The first public showing of the Vanguard VK3220T-HS UV flatbed printer is taking place at Fespa Global in Munich. The machine has pride of place on its booth alongside Durst, which has owned the company since 2020.
The show also marks the official introduction of a new compact, more user-friendly product design for the Vanguard Europe portfolio. The changes – a result of a collaboration with Zanzotti Industrial Design, which is also behind the design of the Durst portfolio – bring a more intuitive, ergonomic and optimized experience for machine operators.
The new Vanguard VK3220T-HS has been designed and is assembled at the European headquarters of Vanguard Europe at 5,000m2 Kraftwerk in Brixen, South Tyrol, Italy, next to the Durst HQ.
The 3.2 x 2m flatbed printer uses up to three rows of 4 picoliter drop size Kyocera printheads at up to 1800dpi print resolution, and runs at up to 360m2/hr.
Vanguard Europe is a subsidiary of Vanguard Digital Printing Systems Corp, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA. Set up in late 2021, Vanguard Europe’s objective is to replicate the sales successes of its parent company, which produces 200 systems a year.
Fabian Sottsas, managing director of Vanguard Europe, said: “We are incredibly excited to be at Fespa for this world launch of the Vanguard VK3220T-HS next-generation UV flatbed printer. Together with a new modular design with user-friendly design changes we know this will be of huge interest to visitors at the show.”
