--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "john dean" <deanwork2003@y...> wrote: > > Does anyone know if the new Rolands and Mimaki's are still using the > Seiko/Epson heads in them? I know they both did a couple of years ago. > The Mimaki had two sets of the Epson 10K heads for 12 channels > available and I assume this is what Roland is now doing with their > model driven by Ergosofts DaVinci. > > Epson licenced the heads to them. Epson must have made a conscious > decision not to go for the bigger heavier machines but make money on > the R&D by letting the other outfits use the patented heads. But, I > can't image Roland continue paying them for it forever and not making > their own heads, but who knows. > > john > > Years ago they were using 4 of the heads from the 7/9000 machines. I'm pretty sure that Mimaki is using the 8 channel Epson head currently, since they don't have a 12 cahnnel machine. This might be different for the solvent, but the eco solvent should work with the Epson heads.
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[Digital BW] Re: Digital Black & White printer test site.
2006-02-01 by Greg
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