Experience the UVPEC Benefits

January 2009
 The Barak UVPEC Benefits
• Usability: Simple and efficient media handling and User Interface
• Versatility: High volume and top quality hybrid printers
• Performance: 316m²/hr (3,400ft2/hr); True 600 dpi
• Environmental: ‘Green’ UV ink; Recyclable media
• Cost of ownership: Cost effective utilization of ink and media

Or in short:
Usability

Versatility

Performance

Environmental

Cost of ownership
 PERFORMANCE
Billboard production – 316 m2/hr 3,400ft2/hr!
POP Superior quality.
 Barak Line Print Modes

Barak5 HS (32heads) Barak3 (16heads)

Throughput Throughput
(sqft/hr) (sqm/hr) Resolution (sqft/hr) (sqm/hr) Resolution
dpi dpi

3400 316 300 x 300 1-pass

1765 164 300 x 300 1590 148 300 x 300 2-pass

925 86 300 x 300 860 80 300 x 300 4-pass

470 44 600 x 600 470 44 600 x 600 4-pass

260 24 600 x 600 260 24 600 x 600 8-pass

Billboard Production - 316 Sqm/hr
(3,400 sqft/hr)
• Print a 1200 m² (13,000 sqft)
building mesh wrap in
less than 4 hours!!!
Truck-side Production - 316 sqm/hr
(3,400sqft/hr)
• Print a 90 m² (970 sqft/hr) PVC truck-side
curtain wrap in merely 18 minutes!!!
Fast production means:
• Less shifts
• Close old, slower printers
• Fast response to last minute requests
• Faster turnaround
• Say yes to peak demands
Superior Quality
• 32 CMYK inkjet print heads
• 8 print heads per color
• 40 picoliter drop size
• True 600 dpi (1200 dpi apparent)
• Low graininess
• Best resolution / drop size in the market
• Shutter-controlled UV lamps for
adjustable glossiness
• Single- or bi-directional printing
• Double-drop half-resolution option for
extra large files
• Anti-wrinkle vacuum table mechanism
• Heads carriage at minimal height from
media with automated elevator
mechanism
High Performance Barak UV Inks
• Pigment based UV-curable inks
• Minimum 2-year outdoor
durability
• Flexible inks for all applications
• Wide color gamut
• Color matching standards
• Built-in ICC profiles
 VERSATILE
Wide range of applications.
The only 5m hybrid digital printer.
High speed / high quality.
.Flexibility, multi-roll and mesh support
 Optimal Print Versatility
• Meet high quality POP demands with true 600 dpi
• High throughput of 316 m² /hr (3,400 ft2/hr) for high volume jobs
• All print features provided in a single window
• Multi-purpose vacuum table
• Pneumatic Mesh mechanism
• Multi-roll support
• No 6C / 8C ink switch needed
Wide Range of Applications and Media

• Flex banners
• Self adhesive vinyl
• Blue back paper
• Mesh Building wraps Backlit signs
• Backlit
• Tyvek
• Flag
• Polyethylene
• Coated and uncoated
Fleet graphics
• Rigid media (up to 25mm (1 inch)
Point Of Purchase
The Only 5m Hybrid UV Printer
in the Market
• Versatility to print both flexible and rigid media
• Fast changeover from R2R to FB – less than 5 minutes
Media Handling: Free Fall

• One-man operation
• Freefall up to 5m
• Roll to roll / Roll to core / Freefall
• Simple tension mechanism
• Easily applied press roller
controls
• Immediate cut-and-finish
in midst of printing
Media Handling: Rigid
• One-man operation
• 1-click button to operate
patented switchover
mechanism Matan Patented
switchover mechanism
• Heads carriage height set
with motorized elevator
• Up to 25mm (1”) media
thickness
• Multi Flatbed option
 Media Handling: Multi-roll
• Up to 3 x 1.6m (64 inch)
wide rolls simultaneously
• Quick loading
• Capable of printing multi roll
with cores varying in weights
/ widths / diameters
• Triple throughput for narrow
jobs
• Fast turnaround on short-run
jobs
 Usability
Simple media handling.
Intuitive User Interface.
Minimal and easy maintenance.
Simple Media Handling
• Convenient printing table height
• Motorized heads carriage elevator
• Anti-wrinkle vacuum table mechanism
• End-of-media sensor
• Automated Integral pneumatic mesh table
• Auto media measure
Intuitive GUI
• Clear-cut icons
• Intuitive Job Settings and Control Panel
• Straightforward look-and-feel with just 3 windows

Job settings Control panel

User Friendly RIP
• Barak-dedicated fast and user friendly Caldera RIP
• Wide range of customizable features

Barak-dedicated RIP
Powerful Operating Software

• Dynamic Queue workflow

for convenient job
manipulation
• Load preset jobs
• Print different modes in a
single run
• Tiling
• Step & Repeat
• Embedded crop enables
convenient color proofing
Barak software Queue workflow
Fast Learning Curve

• Intuitive icons and windows

• Straightforward operating software
• Versatile job settings
• Easy media “plug-n-play” handling
• Fast setup due to smart machine hardware design
Minimum Maintenance
• Simple printer start-up:
– Turn machine power on
– Turn operating software on
– UV lamps warm-up (up to 2 min.)
– Purge and wipe print heads
– Print
• No ink switch / purge needed
during print time!
• Simple printer shut-down:
– Purge and wipe print heads
– Close operating software
– UV lamps cool-down (up to 4 min.)
– Turn off machine
ENVIROMENTAL
UV ink with no environmental costs.
Supports ‘green’ recyclable media.
Environment Friendly UV Printer
• No hazardous fumes
• No special venting
• No special carbon filters
• No environmental costs
• Minimal waste disposal
• PE media support
 Cost
Low Cost of Ownership.
Minimal media and ink waste.
Low Total Cost of Ownership
• Competitive pricing
• Ink consumption – up to 180
m²/liter (1,940 ft2/liter) can
reach $100K/year savings
• Media waste – saves over
$12K/year (only 35cm waste at
loading)
• More efficient than other UV
and solvent printers
• Minimal purge – saves up to 20
times ink and solvent wastes
compared to solvent printers
Low Total Cost of Ownership (cont.)
• Saves labor costs
• Low site preparation costs:
– 1 Barak replaces 3 old-generation printers
– Saves floor space
• Prints also on low-cost / uncoated media
Customer Care
• Site preparation guidance by support team
• Installation procedure followed by service visit
• Application training
• Pro-active Service telephone calls
• Multi-lingual support capabilities
• Matan WW support centers (Europe, USA)
• Advanced warehouse worldwide for on-demand
spare parts / consumables
• Second tier support from Matan headquarters, Israel
• Personal relations with prompt response time
Summary
Features / Benefits
Benefits
• Enhanced productivity
• High quality POP applications
• High volume jobs using a single printer
• Efficient and competitive ink usage
• Fast turnaround on short-run jobs
• Variety of printable applications
• No ink switch needed
• Triple throughput for narrow jobs
• Virtually no setup time
Feature
Performance:
• Billboard production (> 300 m²/hr)
• True 600 dpi resolution
• Superior PH (30-40 picoliter)
• Wide color gamut
• Minimum 2-year ink durability
Versatile:
• Hybrid printer with fast changeover
• High speed and high quality flexibility
• Multi roll support
• One-click mesh rails system
Summary
Features / Benefits (cont.)
Benefits
• Answers any application demand
• Increases production
• Reliable
• Short term integration into production
• No environment costs or odors (non-
solvent ink)
• Support WW environment protection
• One Barak meets all needs
• Fast ROI
• Low Total Cost of Ownership
• Competitive with solvent printers
• Saves over €20K/year by reducing
Feature
Usability:
• Wide range of applications and media
• Simple media handling (mesh rails,
media tracking, multi-roll, feeder
motor)
• Instant machine start-up
• Intuitive User Interface
Environmental:
• UV environment-friendly inks
• Supports recyclable media (PE)
Cost:
• Competitive throughput (> 300 m²/hr)
• Low ink consumption (up to 180 m²/l)
• Minimal media waste (only 35 cm)
 Thank you

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Barak Workflow and Color Management