Durst Rho 800 User Manual

Rho 800 Presto

The world’s first continuous
board printer

The new Durst Rho 800 Presto represents
a new generation of UV flatbed printers.
Innovative improvements give the new Rho
800 Presto a production output in a class
of its own amongst UV flatbed printers.

The combination of a compact, robust
design with the facility for the continuous
printing of any number of boards, without
interruption, and an unrivalled print
quality, provide a previously unattainable
level of productivity and quality in
industrial printing.

Production Time for 100 sheets

Production time

Continuous
Board Printing

Belt System

Table System =190 min

Production Efficiency for 100 sheets

Continuous
Board Printing

Belt System

Table System

60“/sheet

37“

37“

60“/sheet

54“

99,4 %

62,5 %

52,6 %

Print Time Loading/Unloading Time

60“/sheet

37“

60“/sheet

60“/sheet

54“

60“/sheet

60“/sheet

Time 100 %

37“

=106 min

60“/sheet

54“

0,6 %

37,5 %

47,4 %

=160 min

60“/sheet

Print TimeLoading/Unloading Time

The Rho 800 Presto features the following
benefits and innovations:

• Mechanism for continuous board feeding

• Mechanical front stops allow for printing
boards alongside each other

• Perfect print registration on narrow
boards printed across the full width

• Large print width (250 cm/8 ft.)

• Exceptional productivity, up to 120
boards/h (125 x 80 cm/4 x 2,6 ft.)

• Newly developed operating software for
faster production

• Quadro® Array Technology combines
the highest print speed with the finest
quality

• Printing of white and light colours
without loss of speed

• Highest reliability in the market allowing
for 24/7 production

Users of the new Rho 800 Presto will
appreciate many new or improved business
opportunities. Print orders are completed
more cost efficiently than previously,
increased productivity provides extra
capacity for additional business and,
above all, increased levels of profit for
your business are realized.

Technical Data

General specifications

Dimensions:

Width: 585 cm (230 in.)
Length with roll tables: 460 cm (181 in.)
Length without roll tables: 190 cm (75 in.)
Height: 195 cm (77 in.)

Weight:

Approx. 3.500 kg (7.700 lb)

Safety standards:

Complies with currently valid guidelines

Printing specifications

Printing system:

Patented Durst flatbed system with
Quadro® array technology for the finest
quality and the highest speed.

Resolution:

600 dpi

Colours:

Standard: CMYK
Optional: Light Cyan and Light Magenta,
White, clear varnish for special effects,
spot colours (on request).

Inks:

UV-curable pigment inks for interior and
exterior applications.

Ink supply:
Integrated ink tanks with 10 litre
capacity per ink, refillable during the
printing process. The refill inks are in
5 litre, non-returnable containers, easily
disposed in collapsed condition, thus
avoiding pollution to the machine and
the environment.

Software/RIP:
Durst Rho Linux software for very fast
processing with minimum storage
capacity on the hard disk. External
Caldera RIP Server (GrandRip+)

Media specifications

Media types:

Wide range of uncoated and coated
materials – also textured surfaces such
as hard foam sheets, soft foam sheets,
aluminium, acrylic glass, polycarbonate
sheets etc.

Maximum printing width:
250 cm (8 ft.)

Maximum printing length:

Only restricted by media length

Maximium thickness:
Standard: 40 mm (1.58 in.)
Industrial Version: 70 mm (2,75 in.)

Maximum media weight on belt:

Standard: up to 50 kg
Industrial Version: up to 70 kg

Smallest sheet size:
DIN-A3 – 29.7 x 42 cm (12 x 17 in.)

Registration of materials:

Materials are registered at the leading
edge by means of fibre optic sensors or
alternatively by mechanical front stops.
Parallel and continuous loading of sheets
is optional. An encoder measures the
transport sequences, ensuring utmost
precision in image alignment.

Durst Phototechnik
AG
Large Format Division

Vittorio-Veneto-Straße 59
I-39042 Brixen, Italy
Telefon [phone]
Telefax +39/0472 83 09 80
www.durst-online.com
[e-mail]

Productivity:
up to 120 sheets/hour
(125 x 80 cm/4 x 2,6 ft.) with Continuous
Board Printing Option

Durst Phototechnik
Digital Technology
GmbH

Julius-Durst-Straße 11
A-9900 Lienz, Austria
Telefon [phone]
Telefax +43/4852/7 17 77 50
www.durst-online.com
[e-mail]

Location requirements

Space requirement:

min. 8 x 6 m (26 x 20 ft.)

Maximum height:

2.400 m (8.000 ft) above sea level

Temperature range:
+15 °C to +30 °C (+59°F to 86°F)
non-condensing

Relative air humidity:
25 - 80 % non-condensing

The latest technical developments
are constantly being incorporated
into Durst products. Illustrations and
descriptions are therefore subject to
modification. All rights reserved on
images and illustrations.

Durst Phototechnik AG, 05/20 07

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