Northeast Color is the First User of EFI’s New Hybrid LED Inkjet Platform

“This world's first EFI VUTEk h3 LED hybrid printer user, Northeast Color in Portsmouth, N.H., is using the printer to improve throughput on high-end, high-volume graphics production for franchise businesses.”

FREMONT, Cali. — August 20, 2018 — Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (EFI) is now shipping its most-advanced hybrid flatbed/roll superwide-format printer technology to date – groundbreaking new VUTEk h series printers that give customers higher reliability, better serviceability and greater ease of use, as well as increased functionality, quality, productivity and expandability. Environmental graphics production specialist Northeast Color recently became the first company to install the h series, with a VUTEk h3 model operating in the company’s Portsmouth, N.H., production facility.

The new printer platform, which was developed by EFI’s global R&D teams from the ground up, is designed for high-volume production of premium-quality signage and graphics applications. First shown at the 2018 FESPA Global trade show in Germany, the 126-inch-wide h series builds on EFI’s legacy as the leading provider of sustainable “cool cure” production LED inkjet printers while establishing new benchmarks for productivity and profit opportunity. The h series is available in two models. The EFI VUTEk h3 prints up to 74 boards per hour and offers eight-color and optional four-color printing modes plus white, as well as five-layer print capability in a single pass.

The printer is a highly extensible platform as well, one that gives users the option of increasing throughput capabilities as needs demand. The VUTEk h3 model can be upgraded to an EFI VUTEk h5 model on site. With the upgrade, users can get even greater speed and capacity – up to 47% higher productivity with top print speeds of 109 boards per hour.