What Printer would you buy for only printing stickers?

[Tcobshea]

So I currently am running 2- SG2-300 for all our diecut stickers. That is all we print is Print, LAM, Cut: Retail quality stickers.
We are about to purchase more machines as our SG2s are starting to have problems 6 years into ownership and honestly they have been great machines with almost zero issues.

What brand of printer would you buy if you were in my shoes right now?


I have been pushing towards the VG3-5400 but I am open to any brands!
I just really want the best looking quality with minimal downtime/issues!


Thanks!

 

[balstestrat]

Get the new Epson S9170.

 

[FutureSigns]

Get the new Epson S9170.

Are you running that printer? We are looking at that or the Mimaki CJV330. If so any complaints?

 

[Smoke_Jaguar]

I've setup a couple CJV330 and UCJV330 printers, nice machines. Print and cut machines tend to be slow on the cutting side, but more than capable of producing some pretty good output. Some people run them for a while and swap to a dedicated vinyl cutter, but that's all just preference.

 

[jharler]

Epson all the way. I just bought a second s80600 for our sticker shop. The colors we get from these printers are amazing. They are low maintenance and I will often start a print before leaving the shop in the evening and unless I forget to check the ink levels, I always come in the next morning to a full printed roll.

 

[MarkSnelling]

So I currently am running 2- SG2-300 for all our diecut stickers. That is all we print is Print, LAM, Cut: Retail quality stickers.
We are about to purchase more machines as our SG2s are starting to have problems 6 years into ownership and honestly they have been great machines with almost zero issues.

What brand of printer would you buy if you were in my shoes right now?


I have been pushing towards the VG3-5400 but I am open to any brands!
I just really want the best looking quality with minimal downtime/issues!


Thanks!

Hard to beat the new pricing on the VG3 series printers. If you have the volume, maybe consider the XP 640 higher speed printer from Roland and pair it with a Summa T series plotter to open your workflow. The XP does not cut like the VG does. The ink costs are only $.10/ft2 which will save you thousands over time. The Summa T series plotter will gain you accuracy and speed so you can cut 30-50 linear feet at a time and still be perfect.