Already installed in over 30 locations across Europe as part of the Avery TrafficJet turnkey road signage printing system, the VKR3200 HS as shown at Fespa has an updated industrial design and prints CMYK plus white, with a further varnish option. The printer operates at up to 317sqm/hr in two-pass draft mode, which is also suitable for mesh work, and typically between 120 and 140sqm/hr in production mode.

The VKR3200 HS  can handle two rolls of up to 1.6m width, with independent control of each via a ‘novel’ user interface, as well as single rolls of wider media. Priced from €120,000 for the single row of Kyocera printheads version, the mesh kit and dual roll option may be added, and aa twin-row printhead version is also offered.

Unusually for a printer at this price point, it also offers full integration with Durst’s workflow and analytics software ‘ecosystem’, as well as being driven by Durst’s DFE, which offers preflighting as well as Ripping capabilities.

Distribution in the UK and Ireland is via Durst’s UK operation and distributor ArtSystems; Vanguard Europe has also struck deals with Netherlands-based Pixia for the Benelux region and most recently with Grup Transilvae in Romania.

Fabian Sottsas, managing director of Vanguard Europe, said, ‘Just a week after confirming Grup Transilvae’s partnership in Romania, we are preparing to share news of a new collaboration in France in the next few weeks, proving how committed we are to growing our operations quickly and efficiently. Our mission is to continue to replicate the success of our parent company, which has installed over a thousand LFP printing systems across the Americas.’

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The launch marked the worldwide introduction of a new compact, user-friendly product design for the Vanguard Europe portfolio. The changes, a result of a collaboration with Zanzotti Industrial Design, aim to bring a more ‘intuitive, ergonomic and optimised’ experience for machine operators.

The  VK3220T-HS is designed and assembled at the European headquarters of Vanguard Europe in Brixen, South Tyrol, Italy, next to Durst’s global HQ. A 3.2 x 2m flatbed, it uses up to three rows of the 4 picolitre drop size Kyocera print heads at up to 1800dpi resolution, with output at up to 360sqm/hr.

Fabian Sottsas, managing director of Vanguard Europe, said, ‘We are incredibly excited to be at Fespa for this world launch of the Vanguard VK3220T-HS next-generation UV flatbed printer. Together with a new modular design with user-friendly design changes that are more intuitive, ergonomic and optimized for the operator, we know this will be of huge interest to visitors at the show.’

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European staff are now based adjacent to the headquarters of Durst Group in Brixen in the 5300sqm ‘Kraftwerk’ premises, which was officially unveiled in September 2022. The company says it has set its sights on becoming a leader in the digital flatbed and UV production entry- and mid-level markets by replicating sales successes of its parent company in the US.

Target sectors include signage, decoration, corporate industrial and packaging. Since it was set up less than a year ago, more than 25 installations of digital flatbed systems have taken place across Europe. Latest products include the VR6D-HS and VK300D-HS UV flatbed machines covering the mid-and high-end performance range. These had their first European public showing at Fespa in May 2022.

Vanguard Europe is currently led by Fabian Sottsas, who has worked for the last 20 years with Durst, which acquired Vanguard Digital Printing Systems in October 2020. Alongside him is Yiannis Apostolidis, business development director.

Mr Sottsas said, ‘We have had an extremely strong start and organically grown the business thanks to a solid relationship between our core staff, distributors and resellers. With unlimited passion at the forefront of global technology, we are working to grow business together with customers within entry- and mid-level markets. We are providing true digital flatbed and UV production printers from a company in the Durst Group that are designed in the US and assembled in Europe.’

Mr Apostolidis said, ‘Formed seven years ago when only one printer was sold in the first 12 months, what a transformation it has been. Now Vanguard Digital Printing Systems is producing over 200 machines a year, and we are determined to replicate that success in Europe. We expect to make more announcements soon.’

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