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With over 30 years of experience in the digital print industry, James Gandy has received many awards including the DPI
'Innovator of the Year' for creativity and ingenuity of specialty imagers through innovation. James with his team
re-examined the grand format digital printer market to see how productivity, speed and print quality could be increased
and designed the 'Pred8tor' around these key points.
The ‘Pred8tor’ is a True UV flatbed with a roll-to-roll option. The ‘Pred8tor’ achieves the same print quality on all roll
materials without compromising true flatbed capability. The ‘Pred8tor’ will print ultra high resolution photographic
quality with inline white or clear, and will be the first commercially available true high speed UV flatbed printer.
Roll-to-roll printing is also achieved with the optional rewind unit and will print at speed and high quality on all flexible
materials with a roll width up to 2.43m (8ft) and up to 40cm (16 inch) diameter rolls, including heavy vinyls and mesh.
You can easily print materials with different thicknesses as the head height adjusts automatically without the need to
manually check it (maximum media thickness 50mm 2”).
Print quality and speed on the ‘Pred8tor’ are driven by the inline ‘Blade’ head configuration system. The ‘Pred8tor’ can
print a 25.4cm (10 inch) wide swath using 6-picoliter variable dot Ricoh heads. Cleaning is made much easier with the
fully automatic built-in head cleaning system. It both vacuums and blots the print heads, no need to wipe by hand.
Operation of the ‘Pred8tor’ is made simple with the use of Gandy Digital's own touch and drag GUI (Graphical User
Interface) running on the iPad provides perfect ease of use of the ‘Pred8tor’ and turns it into a true mobile operation
device enabling to step and repeat, rotate, delete ripped images, create jobs and more. The iPad also comes loaded with
video tutorials and a live diagnostic system making maintenance schedules part of the routine.
Also available on the GUI is a materials inventory control ordering system ‘iMediaMarket’ which is linked directly to all
major manufactures and suppliers of Grand Format materials and consumables. This system also lets you keep track of
your own media inventory and can advise if the stock for the next print job is available or running low. Profiles and
software updates are also updated with the online system. Hence, CDs are no longer required. Gandy Digital’s ‘Pred8tor’
is the most advanced and ground-breaking Grand Format Digital Printer in the industry today.
Being the leader of innovative digital printing technology and having a proven track record of consistently being at the
forefront of the Large Format Digital Print Industry, you'll want to see for yourself why we lead the way.
See for yourself and book a demo with one of our representatives or visit www.GandyDigital.com for more details.
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Physical Machine Dimensions
Printing
Width
6.2 m (244 in)
Depth
3.05 m (120 in) including roll-to-roll unit
2.08 m (82 in) excluding roll-to-roll unit
Maximum substrate
Weight
Height
Printing modes
1.68 m (66 in)
Weight
4318 kgs (9500 lbs) crated (+1136kg rewind unit (2500 lbs) crated)
Footprint
6.2 m x 3.2 m x 1.68 (244 in x 120 in x 66 in)
Crate sizes | Printer
(h) 2.19 m (86 in) x (d) 2.44 m (96 in) x (w) 6.5 m (256 in)
Roll-to-roll unit
(h) 1.22 m (48 in) x (d) 1.83 m (72 in) x (w) 3.25 m (128 in)
User Interface
Console
iPad wifi enabled / full machine control and trouble-shooting
diagnostics
Print PC
Windows / Macintosh
Printing Technology
Product Overview
Rigid -100 kgs (220 lbs) Roll to Roll flexible -150 kgs (330 lbs)
Flatbed and roll-to-roll inkjet printing press
Photographic,
Quality,
Production,
Eco
True Flatbed - Vacuum bed keeps rigid or
delicate substrates flat giving precise prints.
Note: Roll to Roll and automated loader/unloader options available
RIP
RIP Hardware to be
obtained by customer
Specification available
RIP Software
ErgoSoft / ONYX
Requirements
Power
400VAC, 30KW, 3 phase with neutral and PE (GND) 50 / 60 Hz
Roll-to-roll (option) - the ability to print
roll-to-roll with 2.43m (8ft) wide material will
soon be available on the ‘Pred8tor’ without
losing any of the quality features of
a true flatbed.
High Resolution - 6-picoliter variable dot
giving True 900 dpi (1800 dpi apparent),
photographic quality. The application
possibilities are endless.
High Speed - No comprise on speed combined
with high resolution.
Now you can truly replace conventional high
speed presses utilizing a fraction of the space.
H ead s
5-color = 5 modules (blade system)
CMYK plus inline white or clear
Air
Compressed air 100 psi (7-10bar) at 1.76 SCFM (0.05 m3/min)
Drop size 6 picoliter
6-picoliter with variable dot delivering photographic color.
900 dpi (1800 dpi apparent)
Network
Gigabit ethernet link with internet access
iPad - gives you a mobile user interface with
full operation of printer and all its functions.
Drop size 12 picoliter
12-picoliter with variable dot
600 dpi (1200 dpi apparent)
Temperature
20-30 °C / 68-86° ambient
Humidity
45-65% non-condensing humidity
Head Adjustment - Auto head height
adjustment lets you change to a different
substrate thickness much easier and quicker.
Media
Max print size
2.43 m x 1.2 m (96 in x 48 in) rigid
2.43 m (96 in) x 40cm (16 inch) diameter rolled media
Max substrate thickness
Rigid 50mm (2 in) roll-to-roll flexible - 880gsm (26oz)
Cleaning / treatment
Substrate should be free of dust
Automatic vacuum wipe and ink blotting head cleaning
Load/ unload
Manual rigid, roll-to-roll for flexible materials
Types
A wide range of rigid and flexible materials including
plastics, paper, lenticular, glass and metals
Inks and Curing
Environment
Additional Options
(1) Roll-to-roll option
(2) Automated loader/
unloader
2.43m (8ft) wide flexible material roll feeder and uptake to
print on flatbed surface
Automated loader / unloader available as additional option
Installation, training and setup (at extra costs)
Installation
Setup
Training
Documentation
5 days set up and full training
Printer set up at site and installed and operational
Operator training on printer and RIP
Online documentation. Diagnostics. Video references.
Media, ink and printing cost
UV ink-based curing
Curing
UV lamp with variable power setting (10%-90%)
Tack-free immediately after printing for stacking / rolled
Ink tanks
Pre-filled disposable units to reduce ink contamination
Warranty & Extended Service
Durability
Outdoor up to 2 years
Warranty
12-month warranty on parts included with printer
Extended warranty
4-year extended warranty is available at extra costs. It includes
labor free of charges from day one. Parts will be discounted
after first year warranty expires
Safety
Automatic shut-down with light curtain and table edge
impact detection. iPad machine shut-down control
White - Inline white or clear gloss
is now as easy to print as colors.
visit: www.gandydigital.com for more details.
Inks
Standards
Head Cleaning - Automatic head cleaning
eliminates the risk of damaging the print heads.
Gandy Digital | 2390 Winston Park Drive | Oakville | ON | L6H 0G7 | Canada | T: 647 367 2737 | Gandy Engineering | 5750 Northwest Parkway | Suite 850 | San Antonio | Texas 78249 | U.S.A. | T: (1) 210 338 8303
Gandy Digital NV | Noorderlaan133 B38 | 2030 Antwerpen | Belgium | T: 32 3 543 70 70 | www.gandydigital.com
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