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Roland 20 inch Versacamm - sneak peek with photos!

I finished setting up the Imprintables booth at ISA in Las Vegas and had a chance to go visit the Roland booth and get a sneak peek of the new Roland BN-60 20" VersaCAMM that is being unveiled tomorrow. There have been tons of rumors on it and the machine they have here is a prototype but I was able to get a few pictures that will be shared here.

 

Basics:

Under $8000 - final price still not set

20" print and cut area

Metallic ink option

Matching laminator (separate cost est $1200 range)

1440 x 720 dpi

Table top size

 

There will be more to come as the week goes by so stay tuned!

 

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Steven Jackson - Admin on May 8, 2011 at 11:15am

So the show has been here and gone and I have had a chance to look over the machine a bit more. Some highlights:

 

CMYK plus metallic

1440 x 1440

includes Versaworks

only 10sqft an hour speed

matching laminator at around $1200

no stand included or made

integrated print and cut

max of 20" area

There will be a MAC plugin!

USB driven

 

Price...... Still only saying sub $8000 but we will keep trying to get a final one to you. 

Overall I think it is a great unit with good potential in certain markets. The vast majority of you on the forum here with a printer already would be disappointed in the slow print speed. The only advantage would be the metallic ink if you do not have that. Already there are many vendors looking to source 20" material for decals, posters etc. I think this will be a great unit for the garment and kiosk industries and has a solid base there.  I am not going to do a vehicle wrap with one of these though!

 

I will post updates as I get them for you.

Permalink Reply by Stephen Williams on May 9, 2011 at 10:55pm

This would be a good fit for my embroidery business.

Also go well with my GX-24 cutter.

 

probably be around 10-12K here in Aust, even with the strong dollar.

Roland have indicated that at the trade show in Sydney next week all will be revealed.

I await...:)

Permalink Reply by Simon Rose on May 11, 2011 at 6:44am

I spoke with a Roland rep at PrintEx last week in Sydney.

 

These will be ready to order on 23rd May for AUD$7,000.

 

Which show is on next week?

Permalink Reply by Stephen Williams on May 11, 2011 at 7:33pm

Hi Simon,

Got my weeks mixed up.

You are correct it was last week for Visual Impact.

 

Oh well, there is always next year :)

Permalink Reply by Simon Rose on May 11, 2011 at 7:35pm
Ahh, all good... we'll see what happens on the 23rd. Roland are supposedly going to send me the new info & brochures as soon as they are available. I'll let you know and maybe forward on whatever I get  :)
Permalink Reply by Stephen Williams on May 11, 2011 at 7:57pm

I sent a request for info through their website.

See what happens.

 

I got this newsletter from VISA on 2nd May -> http://www.visa.org.au/CampaignProcess.aspx?A=View&VID=6284438&...

Permalink Reply by Steve Janell Sacharski on May 8, 2011 at 5:48pm
It is going to be a tougher sell without a stand
Permalink Reply by Simon Rose on May 11, 2011 at 6:45am
Roland Australia claim there will be a stand available for AUD$300 upon release.
Permalink Reply by Ruth Ann Van Vranken on May 14, 2011 at 3:04am
Dumb question here -- is the 20" width the actual printable area (so the materials would be ~23-24, which would fit Solutions Opaque) or is it like my 30" Verscamm where the material is 30" however one is only getting ~28.5 usable/printable width?
Permalink Reply by Simon Rose on May 14, 2011 at 8:24am

Not a dumb question at all... I wanted to know this as well.

 

Roland website shows media size accepted is 20" (500mm) and print size is 18.9" (480mm).

Permalink Reply by Ruth Ann Van Vranken on May 14, 2011 at 4:11pm

Thank you for the answer.  May I ask where you found those specs?  My google-force is apparently weak today.  All I'm finding on Roland's website is this teaser:  http://www.rolanddga.com/products/printcut/bn/

 

Searching their site directly ("BN-20") returns quite a few results, however I'm not finding anything directly related to the printer - it looks like they are getting a lot of the back end SEO set up ahead of the content actually appearing.  What I'm looking for now is the physical dimensions of the overall unit.

Permalink Reply by Simon Rose on May 15, 2011 at 1:56am

The Roland Australia site offers slightly more information than the US one:

http://rolanddg.com.au/colour/printer-cutters/versastudio-bn-20

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