Since the Bulk Ink System is very popular and you can find it in so many Large Format Printers, you will need a lot of Ink Supply to be able to keep up.
 5 Litres Cyan N/A |  5 Litres Magenta N/A |
 5 Litres Yellow N/A |  5 Litres Black N/A |
#: Prices provided are excluding VAT.
It's very easy to see how many ink you have been using in the past, but it's very difficult to determine how many ink you will need for printing in the future. However, this is an important question for Large Format Printer owners or potential buyers. Ink consumption is directly linked to the question regarding how much is the per square metre printing cost.
We ran extremely solid colour printing tests on our FastCOLOUR Large Format Printers that makes use of our ECO-Solvent Ink. The results are:
| Printing Resolution | 360×720 DPI 2 Pass | 360×1080 DPI 3 Pass Download ICC Profile | 720×720 DPI 4 Pass Download ICC Profile | 720×1080 DPI 6 Pass Download ICC Profile | 720×1440 DPI 8 Pass Download ICC Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Print 1m2 Solid Single Colour Either C/M/Y/K | 4.18 ml / N/A | 6.27 ml / N/A | 8.36 ml / N/A | 12.54 ml / N/A | 16.72 ml / N/A |
| Print 1370mm Full Roll 50m | 286.33 ml / N/A | 429.50 ml / N/A | 572.66 ml / N/A | 858.99 ml / N/A | 1145.32 ml / N/A |
| Print 1520mm Full Roll 50m | 317.68 ml / N/A | 476.52 ml / N/A | 635.36 ml / N/A | 953.04 ml / N/A | 1270.72 ml / N/A |
| Print 1600mm Full Roll 45m | 300.96 ml / N/A | 451.44 ml / N/A | 601.92 ml / N/A | 902.88 ml / N/A | 1203.84 ml / N/A |
#: Data from software printing simulation on EPSON® DX5 printhead. Printer head cleaning will consume additional ink. Prices based on our 5L Bulk Ink are excluding VAT.
In the real business environment, you won't just print single colours. For the colours other than pure Cyan/Magenta/Yellow/Black, multiple ink will be used. For example, Cyan and Yellow produce Green, Cyan and Magenta produce blue and Pitch Black is from all the above four colour inks. In real printing applications, 250% of single colour ink usage is the value generally used to calculate the ink consumption.
| Printing Application | Billboards / Outdoor Banners | Poster Printing / Banners / Shopfitting / Outdoor Graphics | Wallpaper Printing / Vehicle Wraps / Backlit Displays | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printing Resolution | 360×720 DPI | 360×1080 DPI | 720×720 DPI | 720×1080 DPI | 720×1440 DPI |
| Equal to EPSON® DX5/DX7 Print Head Passes | 2 Pass | 3 Pass | 4 Pass | 6 Pass | 8 Pass |
| 1m2 Full Colour Printing | 10.45 ml / N/A | 15.68 ml / N/A | 20.90 ml / N/A | 31.35 ml / N/A | 41.80 ml / N/A |
While many large format machines print in one direction only, our FastCOLOUR Large Format Printer provides bi-directional printing that enables continuous printing at every pass, keeping output time to a strict minimum. Printing in a single pass for decreased turnaround time, and multiple pass for increased printing quality however, printing will be slower. The amount of passes printed does not effect ink consumption. The printing speed for our FastCOLOUR Printer is about:
| Printing Passes | 2,3 Pass | 4 Pass | 6 Pass | 8 Pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equal to EPSON® DX5/DX7 Print Head Resolution | 360×720 DPI 360×1080 DPI | 720×720 DPI | 720×1080 DPI | 720×1440 DPI |
| Mode | Draft Mode | Production Mode | Quality Mode | High-Resolution Mode |
| Printing Speed | 30 m2/h | 15 m2/h | 10 m2/h | 7.5 m2/h |
The printing speed is based on full bed size printing. For rectangle shapes, printing vertically is slower than printing horizontal since the moving speed on this printing direction is faster and printing horizontal causes less printing passes too.
Download ICC Profiles What is ICC ProfileIn color management, an ICC Profile is set that uses data which characterizes ink color space according to standards promulgated by the International Color Consortium (ICC). All the ECO-Solvent Ink in the market should have ICC Profiles to allow you to print the color correctly. When you change to our ink, you will also need to load our ICC Profiles to your RIP Software.
| Printing Resolution | 360×720 DPI | 360×1080 DPI | 720×720 DPI | 720×1080 DPI | 720×1440 DPI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equal to EPSON® DX5/DX7 Print Head Passes | 2 Pass | 3 Pass | 4 Pass | 6 Pass | 8 Pass | All ICC Profiles (.zip) |
| ICC Profile | N/A | .ICC Profile | .ICC Profile | .ICC Profile | .ICC Profile |
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