EFI VUTEk Q3r
Designed to go beyond printing to provide a complete print-to-finished graphic workflow—from RIP to finished product.


Speed
Up to 6,006 ft²/hr


Colour
Up to 9 colors CMYK + opt LC, LM, LK + White, and Clear Coat


Width
3.5 Meters


Resolution
UltraDrop™ Tech with native 7 pL, Resolution Up to 1200 dpi


Capabilities
Up to 5 Layer Printing


Warranty
3M MCS & Greenguard Gold/Greenguard Certified
Take your business beyond-with the EFI VUTEk Q3r
We designed the EFI™ VUTEk® Q3r to go beyond printing to provide a complete print to finished graphic workflow—from RIP to finished product—on the same platform. Think of it as one big competitive edge that encompasses automatic in-line quality inspection, inline slitting and cutting, Roll & Tape, and more.
Go beyond with:
- The widest range of application capabilities—white and clear, double-sided printing, textiles, and more
- Superb white ink printing performance in single- and multi-layer print modes
- White and clear ink printing together for increased design and application possibilities
- Continuous printing with minimal supervision with multiple media handling solutions for large and heavy rolls
- A unique set of optional Power Tools that automate processes, minimize waste, offer better usability, expand applications offering, and increase profitability
- Automatic inline print quality monitoring that can identify various print imperfections and alert the operator
- Automatic calibration for periodic system alignment of quality parameters back to reference point
Beyond speed and quality
- Up to 6,006 ft2 (558 m2) per hour
- Up to nine colors – standard CMYK, optional LC, LM, LK, white and clear coat
- UltraDrop™ Technology with native 7 pL printheads with true multi-drop addressability for high-definition image quality, outstanding smoothness in shadows, gradients, and transitions, and superb text quality with four-point text in both standard and high quality with fewer satellites and more clarity in all print modes
- True resolution up to 1200 dpi
- Precise and sharp three-point text
Applications that go above and beyond
- Wide range of applications designed for challenging, premium POP, as well as high volume billboards
- EFI – 3M™ SuperRange XF White ink covered under the 3M™ MCS™ Warranty when printing with co-branded EFI and 3M™ UV inks on 3M™ flexible media1
- EFI – 3M™ SuperFlex XF inks available for car wrapping and fleet graphics
Cool features that are beyond compare
EFI’s industry-leading LED curing technology and all its cost savings and environmental benefits:
- Extends your range of supported substrates, including lower cost and added-value specialty media
- Increases uptime and productivity with instant on/off and less maintenance
- Drives down operating costs with significantly less energy consumption (2.9 kW instead of 10 kW) and fewer consumable parts
- Improves control over gloss/matte levels
- Reduces waste with consistent color output and simple operation
- Satisfies customer requests for a greener print solution with low VOCs, lower power consumption, and less waste and consumables
Way beyond easy to use
- Versatile media handling capabilities to support a variety of flexible media, including freefall, multi-roll, 3.5-meter and 5.2-meter Super Duty Winder* and Motorized Winder*
- Carriage height adjustment and Wrinkle Analyzer to avoid head strikes
- Newly designed mobile operator station with touch screen for maximum convenience
- EFI IQ and EFI Go mobile application* for remote printer tracking
* Optional
Versatility and beyond – with optional Power Tools
- White Printing with a variety of multi-layer white printing modes
- Clear coat ink – glossy and matte coating modes; selective and full flood; provides up to three years protective coating and for print enhancement
- Both white and clear ink – together – for premium applications
- Inline Finishing system for all-in-one printing, cutting, slitting, and collecting
- Y-slitters – single- or double-bladed – for separating multiple jobs on a single, full-width roll, minimizing media waste, and with waste collectors to eliminate the mess
- InSpec – automatic inline print quality monitoring that can identify various print imperfections and alert the operator
- Roll & Tape – an automated device that takes printed cut sheets directly from the printer, rolls them into scrolls, and tapes their edges with labels with printed job information.
- Automatic Backlit supports multi-roll cutting and slitting, and enables printing each side with a different print mode
- Automatic Blockout is available for multi-roll and supports cutting and slitting
- ID Backprint for printing customer information on the back side of the media; also available with white ink for color-backed media
- Media Edge Guards to protect the print carriage and printheads from crashing into media with uneven or wavy edges
- Media Spreaders for extra challenging, stretchable media types that tend to wrinkle
- Super Duty Winder for loading heavy media rolls
- Motorized Airshaft for precise and excellent media collection
Printing technology
- Piezo drop-on-demand inkjet technology
- 24 print heads with 7pL UltraDrop Technology
- Up to 1200 dpi true resolution
- Colors: CMYK, LC, LM, LK, optional white and optional clear
Media/Handling
- Handles a wide variety of flexible substrates
- Max printing width up to 138 in (3.5 m)
- Roll-to-roll, free-fall and multi-roll (2 * 64″ / 1.6 m rolls )
- 300% better media utilization – only 16 in (40 cm) wasted on each roll loading
- Optional winder motorized airshaft for precise and excellent media collection
- Optional three-meter Super Duty Rewinder enables working with large media rolls up to 1,750 lbs (793 kg) and 4,410 lbs (2,000 kg) respectively for continuous printing with minimal supervision
- Integrated Mesh Kit for easy and quick changeover to mesh, textile and other porous media
Productivity
- Production speed up to 6,006 ft2 (558 m2) per hour
- Quick and easy media loading
Genuine EFI Inks
- EFI™ – 3M™ SuperRange XF Inks
- LED-curable UV inks
- Small dot gain
- Wide color gamut
- Environmentally friendly
- Superb durability
- EFI – 3M™ SuperFlex inks for car wrapping and fleet graphics
Environmental considerations
- Compressed air: 95 psi (6.5 bar) airflow of 4 cf/m (110 L/min), dry and clean air only (not included)
- Operating temperature: 68 °F to 86 °F (20 °C to 30 °C)
- Humidity:
- Standard range: 30% – 80% (non-condensing)
- Optimal range: 50% – 80% (non-condensing)
- Machine weight: 11,900 lbs (5,400 kg); crated: 15,400 lbs (7,000 kg)
- Height: 82.7 in (210 cm); with emergency light: 98 in (250 cm)
- Width: 271.65 in (690 cm)
- Depth: 70.8 in (180 cm)
- Electrical:
- United States and its territories, Canada & Mexico
3-phase, 208 VAC between phases (±5%), 3 x 32 Amp + N* + GND** (WYE)
- Rest of world
3-phase, 380 VAC between phases (±5%), 3 x 32 Amp + N* + GND** (WYE)
- Printing consumption: 2.9 kW, Peak consumption: 5.7 kW
- Chiller: Cooling capacity 3.6 kW – required for LED UV curing (included)
Fiery Digital Front End
- Ships with the EFI Fiery® proServer Premium digital front end, features include:
- FAST RIP (Fiery Accelerated System Technology)
- Spot Color, Color Profiler, Color Verifier, Cut Marks and File Export Options
- 1x Printer Option EFI, 1x Printer Option, M/XL/XXL
- EFI measurement device
- Other RIP solutions supported
- File formats include: EPS, PS, TIFF, PDF, JPEG