Roland adds new model to its series of UV-LED flatbed inkjet printers

The LEF-300 is the latest printer to be added to Roland DG’s VersaUV series of UV-LED flatbed inkjet printers.

Features on the LEF-300 include an enlarged printing area of 770mm wide by 330mm long and can accommodate items up to 100mm in height and 8kg in weight. The printer also comes with four print heads and two UV-LED lamps. In addition, the number of white and clear ink nozzles have been doubled for faster printing, increased density and opacity and faster build-up of multiple layers for textured effects.

The LEF-300 comes equipped with the powerful new Roland VersaWorks Dual RIP software which includes useful features to simplify the print process and optimise results. The Special Colour Plate Generation allows white or gloss data creation from print artwork and the Maintained Clipped Position function preserves the accurate repositioning of clipped images.

Ensuring premium high-quality durable print and reducing the shrinkage of thin film materials when curing, the LEF-300 uses Roland DG’s ECO-UV ink in CMYK, White and Clear (gloss).

With the LEF-300 it is possible to print on a wide variety of substrates including acrylic, wood, board, plastic, metal, glass plus fabrics and soft materials such as leather and eco-leather. A vacuum table makes it easy to hold thin and soft materials in place. The device direct prints on to a huge range of items including pens, mobile phone cases, customised corporate merchandise, signs, personalised awards, giftware, industrial goods, product prototypes and much more.

Jerry Davies, president Roland DG-EMEA said: “The trend for highly personalised items is growing and customers are using Roland’s VersaUV LEF printers to build profitable businesses by providing on-demand custom printing services for a range of personalised products through e-commerce sites and retail kiosks or as an addition to their existing print shops.

“The launch of the LEF-300 model brings the VersaUV series into the mass production environment with a number of features to facilitate the customisation and decoration of items in high volumes.”

The LEF-300 joins the VersaUV LEF-12 and LEF-20 printers, which are already being used by print professionals around the world to customise a whole range of ordinary items, transforming them into profitable personalised output.