{"id":50270,"date":"2022-06-01T19:25:14","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T02:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=50270"},"modified":"2022-06-01T19:25:16","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T02:25:16","slug":"award-winning-efi-nozomi-18000-led-single-pass-printer-for-display-graphics-commercially-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/news\/2022\/06\/award-winning-efi-nozomi-18000-led-single-pass-printer-for-display-graphics-commercially-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Award-Winning EFI Nozomi 18000+ LED Single-Pass Printer for Display Graphics Commercially Available"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Berlin (May 31, 2022)<\/em> \u2014 With a first successful installation completed and a second to come soon, the new EFI Nozomi 18000+ LED single-pass printer for point of sale and display graphics producers from Electronics For Imaging, Inc. stands to redefine productivity and new opportunity in signage production. The 71-inch wide printer, running three to five times faster than all other scanning head printers, is the first single-pass, ultra-high-speed digital printer designed and built for the sign and display graphics market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, during the FESPA Global Print Expo at Berlin Messe, EFI announced that the printer is now commercially available worldwide, with two sales already completed. The sales include a Nozomi 18000+ LED single-pass printer currently installed and running in North America, and a second printer to be installed in Q3 at a customer location in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leveraging the capabilities of the market-leading EFI Nozomi C18000 Plus printer for direct-to-board corrugated packaging production, the Nozomi 18000+ LED printer delivers high-end output on a wide range of media in quantities other digital solutions cannot match. For businesses with high-volume demand, it represents an important opportunity to grow profitability, capitalizing on the printer\u2019s ability to deliver the lowest cost per square foot and a lower overall total cost of ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Driven by a high-performance EFI Fiery\u00d2 blade server digital front end offering next-generation color profiling technology, the printer is capable of printing on synthetic media and paper-based materials at speeds up to 1,000 sheets or boards per hour. Its unparalleled throughput helps users drive profitability in a wide range of high-volume signage applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A winning combination of quality and speed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First announced last year, the EFI Nozomi 18000+ LED single-pass printer made an exciting early impression in the industry winning the 2021 PRINTING United Alliance Pinnacle Product Award in the single-pass printer category. The printer takes many of the innovations developed for the EFI Nozomi C18000+ LED printer \u2013 the most-awarded and market-share-leading single-pass inkjet offering for the corrugated packaging space \u2013 and combines them with important enhancements that allow for premium-quality display graphics printing, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Manual or full automation feeding and stacking;<\/li><li>Hybrid aqueous\/UV primer for printing on adhesion-challenged materials;<\/li><li>Optional pre-white for reflective and colored surfaces;<\/li><li>Optional post UV coater for weatherability and UV protection.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Capabilities including pallet-to-pallet material automation, automatic registration, and automatic nozzle plate cleaning enable users to handle burst capacity for print runs from one to several thousand or more, offering new opportunities and better capacity for display graphics print providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe demand for versioning and variable jobs continues to build,\u201d said Todd Zimmerman, vice president and general manager of display graphics, EFI Inkjet. \u201cIt\u2019s more important than ever that our ultra-high-volume customers keep up with faster turnaround times and ever-increasing capacity requirements. The EFI Nozomi 18000+ LED not only meets the productivity needs of a world that\u2019s moving faster than ever, but it also represents the future of digital printing for the sign and display graphics market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith turbo-charged throughput and unmatched versatility, our signage and graphics customers can stay ahead of their competition and increase their capacity to meet market demands that will experience accelerated growth in coming years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Better quality at a lower TCO<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This breakthrough printer gives customers an exceptionally broad application range for display graphics production, with extreme efficiency. Users can reduce their cost-per-square foot by eliminating the make-ready costs associated with analog printing. The EFI Nozomi 18000+ LED also gives digital print display graphics providers that operate many different printers the ability to consolidate production onto a single super-high-speed platform. Not only can this shrink overall space and labor needs, but the printer\u2019s ability to reduce production waste also brings a bigger environmental advantage to digital display graphics printing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speed doesn\u2019t compromise quality with the Nozomi 18000+ LED printer. An on-board quality inspection system checks for color uniformity, as well as for nozzle out and other defects, to further ensure optimum print quality. The printer delivers a wide color gamut with up to seven colors with CMYK plus optional white, orange and violet inks. EFI has custom formulated and exhaustively tested Genuine EFI Nozomi 18000+ LED Series inks for the printer, and both the printing system and inks were developed in unison to assure users get exceptional quality, durability, reliability and consistency \u2013 with predictable running costs. Additional, best-in-class Fiery DFE and workflow features for the printer, including high-end color management, fast HyperRIP performance, Adobe PDF Print Engine support, streamlined variable data management, Smart Ink Estimator software, and Fiery Edge advanced color profiling, ensure that users experience the premium accuracy and performance they have come to expect from EFI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>###<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About EFI<\/strong><br><a href=\"http:\/\/efi.com\">EFI<\/a> is a global technology company, leading the worldwide transformation from analog to digital imaging. We understand our customers want breakthrough technologies to lead them through their digital journey. That\u2019s why we\u2019re passionate about driving their business growth with a scalable portfolio of products, solutions, services, support, and world-class partnerships for the manufacturing of signage, packaging, textiles, ceramic tiles, building materials, commercial print, and personalized documents with a wide range of printers, inks, digital front ends, and workflow software. They work together to increase profits, cut costs, improve productivity, and optimize efficiency \u2013 job after job, year after year. We\u2019re committed to our customers\u2019 success. And we definitely believe we have the right people, technology and experience to help them achieve their business goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Berlin (May 31, 2022) \u2014 With a first successful installation completed and a second to come soon, the new EFI Nozomi 18000+ LED single-pass printer for point of sale and display graphics producers from Electronics For Imaging, Inc. stands to redefine productivity and new opportunity in signage production. The 71-inch wide printer, running three to five times faster than all other scanning head printers, is the first single-pass, ultra-high-speed digital printer designed and built for the sign and display graphics market. Today, during the FESPA Global Print Expo at Berlin Messe, EFI announced that the printer is now commercially available worldwide, with two sales already completed. The sales include a Nozomi 18000+ LED single-pass printer currently installed and running in North America, and a second printer to be installed in Q3 at a customer location in Europe. Leveraging the capabilities of the market-leading EFI Nozomi C18000 Plus printer for direct-to-board corrugated packaging production, the Nozomi 18000+ LED printer delivers high-end output on a wide range of media in quantities other digital solutions cannot match. For businesses with high-volume demand, it represents an important opportunity to grow profitability, capitalizing on the printer\u2019s ability to deliver the lowest cost per square foot and a lower overall total cost of ownership. Driven by a high-performance EFI Fiery\u00d2 blade server digital front end offering next-generation color profiling technology, the printer is capable of printing on synthetic media and paper-based materials at speeds up to 1,000 sheets or boards per hour. Its unparalleled throughput helps users drive profitability in a wide range of high-volume signage applications. A winning combination of quality and speed First announced last year, the EFI Nozomi 18000+ LED single-pass printer made an exciting early impression in the industry winning the 2021 PRINTING United Alliance Pinnacle Product Award in the single-pass printer category. The printer takes many of the innovations developed for the EFI Nozomi C18000+ LED printer \u2013 the most-awarded and market-share-leading single-pass inkjet offering for the corrugated packaging space \u2013 and combines them with important enhancements that allow for premium-quality display graphics printing, such as: Manual or full automation feeding and stacking; Hybrid aqueous\/UV primer for printing on adhesion-challenged materials; Optional pre-white for reflective and colored surfaces; Optional post UV coater for weatherability and UV protection. Capabilities including pallet-to-pallet material automation, automatic registration, and automatic nozzle plate cleaning enable users to handle burst capacity for print runs from one to several thousand or more, offering new opportunities and better capacity for display graphics print providers. \u201cThe demand for versioning and variable jobs continues to build,\u201d said Todd Zimmerman, vice president and general manager of display graphics, EFI Inkjet. \u201cIt\u2019s more important than ever that our ultra-high-volume customers keep up with faster turnaround times and ever-increasing capacity requirements. The EFI Nozomi 18000+ LED not only meets the productivity needs of a world that\u2019s moving faster than ever, but it also represents the future of digital printing for the sign and display graphics market. \u201cWith turbo-charged throughput and unmatched versatility, our signage and graphics customers can stay ahead of their competition and increase their capacity to meet market demands that will experience accelerated growth in coming years.\u201d Better quality at a lower TCO This breakthrough printer gives customers an exceptionally broad application range for display graphics production, with extreme efficiency. Users can reduce their cost-per-square foot by eliminating the make-ready costs associated with analog printing. The EFI Nozomi 18000+ LED also gives digital print display graphics providers that operate many different printers the ability to consolidate production onto a single super-high-speed platform. Not only can this shrink overall space and labor needs, but the printer\u2019s ability to reduce production waste also brings a bigger environmental advantage to digital display graphics printing. Speed doesn\u2019t compromise quality with the Nozomi 18000+ LED printer. An on-board quality inspection system checks for color uniformity, as well as for nozzle out and other defects, to further ensure optimum print quality. The printer delivers a wide color gamut with up to seven colors with CMYK plus optional white, orange and violet inks. EFI has custom formulated and exhaustively tested Genuine EFI Nozomi 18000+ LED Series inks for the printer, and both the printing system and inks were developed in unison to assure users get exceptional quality, durability, reliability and consistency \u2013 with predictable running costs. Additional, best-in-class Fiery DFE and workflow features for the printer, including high-end color management, fast HyperRIP performance, Adobe PDF Print Engine support, streamlined variable data management, Smart Ink Estimator software, and Fiery Edge advanced color profiling, ensure that users experience the premium accuracy and performance they have come to expect from EFI. ### About EFIEFI is a global technology company, leading the worldwide transformation from analog to digital imaging. We understand our customers want breakthrough technologies to lead them through their digital journey. That\u2019s why we\u2019re passionate about driving their business growth with a scalable portfolio of products, solutions, services, support, and world-class partnerships for the manufacturing of signage, packaging, textiles, ceramic tiles, building materials, commercial print, and personalized documents with a wide range of printers, inks, digital front ends, and workflow software. They work together to increase profits, cut costs, improve productivity, and optimize efficiency \u2013 job after job, year after year. We\u2019re committed to our customers\u2019 success. And we definitely believe we have the right people, technology and experience to help them achieve their business goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[86],"tags":[179],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50270"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50270"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50271,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50270\/revisions\/50271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}