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The GCC Stellarjet K72UV

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The StellarJET K72UV is the newest large format combo UV printers from GCC. GCC, a 20 year old company, has had considerable experience with transport belt mechanisms from its previous models the StellarJET 250UV and StellarJET K100UV. Although the K72UV is a combo printer, it is considered an upgraded version of the StellarJET 183UVK, which is not a combo printer, but a hybrid mechanism (moves media with pinch rollers). UV-curable printing is widening its range of applications, moving from just signage to niche markets like architectural and interior decoration materials, etc. A hybrid printer works fine with roll-fed materials, and acceptably with some large boards. But a hybrid printer is not the best solution for small pieces of media like ceramic tiles or small pieces of glass. Being aware of the need to handle this type of decorative applications, GCC designed the StellarJET K72UV with a conveyor belt, a mechanism that works considerably better with these kinds of materials. Of course, as of 2009 there are dozen other companies offering wide-format UV printers with a combo moving mechanism, but certainly not many of these companies have a combo printer in the entry-level price range. The printer offers CMYK, lc, lm, W and varnish. This new model from GCC uses Konica Minolta 512MH printheads which can produce up to 720dpi in the CMYK configuration and up to 1440dpi in the CMYK, lc, lm configuration. Besides, these Konica Minolta heads offer 14 picoliter drop size and four levels of grayscale which allows the StellarJET K72UV to render beautiful output.