Epson Launches Breakthrough High-Speed Linehead Inkjet Multi-Function Printer For Enterpris

Singapore, 21 July 2017 –
Epson has launched its first high-speed linehead Multi-Function inkjet printer
for enterprise printing, the WorkForce Enterprise series, WF-C20590, that
prints at breakthrough printing speeds of up to 100 pages per minute (ppm), one
of the fastest speeds in inkjet printing, reinventing business printing in the
office and ushering new levels of productivity.

Epson’s
pioneering PrecisionCore linehead technology, a first of a kind innovation
measuring at 43mm wide and containing approximately 33,500 nozzles, consists of
a fixed print head that prints at ultra-fast speeds of 100ipm for both simplex
and duplex. Without the moving print head, banding is now greatly minimised,
and prints are high quality and laser sharp.

The
all-new printing mechanism consists of an electrostatic transport belt in the
print pass that ensures the paper is completely flat for stable paper feeding, ensuring
the smoothest of gradients and consistently sharp images while delivering at ultra-fast
speeds. Due to its

stable
print feeding and smart design, the printer is able to print on a wide range of
paper types of up to 350gsm, including paper of irregular sizes.

The
revolutionary WorkForce Enterprise series drives productivity and drastic
energy savings of up to 75% less power[1]
consumption when copying compared to an average laser printer, resulting in
lower electricity costs and higher efficient operation.

As
there is no heat involved in the printing process with the PrecisionCore Thin
Film Piezo technology, printing at 100ppm uses 1.2kWh per week, which is less
than half of a competitive laser MFP[2].
Without use of heat, there is also minimal warm up time with fast first page
out printing compared to laser printers.

Ultra-high
capacity ink cartridges yield up to 100,000 pages in black and 50,000 pages in
colour each[3], enabling
uninterrupted downtime and a lower total cost of ownership and greater cost
savings. With the high yields and high volumetric efficiency, there is reduced
frequency of consumables exchange compared to toner replacements of a laser
printer. The high capacity paper feed unit with option for up to 5,350 sheets
for input and paper output capabilities of up to 4,000 with the sheet finisher
unit support high volume printing.

“With
the revolutionary WorkForce Enterprise printer, we are bringing high-speed,
high-productivity printers that deliver outstanding quality inkjet printing to
enterprises, while helping companies lower total cost of ownership,” said Ms.
Tan May Lin, Epson Singapore’s General Manager (Sales, Marketing & Customer
Service Division). “We see inkjet as the future of business printing and this
year to be the tipping point as many more businesses make the switch away from
laser. The WorkForce Enterprise printers will be the catalyst for this.”

The
WorkForce Enterprise continues to deliver high quality prints at its high
speeds. Its self-maintaining printhead monitors nozzle health and automatically
detects and adjusts print head performance, eliminating the issue of clogged
ink nozzles. The printer’s DURAbrite Pro inks deliver professional high quality
prints and are fade-resistant, water-resistant and fast-drying for high speed
printing.

The
WorkForce Enterprise lowers total cost of ownership due to having fewer moving
parts than colour lasers, resulting in fewer components required for standard
maintenance and dramatically reduced downtime as well as cost of service. For
example, only a set of paper feed rollers will need to be replaced after
extended use for the inkjet printer, compared to the multiple fuser, drums,
rollers and print head parts of the laser printer, amongst others.

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