The first Longier Hunter RU3200 from QPS has been installed at WAE Group
Quality Print Services (QPS) has launched the latest Longier grand-format printer, the Longier Hunter RU3200, to the UK market where it has already been installed by Leeds-based sign specialist WAE Group.
The Longier Hunter RU3200 printing system can deliver resolutions of up to 600 x 1200dpi at speeds in excess of 80sqm/h. The 3.2m UV LED roll-to-roll printer is fitted with Ricoh Gen5 printheads to provide variable drop sizes of CMYK and optional bright white ink and varnish.
WAE Group added the new Longier – specially adapted to print unbacked mesh banners and fabric graphics – to its existing Longier Hunter FP-3750 LED flatbed printer, which was installed by QPS in 2015.
Ahead of the new RU3200’s installation this autumn, WAE Group’s managing director Paul Austin said he was drawn to the energy-efficiency and sustainability offered by the new Longier’s UV LED-curing technology.
‘We’re delighted to bring the newest Longier Hunter model to the UK and have had positive feedback from its first user, WAE Group,’ commented Chris Bailey, managing director of QPS. ‘Longier systems definitely rival those of bigger-name brands in their incredible printing quality and reliability. We expect to install several more in the New Year, each supported by our advice and engineering support.’
