We knew it was coming but the surprise was Duplo’s all new DDC 810 B3 spot UV coater had a room all of its own complete with 3 Japanese Duplo executives in attendance. Away from envious competitor eyes, prospective customers were treated to demonstrations of accurate spot UV ‘sensory’ raised coating in the SRA3/B3(long) format for eye-popping value adding to offset and digital prints, normally associated with much more pricey hardware.
Neopost’s DDC 810 spot UV coater is deserving of a Hot Pick because it fits a market sector that is SME-focused and for who a digital spot-UV coater would normally be out of reach. Raj Dang, Neopost sales director, indicated the DDC810 would be well under $300,000, considerably below rival UV coaters.
It’s compact and therefore will fit easily into most SRA3 print shops. Maximum sheet size is 364x740mm, so ‘long’ digital sizes can be accommodated; or B2 offset sheets cut in half. It all runs from a Windows PC with an intuitive GUI.
Sweet spot volumes are between one and 750 copies – more than enough for today’s market. Registration within +or - 0.2mm is achieved by using cameras and register marks. Maximum stock weight is around 450gsm.
The Duplo DDC810 uses single-pass inkjet technology at 600dpi and lays down a textured or high-gloss spot coat that makes it ideal for short-run folding cartons, POS and prestige brochure jobs.
Feeding is by air-suction at just over 1,000 sph based on SRA3 size. HP Indigo and offset prints can be embellished directly while any images laminated with corona-treated PP films can be spot coated. Duplo intends to introduce different effects such a mirror gloss and metallic fluids in the future.
In a world where value-adding to print can mean making a decent profit, The Duplo DDC810 makes complete sense and is a worthy HotPick at PacPrint 2017.