Roland DG Demonstrates Its Prowess and Industry Leadership at Sign UK
NEC (National Exhibition Center) in Birmingham, UK - Celebrating the company’s silver anniversary, Roland DG (UK) Ltd. dominated this year’s Sign UK, showcasing an impressive product portfolio in its largest exhibit ever, featuring an upper deck with a meeting area and bar for VIP guests.

Organized into distinct stations, the exhibit presented the company’s latest innovations, products that continue to make Roland the supplier of choice across the sign making, display graphics and engraving industries.

At Sign UK, Roland featured its remarkable wide-format printers including the legendary VersaCAMM series of printer/cutters and the powerful PRO II inkjets. Highlights also included two new worldwide launches: the grand-format AdvancedJET AJ-1000 and the new SOLJET PRO III XC-540 inkjet printer/cutter.

Roland’s AJ-1000
Roland’s latest grand format machine, the AdvancedJET AJ-1000 is the company’s widest and fastest system to date. Seamlessly combining the easy operation of a large format printer with the high-volume capabilities of a grand format printer, the AJ-1000 is 104" wide and has a precision print speed of 45 sq.m/hr (484 sqft./hr).

Each AJ-1000 printer comes with VersaWorks, Roland’s powerful, easy-to-use professional RIP software. These features, combined with the fast-drying properties and dense, rich colors of new Eco-Xtreme ink, make the AJ-1000 ideal for outdoor banner production and other high-volume applications.

To further increase productivity, the AJ-1000 features an easy-to-use automatic maintenance system that eliminates the need for wiper cleaning and other manual maintenance procedures that can interrupt daily production.
 Roland DG Demonstrates Its Prowess and Industry Leadership at Sign UK

PRO III XC-540

The new SOLJET PRO III XC-540 is Roland’s most advanced inkjet yet, honed and optimized for precision printing and cutting of labels, stickers and signs.

The new PRO III can be operated in three configurations: as a printer/cutter, stand-alone printer, and vinyl cutter.

Utilizing Roland’s ECO-SOL MAX inks, this 54-inch wide, piezo-based inkjet system is a six-color machine offering a maximum resolution of 1440dpi.

Stand-out features include precision, robust engineering for unsurpassed productivity at up to 40 sq.m/hr (430.56 sqft/hr) in maximum speed print mode and 16 sq.m/hr (172 sqft/hr) in superior quality mode.

Other Featured Products
Throughout the show, Roland’s groundbreaking 3D systems caused a sensation in their own right. This unique product line includes award-winning engravers, milling machines and 3D scanners.

The fabulous new Metaza MPX-70 was a show stealer as well. This photo impact printer, designed for use with metal and hard plastics, is a third generation, compact powerhouse that offers twice the image resolution and three times the speed of its MPX-60 predecessor.		 Roland/Walsall College Partnership

Roland’s celebrated partnership with Walsall College also made show news with the latest joint announcement introducing the new Roland Academy. Roland Academy will offer the first industry accredited courses for the sign making and display graphics industries.

Jerry Davies, Managing Director, Roland DG said, “Sign UK is always a major event for us, but this year exceeded all expectations, partly because of our silver anniversary. The exhibit was constantly packed with visitors, and the sales and leads we generated have surpassed all previous records.

“With our booth design – our most ambitious yet – we effectively communicated the message that Roland DG is a significant and established player across the sign, display graphics and 3D markets.

“All our staff members were on hand to assist visitors, and this combined with the announcement of Roland Academy, an industry accredited skills training program in association with Walsall College, demonstrated our serious long term commitment to the industries we serve. Four years ago we made the announcement at Sign UK that we had every intention of becoming the best, and we have remained dedicated to making that happen.

“We have a strong commitment at Roland DG UK to serve our customers well, and to continue to strengthen this service orientation going forward. Our growth reflects the fact that we have ‘got it right,’ and that we will continue to do so.”
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