Epson attacks the fine art market

The Stylus Pro 7900 and 9900 boast high resolutions and advanced ink and colour technology Epson’s new large format printers, the Stylus Pro 7900 and 9900 are especially conceived for art prints and proofs.

With their 11 new UltraChrome HDR pigment inks including orange and green you get a large palette of colours as well as soft colour gradation. The smaller of the two printers, the Stylus Pro 7900 has a printing width of 24 inches, while the larger 9900 offers 44 inches. Both printers use the new TFP technology which gives a resolution of 2,880 by 1,440dpi and produces droplet sizes starting from 3.5 picoliters. The system uses Epson variable ink droplet technology and operates at speeds of up to 40 m² per hour. The prints produced are supposed to have a durability of up to 200 years.

At the Epson booth (A01, Hall 5) the first solvent printer from Epson, the Stylus Pro GS6000, is also being shown. This model, with a printing width of 1.626 metres, is equipped with the capacity to produce water and UV resistant, scratchproof and quick drying prints for indoors and out. When printing with special solvent inks, no VOCs are said to be set free, since the inks are based on ecological solvents where no additional ventilation is needed.