MGI has developed JetVarnish 3D One, the latest addition to its family of digital embellishment presses and targeted at making the technology ‘mainstream’.
Shown publicly at Printing United in Dallas, USA, and also previewed at Konica Minolta’s ELC event the week before in Copenhagen, the model is described as ‘the most aggressively priced JetVarnish to date’, it work up to 14 x 30in, and applies 2D/3D textured varnish effects at up to 3500 A4 sheets an hour.
Kevin Abergel, vice president, sales and marketing MGI Group, noted that the development of 3D One has been driven by changes in the market, with textures and digital foiling starting to gain traction. However, not all potential users are willing or able to invest in more complete systems, which have tended to carry a high price tag.
‘Think of JetVarnish 3D One as the Tesla Model 3, a machine for the masses,’ commented Mr Abergel. ‘It is an affordable, accessible and easy to use press.
‘Everyone thinking about bringing their margins up in print now has the perfect vehicle to start upgrading their output.’
Pre-orders of the MGI JetVarnish 3D One are now being taken, with the first shipments planned for Q1 2020.
Konica Minolta also exclusively showed AccurioShine 101 at the Dallas event, in a ‘technology preview’ of a desktop embellishment system for applying foil, metallic colours, laminates and spot gloss.
Dino Pagliarello, vice president, product management and planning at Konica Minolta, said, ‘AccurioShine 101 is an entry-level foil printing system that allows those that can see the opportunities in embellishment to get in to it at a low cost. This may see them then invest up into more production-class systems such as the MGI presses.’
