installation is included in purchase price 28 Between the day the printer arrives how soon is kt realistic to achieve full productivity 1 day toinstall 2 days ortraining depends on experience The company can start producing in the frst month INSTALLATION OF THE PRINTER INSTRUCTIONS amp MANUALS 29 How many manuals are available ou geta useful 255 page Operator s Manual 30 Which manuals are hard copy Which manuals are only on CD The operator s ma
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15. such as the 3300 solvent ik printer are distributed by Oce in some countries such as Canada France and others In Canada you can also buy direct from the factory SET UP OF THE PRINTER PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS 15 What is the delivery time between the time 1 order the printer and itis delivered Fourwesks 16 What are the electrical requirements of this printer Three Phase hookup Supply Voltage 400V 230VAC A 4wire plus ground G phases 1 neutral 1 ground Phase to Ground Measurement Phase o Neutral 230AC 90 Phase to Phase 400VAC e 5 Line Frequency 50 6042 Amperage 35A 25KVA 17 Whatkindofexhaustsystemiseitherrequired or ifnot required what would common sense dic tate There san industrial strength exhaust unit foundatthe front right side ofthe printer This unit removes vapors mast odors and aqueous moisture that collects in the Infrared Heating Unit 18 Arethereany special temperatureorbumidity requirements or preferences of this printing sys tem The spec sheet recommends an encosed dust free oom with ambient temperatures ranging from 20 SC A relative humidity of 40 to 55 to operate at optimum level 19 What is the connectivity Network SCSI FireWire USB Ethernet or other Network connectivity is described in the Operator s The spe sheet states that he printer requires 204 3 Phase 50 60 He Aste prep Manual as follows 100 minimu
16. tension system there is no moving transport belt FEATURES MEDIA Roll to roll feeding 66 How is rollmedia fed Pinch roller against grit roller Tension no pinch rollerin the normal sense no grit rollers FLAAR Reports leti3324AquaJetRTR 12 67 What size What positions are the rollers relative to each other The oad system on this printer is more sophisticated than in the other ol fed printers from Jett uses a total of rollers fom supply to take up roller 68 Are pinch rollers traditional or a special sie shape position There oniy ane continuous pinch roller that can be moved upward and downward using a switch at the back ofthe printer 69 How are the pinch rollers raised Pinch roller is raised or lowered using the pneumatic switch located on the inside right rear chassis ear index roler t also caled stepper roler The pinch Toler A sa continuous role that stored and raised witha sich In the piure a the eft you can note thar sure tihe pinch roder has alse suface 70 Hows theroll held at the feeding position On spindle On a saddle On spinde 71 Howis the roll media handled at feeding position For example is there a dancer bar Yes theresa dancer bar located diagonally below the feeding roller that goes up and down rs pneumatically controlled by avery sophisticated system This dancer bar is diagonally below the feeding roller 72 At the back is there an extra roller bars near the platen
17. to air core spindle or take up ol same as other Gandy roll to roll Media Take up Roller atheendofthe 75 Does the roll fed material feed evenly Since he The Jeti 3324 Aquat prints high loce res are grooved to hp mea aen Index Rollers Akso caled stepper p Supply Roller Jti abo ented spindle a ole that held the rl Peda to be printed hr to pinch roler When you are loading the media you take it to pass below the dancer bat then you web the media around the pinch roler At this point you should align the media against the supply roll to make sure media will not skew 76 What about the take up reel Does it work unattended Does media skew when itis wound up The mator of the take up reel is controlled via software Once you enter the direction of the movement of the rollers hey work unattended But note that the Operator s Manual advises never to leave the printer unattended 77 Does material oll up evenly on the take up reel propery loaded yes At FESPA M xico 081 checked and the roll was even all the way across The eti 1124 Aquaet has a system of hot vs To ct media once has been primed on and led note tap roler Ay operate should be cael not to touch these knives whe the Priterpowerson The uk x Hellmuth inspecting assembled othe body of he pri demo room has 5 hor knives 78 Can the operator manage print jobs via the Internet with this printer No
18. your printer offer You can feed various rolls simultaneously onthe same supply roller You can set the software to print in mul ollfuncion Theres an automated registration feature that wil determine the number of rolls loaded roll width and the postion of the ralis relative to the print platen 171 Can the media feed without skew Afin straight to begin with this helps media wil shrink i has ben pre shrunk amp FLAAR Reports ndinnovations Jeti3324 AquaJetRTR 30 IMAGE QUALITY ISSUES 172 What sort of things causes image quality issues Dustin all printers Bits of the cut media thats cut by the auto cutter is such a problem on the Epson that most professional users dont or cane use the sutocutec 173 Can you please explain banding and list five potential causes of horizontal banding Tension issues on exible fabrics Nozzles not being fuly open Lackof enough air pressure to stepper roller and dancer bar 174 Can a glossy finish be achieved This a dye sublimation machine aimed to print on textiles Glossy is not a common kind af output on plyester based media 175 s there banding in areas of solid black did not notice banding but with the wave ofthe textiles banding would not be noticeable anyways 176 How can banding be avoided Ensureall print heads are fring perform Color Bars Test Check Step adjustment Check tension adjustments Check air pressure to dancer and stepper roler cylinders Check dancer roller alignm
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21. as the improved ventlation or exhaust process ing system for the steam Upgrades are stil being done with different fabrics this means there are not drastic changes 9 How does this model compare with comparable previous printers Previous Aqualet models used based inks Now they are water based with infa red 10 Listprice 245 000 which means under 400 000 11 What comes with the printer stand network connection already installed take up reel Other than outside air pressure and electricity everything is included Media loader comes toa 12 Does a complete set of full sized ink cartridges come with the new printer or merely a starter set that is not as fullas a regular set The printer comes with 5 liters ofink per colorand 16 ters ofa deaner liquid 13 Do you need a coating machine steamer washer calendering machine No post processing elsewhere is needed since actual system does sublimation on board 14 Are the dealers a national most companies or regional Roland allows a dealer to operate only within a limited regional area Do Ihave any choice in dealers with some printers choosing a dealer is as important as the choice of printer brand end users repeatedly suggest that choosing a dealer is crucial to the success or allure of some brands of printers Gandinnovations have rational dealers in an international sense A few countries have independent dealers Some of their printers
22. buyan extended warranty 46 Do spare parts come from a foreign country if so what is the wait time for such parts Wasatch maybe Ergo Soft 47 What about the dot pattern of your printer ts this dot pattern as fine as that of an Epson 10000 You wili notnotice any dat pattem anyway on most fabrics FLAAR Reports Gandinnovations Jeti3324AquaJetRTR 8 CONSTRUCTION AESTHETICS 481s the width enough for target applications Not many dye sub printers come any wide 49 What sensors does the printer have Can the sensors detect clogged nozzles and provide backup nozzles or you bave to throw the damaged print away clean the printheads and start all over again from scratch The software provides a series of pattems to makenozze tests There are no actual sensors for nozzles 50 How can you describe the design of the printer Al panels are neatly assembled Although the take up isa more sophisticated system compared with the other rol to roll printers does took difficult to figure out 51 Can you easily tell which is the front and which isthe back You can easy teli which isthe font especially for the cutting and tke up systems CONSTRUCTION BUILD QUALITY 52 Whatis the solid ness ofthe construction of the outer body Isit plastic Metal Heavy gauge Not realy plastic theframes are made of steel The outer panels are made of sturdy aluminum 53 1 there afront hood and also a back hood No hoodatall 54 What
23. ck beak outstanding salmon fsh outstanding leaf green outstanding deep tomato red out standing Butifimage is poor colors are poor too so fredsare off te begin with wil be aff printed image The best colors displayed by the Aqualet at FESPA 08 were pink some red skin colors hait some oranges green grassy but otherwise most greens are too yellow And many yellows are to green But colors on textiles are not the same as using solvent s nina pate having a second or ihid kar athand FLAAR Reports sndinnovations Jeti 3324 AquaJet RTR were another beaut clr Sun color was aso excellent FLAAR Reports GandinnovationsJeti3324AquaJetRTR 26 amp FLAAR Reports Gandinnovations Jeti3324 AquaJetRTR 27 m were characterized for the vibrant colos 155 What core diameters of media will this printer accept 3 Bracket could be used for a larger diameter You could borrow a roller from another printer 156 What thickness media is accepted ou can raise carriage height to some degree 157 What widths can be printed 3 meters pollers are 32m 158 Can the printer print edge to edge Yes 159 What length of rollis accepted Depends on thickness but usa 100 feet 160 What is the maximum roll diameter heo The et Aquat handlesrolk up to 3mete wide FLAAR Reports sndinnovations Jeti3324AquaJet RTR 28 161 Canthemachine handletwodifferentrollsofmediaside by sideatthe same
24. d pour into the printer containers ected ar the back of he operaton aa inks The same problem is true with te aohent or eco solvent inks Because so few printers use unique inks not many media companies bother to make a low cost paper for such a smal market So if you buy a printer with unique ik Epson etr your media and ink costs may be substantially higher over the total cost af ownership HP pigmentedink in distinction isa standard international ink sed in several other printers HP printheads are used in Colorspan and Westem Graphtec printers to This means that lots of economical media is available for these thermal printhead machines Gandinnovations has its own dye sub inks and you are sheltered by warranty only if you use Gandinnovations ink However the brochure states that the printer handles on a wide range of polyester fabrics or a blend of polyester 143 What kind of protective devices are on the ink system to keep you from using after market ink There are no protective devices at all 144 How can you see the remaining ink level Do you have to ask to see the ink mode or isthe status available at all times On the monitor There are 12 reservoir capacity sensors foundin each one ofthe secondary reservoirs on the head carriage The ser sors provide feedback information to the software and monitor the ink levels in each one of the secondary ink reservou 145 ts there an issue with Ink Starvation Have seen at 2 pass
25. d Cleaned Changed Notas often as on solvent or UV ink otherwise no changes needed 129 ts liquid flush cleaning solvent available as a separate on board system here no solvent fush anymore because wastes time PRINTER DRIVERS amp RIP SOFTWARE FEATURES 130 Can the RIP perform nesting of various sized les across the full width of the media The operator atthe demo room loaded several images to be printed at the same time PRINTER DRIVERS amp RIP SOFTWARE WHAT SHIPS WITH THE PRINTER 131 Does the price ofyourprinterindude a RIP IFaRIPisincludedorpart ofa package sita IteRIPoraful featured IP Can this RIP be updated or run any other printer es The price ofthe printer includes full strength RIP Specifically for textiles 122 a RIP is bundled with the printer why might later wish to add an after market RIP to be fully satisfied The printer originally comes with your choice from Wasatch Sofi Onyx or Caldera These are fullfeatured industrial IS Itis not very likely that you wil need an after market RP Recently Gandy switched to rebranding another RIP on their UV cured printers but since there was no Gandy booth at the recent VSCOM Germany trade show Iwas not able to check on which RIP this printer uses now November 133 How many different kinds of nk are available Just one water based dye sub But in the future you can expecta second 134 Ifthere are several kinds of ink available can you switch from one to another in th
26. e at least 85 polyester In the future customers will have the option to purchase another ink rano pigment The tension system will have need more functions Mecharicand electric upgrades can be done by Gandinnovations Most recent updated November 2008 Fist issued August 2008 amp FLA R Reports The nex stage i to inspect Yuna Ki ny Mes Extreme printers istum print shops and wie te voca studies Tus 008 ws possible ales sions wth Digfablora cond projet nine textes had been noticing the Success nthe wide format texte wa house le AP Bolton AR Present 1 am in decisions for posible fature projarts on hyn cui tie ini These are speci inks om en lent tht t saw action at VECOM the ink company and vi the separate company that manufacturing the actual rines Wewitunch new Be srw mcr ing 2909 ok or lon web pages on dye bination and additional FLAAR Reports on wide Format dej inkjet printing of ato Printable Fabrics About five years ago it vas posible to M the Peeters of 3 Inge To es file had been flown to Germany tors gs paper tot TRENDS om String 2009 In 2007 itwas possible to begin along ange sponsored research project inkjet printing of textes This began with a vist to Yuhan Kimberly ln winter 2007 and was followed up by a second longer visit to their DTP Unk inkjet txt facies in 2008 So now it has been posible to test all three of their
27. e future there wll be another kind fink 135 How long does it take to switch from one ink to another Eric Huchla RAD tech says the changing of one ink to another can be the most tedious task in the Jeti printers OF course you should check whether there is another kind of ink for this specialized printer 136 Doestheprinteritselfhaveameans tokeep trackofinkusage lsthisa gues timate or an actual count of droplets fred Are working on more accurate manner cur renis based on pump count Dependsonthefabricandon theprofle 120 1024 per square meter 138 Wherearetheprintersinkcontainers located Front back or sides Back he Jet13324 Aquat uses mater based dye sublimation inks 139 Whatistheinkusagecomparedwithasol AN vent printer t varies depending on the kind of fabric you re priming with 140 How much ink does the ink container in the printer hold One iter 141 How is new ink added Pouring into the on board container Switching the container to the new ink container Pouring AtISA 08 we could see the operator refil ing the printers inke containers You pour ink direct iy on the ink tanks Since you open the cap of the tank dust could potentially getinto theinksystem that s why the ink fiteris crucial 142 ts your ink unique to your printer The downside is that few media wil be available That is the disadvantage of Epsoris unique inks Similar downside with Seiko and XES oil base
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30. ent Check Low and High Vac Check Vertical Head Alignment 177 How susceptible is the ink to abrasion Notan issue because dye sisi 178 1s ink drying time an issue Once out of oven tis dry APPLICATIONS 179 What are the applications listed by the manufacturer TheJeti3324 Aquajet that has the capably to print on exible substrates Flags Reupholtering sofas soft signage Realize that the 3324 Aquale wil readily print on materials that a dye sublimation printer ca print upan Keep in mind that the materials must be able to handie a significant amount of heat due to the sublimation curing process of the 3324 Aquae took four persons to handie the length ofpe media being printed on FLAAR Reports Gandinnovations eti3324 AqualetRTR 31 PRODUCTIVITY amp ROI Return on Investment 180 What productivity claims does the printer manufacturer made pass to 24 pass depends on many factors COMPARISONS WITH OTHER PRINTERS 181 When people are considering buying this printer what other printers are they also looking at Gen VUTEK 3360 perhaps and now Keundo The textile printer of LAP Virtu is not really offered any more But the LAP Virtu HD has an audlary dye sublmaton heater inside However thisisa ite option and snot intended to create full scale dye sub printer Nonetheles itis the ony UV printer that am aware of that can also do at least basic dye sublimation Otherwise there are not that many ind
31. eveloping inks stationed in part in the Long Island NY area Evidently this ink project was sold to another company during 2008 4 Does the machine manufacturer also make textiles to print on with this machine No Gandinnovations s a printer company they do not manufacturer fabrics there are plenty af materials you can obtain on the open market o usein this printer FLAAR Reports 5 What other printers are the same or similar chassis from this manufacturer or distributor Gandinnovations specializes in olent and UV printers This i the second dye subimation machine produced by this Canadian based company The frs model required a separate alendering machine With the Aqualet the sublimation proces tales place inside the primer 6 What other printers are the same or similar chassis Gandinnovations began manufacturing solvent machines years ago Then UV technology appeared and this Canadian company began its production of roit roll UV printers the feeding mechanism in roll rl machines from Gandinnovations is very similar 7 When and where was this model first introduced Vi fist saw this tertile machine at ISA 08 Ortando Florida 8 ls this printer mature technology or stillin alpha stage or beta stage TMA Gandinnovations exhibited an alpha version At Munich 2007 scam Europe and Istambul 2007 they exhibited a beta This printeris out of beta stage but is stil having features added or improved such
32. ine wil 120 How long can the printer sit unused How should a printer be prepared for sitting unused for a ong time Upto sweekif capped CLEANING amp MAINTENANCE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 121 What daily maintenance is required at start up in the morning The paling station and the caning station are ar the kett Check and dean the encoder reader optical sensor Can print plate and rollers an the encoder stip Perform the Jet Out Test to check nozzle statue Clean the machine removing ik and dust Empty residual il collection pan Emptythewastetank Drain exhaust unit tap into collector pan Check for inkin the low vacuum overflow reservoir Check and empty the infrared heater exhaust unit hoses 122 What other periodic maintenance is required by the operator The following procedures need to be performed on a weedy basis Clean the na cable line carrier track and check for leaking ink lines and fittings Perform Test and check the heads vertical alignment Clean exhaust unit air fiters Tike amont ean and grease the capping tray rails Clean and grease the lead screw of the bucket motor once ment Gean ali the fans and the cabinets with compressed air to remove dust and dirt Grease the four lubrication points on the carage bearing runner blocks Check the air regulator for oland water Onceevymonth Replace ink fiters Onceayear Greate the ten roller bearings Replace exhaust uni
33. isthesolid ness of the inner parts Plastic metal ean neat precise 55 Does the printer wobble back and forth when printing The Jeti printers are very solid machines However one ofthe roll 1 machines in the demo room tended to vibrate when print ing due to the rapid acceleration and deacceleration of the substantial printhead carriage However vibration was not as notice able in the lt Rol Jet printers at FESPA Mexico 2008 EN he wheel the printer has leveling supports othe printer and in the reind unit Gandinnovations Jeti 3324 AquaJet RTR 56 How many wheels How many leveling devices ts the wheel and leveling device the same unit or separate Four wheels on the printer and another two in the sitting and rewind unit 57 After you have used the printer for a while do parts quickly wear out break off wobble or malfunction is not iey that a Jeti printer wil quickly wear out or malfunction 58 How many heaters are used front and one on back but the whole system is on front No pre heater of textile but ink is pre heated twice Slightly above room temperature 59 Are the heaters before printing after printing The Jeti3324 Aquaet is equipped with an in ine infrared foation system that quick cures the inkand readies the prints for wind up 60 ts there an air blower as dryer Where isie situated No oniy extraction to pull out steam This ts the bun fred heater that eures the ik You have t
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35. m or 1000 recom guides santo you to base T switched hub with connectivity to the printerin your RIP station Jeti printer and the lent worlstation 22 Whatis the size and weight of the printer Gandinnovations Jeti 3324 AquaJet RTR 20 What air pressure is required to be provided to the printer e this for a vacuum table or other purposes such as ventila tion A compressed air ne installed up to the machines required Compressed ir supply will need 5 cfm peak amp 100 150 pi 21 Realistically how much surrounding and support space will the equipment need in addition to the machine s own foot print You wil need a space 140 x 242 inches 357 x 6 15 metes When you ar planning where to place your Jeti Aquaet remember that the cut ting system and take up roller are attached but are out in front of the main body ofthe printer The printer u connected to an exhaust unit through a duct to Dai legi LES Unrated 245 in 62m 5000 bs 2600 Kg Coated Brin tm CAE 742018 248 Ka Tre machine hasa masimu height of 85 in 2 16 m This is because you need extra space to open the cariage hood which opens upward 23 Does the printer come in one piece Does this mean youhave toremove a wallto get the printer this size into your office The machine comes in one piece but the take up system comes ina separate crate It wouldn t be easy to
36. nual available on a CD and also as hard copy in a binder 31 Whatis the rating of usefulness of the User s Manual and other associated materials The Operators Manual is filed with useful information 32 What schematics does the printer literature provide The manual has basic schematies of the printer 38 What is the native language of these guides ts the translation acceptable The textis written in nave English and s fully understandable FLAAR Reports Gandinnovations Jeti 3324 AqualetRTR 7 INSTALLATION OF THE PRINTER TRAINING 34 What training is included with the purchase Yes Training lasts 2to 3 days 35 1 training included in the purchase price iso what kind of training is offered esitisinduded You geta crew for installation and set up Three techs for installation Then one tech person for training 36 Is training necessary ls classroom training available esitis necessary At Gandinnovations demo room the majority of operators were engineers Thisis a very user friendly printer but the operator must be certified by Gandinnovations 37 1 factory training available es itis an option but usually the local Gandinnovations tech person can do it 38 What about follow up training after you have had the printer a month and know enough to ask better questions Follow up assistance would be overthe phone You can dial 1 856500 IETIS384 to caf doubts with a technical customer service representative TECH SUPPORT amp
37. o grats the andes to lower the gate to arrange the ee amp FLAAR Reports Gandinnovations Jeti3324AquaJet RTR 1 being side the act with Aul access to eok ee printer 1t poste to see alot more han you see h a crowded trade show booth you wish to visi che Garona factory simply send an eva Tom Rely FLAAR Reports Gandinnovations Jeti 3324 AquaJetRTR 11 STRUCTURE OFTHE PRINTER Media Transport Mechanism amp Media Path 61 Was this printer made originally as a textile ink printer oris it retrofitted for textiles If retrofitted what was the original brand or model This printer was designed to be a tertile printer from the beginning 62 1 there a moving transport belt or a stationary platen The Aqualetis a dedicated rll machine therefore kt has a stationary platen 63 Describe the platen Thisisa textile printer So the platen isa rough system to capture ink that could potentially leak through the fabric 64 Are their edge guards at each side fend of the platen At teft or at right or both No Edge guard are more commonly seen in printers that handle rigid materials The 3324 Aguadet was buit from the ground up to print on texte media Media den by the stepper ole and moved to the heating unit a You at the ping area sa oughta capu i QY SA OR Onde Merida STRUCTURE OF THE PRINTER Transport Belt 65 Describe the transport beh What material What manufacturer Material is moved bya pull and
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41. or transport belt is it a bar to roll under the media or over the media or are there both in addition to pinch roller grit roller arrangement Ys The Operator s Manual same time calls it stepper roller or index roler But this is the name both front and rear rollers 73 At the front is there an extra roller bar s near the platen or transport belt Is it a bar to roll under the media or over the media or are there both in addition to pinch roller grit roller arrangement Atthe front er a stepper roller with diagonal grooves But this is a traditional front roller for rollfed printers Mario Vilanueva Demo Room Supervisor commented that the stepper raller has the function of moving the material precisely depending the nur ber of passes you select The stepper roller has a motor and its tension and movement can be varied via software The material isheld fiat by tension generated by the eight rollers involved in feeding and winding media TLAAR Reports leti3324 AqualetRTR 13 74 Describe the overall path of the media through the system As mentioned before there are eight rollers in volved in the media path Media goes from the upply roller to a dancer bar located in a lower postion and goes up behind a pinch roller then around rear INDEX ROLLER stepper roler goes over rough over front step Per roller Front index roler thru oven goes un der bottom stepper roller then over roler in cut ter area then
42. own for potential XYZ glitches Exhaust units originally were resulting in a temible smell so Gandinnovations switched to a new system 184 Pleaseindicate the problems in the initial introduction of your printer between thefirst ads and or first showing ofthe printer at tradeshows To what degree were early buyers also beta testers ea production machine but Gandinnovations s sull improving system 185 What surprises mightlencounterifItrytoletyourprinterrun unattended overnight Whymightitnotb dea to let your printer run unattended overnight Can your printer detect when one ink chamber is empty Or will your printer continue to print indefinitely overnight even if one color is empty Maintain ink otherwise you doritrun out of ink or media you could consider letting the printer run overnight FLAAR Reports 4AqualetRTR 32 Pros Gandinnovations already had experience making an earlier generation of dye subimation printers so thsi the second genera tion he output is gorgeous The entire booth at DRUPA 2008 was printed with this machine The colors were bright and saturated bet terthan output of other brands Cons Kali you ever need is dye sublimation on polyester thats the intended market for his printer But you need to print on cotton stand other diverse fabrics those are not the intended applications for the Aqualet hough the printeris out ofbeta stage features are stil being improved Realize that sublimation inks
43. oz spacing is 508 microns 020in 110 How is head cleaning accomplished Spray vacuum manual other Cleaning is done by purging Gandinnovations erature calis it priming 111 How complex is itto align the printheads Vertical alignment printheads should be performed every time one or all af the printheads have been removed or ifthe carage has crashed against any obstruction Although you should follow 14 steps to align the heads itis not complicated the eft in the sertce stanon you wil And a set to move the capping ray up and down 112 there a capping station Yes and usea layer sarin wrap 113 How many levels strengths of printhead cleaning purging and or sucking can be accomplished via the firm ware software Tw Quckprime Regular prime 114 Can you purge an individual printhead or do you need to purge all at once Yes you can select what individual printhead to purge and you can vary length of the purge from Y to 4 sec 115 Where is the service station ett FLAAR Reports let 3324Aqualet RTR 20 116 1s the service area the same as the parking area ett 117 Does the manufacturer provide any special deaning tools Yes in spare partit Not while printing but yes while in ide 119 ts there asleep mode Should the machine ever be turned completely off Does not entail having a UPS unit to guarantee itis on all the time Should apy after 15 minutes of no use and the mach
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46. t air fiters 123 Whatis the process your printer uses to clean its printheads Does the printer do this automatically Or does the operator have to do this by hand How much ink does cleaning the heads waste How often must this happen The printer does use solvent fush it uses water based deaning fluid You lush this out with ke 124 To initiate a purge where is the control or button Is It software generated or do you have to press a button Where is the button located Mtis software generated 125 Con you select which ink lines printheads to purge or can you only purge in clusters or all or nothing Yes You can select which ink lines to prime and or 126 The ink that is purged where does igo Into a drain waste bottle into a drip tray Theinkfrst goes into a waste drain theni to a 4 liter waste tank 127 How should you handle the drip tray or maintenance tank How much ink do they hold How often do they fil up The purge buckets depressed towards the center so that the ink wont accumulate It drives the ink to the waste tank which shouid be checked and emptied once a day Aso below the platen there isa receptacle with a hole in the center to drive ink to the waste tank irs should be leaned as well The printing ovea has a tough to capture nk Waste tank shouldbe replaced da bur this depends on eue FLAAR Reports ndinnovations Jeti 3324 AquaJet RTR 128 How often do fiters have to be Checke
47. t have physical coros other than the eercencybutons most of he operations are software based The main operation area isat let Cleaning of heads alo done here 89 Whatis the brand of the printhead and model Spectra SM SOPL Although the Operator s Manual ists the Spectra SL 128 as wel 90 the brand and model of printhead clearly identified in the published specifications The brochure only its the brand and quantity of printheads TEE m np ofthe printheads you can see the secondary PRINTHEAD DPI amp FEATURES 91 How many nozzles per printhead 128 nozzles per head Both the SL and the SM feature 128 nozzles 93 Can a sensor s detect clogged nozzles and can software provide backup nozzles to cover that missing area on the next pass here is no sensor There is a number of tests pattems you should print to check whether the heads need to be cleaned again 93 How many printheads per color A heads per color six colors 94 Can your printhead technology achieve asolid black Yes blacks are solid dark 95 Whatis the drop size in picoiters The SM feature Sop The SL features 80pl 96 4 printing bi directional or uni direc tional What are the different results in speed in quality though you have both options printing i almost always done bi directionally Uni direc Sonal mode eto slow and does not help much because ink will spread anyway So the uni di tra heads are indus
48. the head Fora textile printer an additional cause of printhead failure is the fuzz of the threads which may stickup and rub the nozzle late Some material is like sandpaper to the nozzle plate some papers and metal and the metal edge is another danger tothe printhead nozzle piste 103 How many total number of printheads E 104 Are printheads arranged in a cluster or in an array Nota dier oram atay BEB EBB ESE 105 Are printheads at an angle orinarow 106 Are the printheads at an angle to the movement of the carriage or at 90 degrees The printheads are at 90 degrees to the media 107 Do you need to tellthe printer where to start printing You la the mage you want to print on the Table Display area on the software Once there you can place the image wherever you wish You can select to use the automatic registration feature that il determine the number of rolls loaded roll width and the pos instincts t te pet ls Prends are ranged row at 90 theo the med 108 Can you vary the gap the distance from the printhead to the media which is the distance the ink droplets must ay Yes youvarythe carriage height via software In order to reduce the chance of crating the carriage into the media or other obstruc Sons the carage height relative to the material being printed on should be manually verified by the operator 109 What is the nozzle spacing The printhead brochure states the n
49. time Yes two donotneedtobe dential length 162 1 printhead height adjustment available ls it manual automatic how much Software qui you can spec 163 there a cutter on board sit manual or automatic Temperature is adjustable no residue fheatis enough This is the sting uit chat works with heated inis TheGondenovatons Jet 3324 Agualet prints on most polyester asd fabrics 164 What textiles does the manufacturer list The media used must be pure polyester or ifa blend then at least 8 polyester 165 What fabrics are best not t try at all Must beable to handle heat so be wary of 100 coton 166 What about thin or stretchable fabrics Suetchable fabrics can be tik flag material is okay vary ink load depending on fabric 167 What about rugs and comparable thick materials Have no tested rugs Marco in Portugal is testing fabrics 169 How does this printer handle ink that goes through the weave but gets stuck as droplets on the back of the weave How does it keep these ink drops from getting on the rollers or soling another part of the fabric when it reaches the wind up reel te media s printed it goes into the heating unit which wil dry any ink remaining 170 Some printers advertise two rolis of media butin fact itis only one roll that can actually be feed The other bar de merely a storage device Yet a few printers can switch media from one roll to another with the touch of a button What does
50. trial heads that will have a long Ife but you should give proper LI 97 How many passes can this printer achieve 2 up to 24 The quantity of passes determines the density ofa print job Just realize that as in unidirectional vs bidirectional modes the more passes the slower the production speed 98 How many print modes are there Onthe GUL the print mode tab allows the operator to modify the numberof passes Butin the Operator s Manual the print modes ar also refered toas the values of X and Y dpi you can enterin those fields 99 Which materials can be printed fast at pass or 4 pass modes You could print at 2 pass mode buts not advisable At FESPA M xico 08 the Aqualet was printing at 4 or 6 pases Soi colors need four passes You can do more passes but f your design does not have small text you wil not really notice the benefits PRINTHEAD LIFE EXPECTANCY 100 How long do your printheads really last Do you have that written in a warranty If your longevity specs are in drops please translate that into liters of ink or square footage of media Dont park your printer and not print for long time Spectr are industrial printheads manufactured for full production They wil last youa lifetime but this depends on the maintenance you ive them 101 Hplezoheadsfall whoisresponsibleforpayingforreplacementheads ifthermalheads whoreplacesthe heads they fail before their rated lifespan What does each printhead cost to replace
51. ustrial sized dy sublimation printers rom manufactures ofsolvent or UV printers D Genis a developer exclusively of dye sub printers They showed a new modelat VISCOM Germany 2008 Ydbon Kimberly launched a new production printer for textiles at SGIA their full name Visual Ultimate VU 1800 The difference 1 that the Yuhan Kimberly and Keundo printers can handie nano pigmented tertile ink reactive dye textile ink ar dye sub they are rot limited to dye sub 182 What aspects ofthe selected printer help decide in its favor Gandinnovatins printers are more state of the art more sophisticated Jeti technology is better than most other brands and Gandinnovation is more committed to dye sublimation chemistry and technology than VUTEK or HP Scitex But Yuhan Kimberly bas an entre division dedicated to developing texte inks DTP Link And Keundo is now more devoted to textile printers in gen al since they have not really moved forward into the UV cured market as much ADVERTISING CLAIMS stic exaggerated or misleading 186 What have been recurring maintenance issues You must go and clean out the gutter when using fg material You must dean your rollers because naturally lets ink through So you have to dean heads dean gutter and clean roller GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS 183 Areany systematicmechanicalproblems documented For example consistent complaints Ifyou asked outside Industry experts would they reply Ab yes Printer XYZ is kn
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