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September 2017

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CONTENTSINTRODUCTION 1ACME 3ADDTOP 4AIIFAR 5ALLWIN 6BOSSRON 7Crystal 8FLORA 9FORNI 10GETHRAY 11Human Digital 12Infiniti 13MINTO 14NiPrint 15Phaeton 16Refretonic 17Saitu 18SMART 19WIT-COLOR 20XENONS 21Yaselan 22Zhongye 23Concluding Remarks: Solvent Printers Today 24It is a very simple decision 25

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INTRODUCTIONFor well over 15 years there has been a constant quantity of solvent printers manufactured and used around the world. Then, year by year, starting in 2000 and reaching significantpresence in 2008, UV-cured printers took over the market in several parts of the world. Also in 2008 latex ink with co-solvents began to be used. And during recent years textile printers have moved forward around the world. Nonetheless, solvent printers are still a core technology and chemistry in many parts of the world. And by far the best place in the world to see the complete range of brands, sizes, and ink types is APPPEXPO.

We will use the word “solvent printers” as generic for full-solvent, lite- and mild-solvent, and eco-solvent all together. In some instances, when we know the ink is not full-solvent, we will indicate eco-solvent. The word bio-solvent was green-washing in past years and not many ink or printer companies try that trick of “bio-solvent” any more.

There are different kinds of printer designations for solvent printer sizes: desktop, mid-sized, large format and super-wide format (3.2m and 5m). Each brand offers printers for the different needs that the consumer may have. Some printers are based on low-price only. Other brands and models are based on speed and sophisticated moving of diverse signage materials.

Gongzheng Group booth at APPPEXPO 2017

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It is not realistic to comment on each brand or printer model, since often there is no available information on what print head, or which ink chemistry is used. Many times what is pictured in the catalog is not the same features as is exhibited in the booth. And sometimes if there are two printers of the same model, their print heads and inks may be totally different one from another.All this is why it is essential that print shop owners and managers visit APPPEXPO in person. If you dedicate the time in the booth of the several brands you are interested in, then you can learn which print heads, which ink type, and which features the printer actually has. This year it was observed that several companies were sharing a booth and many of them have made alliances with each other, so that new brands have been found with the same printers.

Coverage of Solvent Printers

Thefollowingreportisfree,atnocost.Inordertokeepthefilesize(inMB)sothateveryonecanreceive and download it easily, it is not possible to show all brands. To see 100% of the brands, booths,andmodelsisabout“fivevolumes”sinceithasliterallyhundredsofpagesofphotographs.This TRENDs level PDF is available to distributors, factory brands, and print shops who have a TRENDs-level subscription (which you can purchase by writing info “at” FLAAR.org). But in order to get the present free report to you, we have a sample of the scores of brands and literally hundreds of printers. Our goal is go provide a general introduction and sample of solvent printer range at APPPEXPO in Shanghai.

Best printed samples

Sample by Glitter Sample by Xuli

Sample by Shandong Yicai

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ACMEwww.acme-printer.com

ACME last year did not exhibit at APPPEXPO, though in 2017 they had on exhibition 3 printers, both using eco-solvent ink. They were sharing same booth with BOSSRON with a smaller amount of solvent printers on exhibit.

Brand ACME

Printer Model 5900F

Print Width 1.8m

Print SpeedHigh precision print 50m2/h

High speed print 88m2/h

Ink Type Eco solvent

Print headsBrand and model EPSON DX5, DX7

Number of print heads 2

ACME 5900F

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ADDTOPwww.addtop.cn

ADDTOP has been regular over the years, they had on exhibiton just one solvent printer.

Brand ADDTOP

Printer Model TE1632

Print Width 1.3m




Print headsBrand and model EPSON F66


ADDTOP TE1632

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AIIFARwww.aiifar.com

AIIFAR have a main product series: water based and eco solvent printer. This products have been popular in China, and exported to many countries in Asia, South America and Africa. They are also focused on providing textile printing solutions.

Brand AIIFAR

Printer Model AF-3204

Print Width 3.2m




Print headsBrand and model EPSON DX11


AIIFAR AF-3204

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ALLWINwww.allwintech.com

Allwin is characterized by being one of the brands with more models of solvent printers. Its booth is one of the largest and with a better distribution of printers in APPPEXPO 2017.

Brand ALLWIN

Printer Model C8-1024i PLUS

Print Width 3.2m



Ink Type Eco Solvent

Print headsBrand and model Konica Minolta 1024i

Drop size 30plNumber of print heads 2

Allwin C8-1024i PLUS

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BOSSRONwww.chinabossron.com

This year BOSSRON was located in the Nh hall and had a better distribution of printers, and during show 2 of the 3 solvent printers were working.

Brand BOSSRON

Printer Model WT-2000D

Print Width 2m




Print headsBrand and model RICOH G5


BOSSRON WT-2000D

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CRYSTALwww.jinghuigz.com

CRYSTALJET promotes digital inkjet devices and whole application solutions, are specialist in advertisement printing, textile printing, and they have worked hard to get into the world of in-line ceramic printing. This year they shared a booth with Eagle Color.

Brand CRYSTAL

Printer Model Q3-200

Print Width 2m






CRYSTAL Q3-200

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FLORAwww.floradigital.com.cn

FLORA is focused on the production and sales of inkjet printing equipment; with the main products of inkjet printers for advertising, ceramic ink jet machines, digital elliptical printing machines and glass printing machines, etc. It is a Council Member of China Printing and Printing Equipment Industry Association and the drafting unit of the national standards of “Wide Format Printing Machine”.

Dr. Nicholas has been to the Flora RTZ factory many years ago and we know and respect the owner and managers of this company.

Brand FLORA

Printer Model LJ320SG

Print Width 3.2m



Ink Type Solvent

Print headsBrand and model SG1024


FLORA LJ320SG

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FORNIwww.fornidigital.com

Thecompany’sproductsareFORNIInkjetPrinter,FORNIportraitprinterandFORNIUVflatbedprinter. During the days of the expo they were able to show different types of materials in which they printed.

Brand FORNI

Printer Model FJ-1825E

Print Width 1.8m

Print SpeedHigh precision print 16.4m2/h

High speed print 30.8m2/h



Drop size 3.5plNumber of print heads 2

FORNI FJ-1825E

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GETHRAYwww.gethray.com

It is one of my favorite booths in the last two years I had the opportunity to talk with the sales managers about new products that they present in the show. Although we have not been to their factory, we know some of the hospitable people in this company.

Brand GETHRAY

Printer Model S8

Print Width 2.2m






GETHRAY S8

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HUMAN DIGITALwww.hmdt.net

This year I had the opportunity to meet Mack Xin the CEO of the company, he explained the projects that has developed and the technological innovations he uses to sell his products and improve the user experience. Mack has experience in the world of grand format printers from other international brands before starting Human Digital.

Brand Human Digital

Printer Model X-Jet

Print Width 1.8m




Print headsBrand and model XAAR

Drop size 2.5pl

Human Digital X-Jet

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INFINITIwww.fyunion.com

Brand INFINITI

Printer Model FY-3200AT/E8

Print Width 3.2m



Ink Type Solvent

Print headsBrand and model SEIKO SPT508


INFINITI FY-3200AT

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MINTOBrand MINTO

Printer Model Q5-M1800

Print Width 3.2m




Print headsBrand and model TOSHIBA CE4


MINTO Q5-M1800

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NIPRINTwww.print-pretty.cn

Is a professional company which has experience with textile printers. The main product series are Niprint Eco-solvent, water-based printers, and Printpretty belt textile printer.

Brand NiPrint

Printer Model AX1802

Print Width 1.8m

Print SpeedHigh precision print 16.4m2/h

High speed print 30.8m2/h




NiPrint AX1802

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PHAETONwww.ud-printer.com

This year PHAETON presented fewer solvent printers than last year but this brand is still in the solvent printer industry.

Brand Phaeton

Printer Model UD-3288X

Print Width 3.2m



Ink Type Eco Solvent, Solvent

Print headsBrand and model SEIKO SPT508GS


Phaeton UD-3288X

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REFRETONICwww.mtutech.com

Located at Shanghai, China and founded in 2007. The main product lines include eco solvent printers, solvent printers, UV printers, digital textile printers, printing materials and inkjet inks. This year they appeared with a different name MT INDUSTRY in both, brochures and booth but if they maintained the same graphic line in the designs.

Brand Refretonic

Printer Model RT-3205D

Print Width 3.2m


Print heads Brand and model EPSON DX5

Refretonic RT-3205D

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SAITUBrand Saitu

Printer Model JC2002

Print Width 1.8m




Print headsBrand and model EPSON DX5, DX7


Saitu JC2002

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SMARTwww.smart-jet.com

LocatedinFengXian,Shanghái.ThefirstSMARTeco-solventlargeformatprinterappearedinmarketin 2005, SMART had brought forward with eco-solvent series printers including SMART1801/2S, SMART2202S, SMART3202S, SMART outdoor ink-jet printers.

Brand SMART

Printer Model SMART-6000 8H

Print Width 3.2m



Ink Type Solvent

Print headsBrand and model StarFire SG-1024


SMART-6000 8H

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WIT-COLORwww.wit-color.com

Specializedingrandformatdigitalprintingtechnologydevelopmentandequipment’sproduction.The Wit-Color was one of the brands that have solvent printers of 5.2 meters wide. One of the brands that present more solvent printers in APPPEXPO 2017.

Brand Wit-Color

Printer Model Ultra Star 5304

Print Width 5.2m



Ink Type Solvent

Print headsBrand and model StarFire SG-1024


Wit-Color Ultra Star 5304

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XENONSwww.yilijet.com

XENONS had two solvent printers in the booth which also had the option of printing in UV, only one of them was printing with solvent ink.

Brand XENONS

Printer Model X4-7405

Print Width 1.8m





Drop size 3.5plNumber of print heads 2

XENONS X4-7405

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YASELANwww.yaselan.cc

In APPPEXPO 2017 there were several booths that had two or more brands on exhibition, in this case Yaselan is the main brand and Wangyuan is a division from their company.

Brand Yaselan

Printer Model J-KM320X10

Print Width 3.2m



Ink Type Solvent



Yaselan J-K320X10

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ZHONGYEwww.zyprinter.com

Zhongye makes both solvent and Eco-solvent printers using primarily Epson DX5 print heads. As do many other Chinese printer brands, in addition to solvent printers they also make UV-curing. And of course UV-curing and solvent printers can both handle roll-to-roll printing materials.

Brand Zhongye

Printer Model SK3200

Print Width 3.2m



Ink Type Solvent

Print headsBrand and model SEIKO SPT 510

Number of print heads 4,6,8

Zhongye SK3200

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CONCLUDING REMARKS: SOLVENT PRINTERS TODAY

Dr Nicholas HellmuthSolvent printers are widely used throughout Mexico, Central America, and South America. Also still lots of solvent printers at trade shows in Eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa, and everywhere in Asia. So there are still stable markets for solvent printers.

AsignificantadvantageofattendingAPPPEXPOinShanghaiisthatprobably95%ofallthebrandsin the entire world are exhibited here. You will not get that many brands at any expo elsewhere in the world. UV-curing printers of course are popular worldwide, and lots and lots of these are available to learn about at APPPEXPO. LED-curing is now about 80% of the printers (so not many mercury-arc curingsystemsanymore;evenswissprintandAGFAhavemovedmoretowardsLED;efiVUTEkwasthefirstmajorinternationalbrandtoofferLEDatthehigh-end.

And of course textile printers are a good reason to attend APPPEXPO 2018. We will have a separate FLAAR Report on textile printers (plus you can find T-shirt printers). But even with all the textileprinters, UV-curing, the main third category is solvent. One reason is that latex printers are mainly usedanddefinitelyonlymanufacturedinothercountries.Butifyourprintshopneedsanewsolventprinter. Or if you are a distributor seeking a better quality solvent printer, there are brands ranging from entry-level to mid-range up to 3.2m and 5m super-wide solvent printers which you can learn about if you attend APPPEXPO. For example, a large distributor in Latin America recently asked us at FLAAR for a recommendation of a high quality solvent printer for him to distribute in Latin America. He already distributed UV-curing printers etc. He did not want entry-level solvent.

Other distributors and thousands of print shops will seek price-conscious solvent printer brands and models.ThenicethingaboutAPPPEXPOisthatyoucanfindeverythingyouarelookingfor.

Plus Shanghai is a friendly pleasant city to visit. It is great to arrive a day early and go sightseeing in the Bund area or take a river cruise during the expo days.

It is actually less cost to attend an expo in Shanghai than in any city in Germany (since hotel prices may rise 200% to3% during an expo anywhere in Germany).

Six of us will be attending APPPEXPO 2018 in Shanghai. We hope to see you there: Shanghai International Ad & Sign Expo, 28-31 March, 2018.

Plus we will be attending APPPEXPO 2017 in Thailand; also a city with historical architecture, nice river cruise, and friendly people. 9-12 November.

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IT IS A VERY SIMPLE DECISION

So attending APPPEXPO 2017 Thailand is worthwhile both for the trade show aspects and also for experiencing architectural history and art museums.

• 66 booths with solvent printers (that is more than all expos in the entire USA put together). • 71 brands of solvent printers (that is more than all expos in USA, and Mexico put together) • 245 models for you to look at (that is more than all expos in Europe put together) • 267 physical solvent printers (this is more than all other expos in EU, North America, and Latin America put together).

So there are 267 reasons to get an airplane ticket to friendly, safe, impressive Shanghai China for APPPEXPO 2018.

We of FLAAR Reports look forward to seeing you March 28 through March 31, 2018. We devote considerable effort to harvest information and statistics on all the printers at this expo.

We also have the full count of every single textile printer and every single UV-curing printer (which will be in separate full-color PDFs).

Plus we will be attending APPPEXPO 2017 in Thailand; also a city with historical architecture, nice river cruise, and friendly people. 9-12 November.

Dr Nicholas was in Bangkok in 2008 to inspect a printer factory and demo room.

He also visited a frankly remarkable and advanced printing company which developed products that were not widely available elsewhere.

Since Dr Nicholas studied art history and architectural history at Harvard and had a post-graduate research position at Yale University in the Dept of History of Art, he found the temples and palaces of Bangkok worth visiting.

So attending APPPEXPO 2017 is worthwhile for the trade show and also for architectural history and art museums.

http://www.apppexpo.com/uploadFiles/2017040615151004271.pdf

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PLEASE NOTEThis report has been licensed to Shanghai Modern International Exhibition Co., to distribute, since they are the organizers of APPPEXPO (Advertising, Print, Pack & Paper Expo), Shanghai. But this report has not been licensed to any printer manufacturer, distributor, dealer, sales rep, RIP company, media or ink company to distribute. So if you obtained this from any company, other than APPPEXPO, you have a pirated copy.

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