"He who marches out of step hears another drum." ~ Ken Kesey
the only way it would get that cheap is if a ton more shops moved to it. I don't see that happening, the market is still fairly small...so ink can sell for $1 per cc. A gallon of inkjet ink runs about $2,800. The other problem is the faster the machine, the bigger the printhead...the bigger the head, the more money per head. Brother heads are $1k each...I think Kornit heads are around that as well.When you get into a large format head, they go up a ton...so you are looking at the cost of a nice fully loaded 16 color auto to get production speeds up...but you are still dealing with outrageous ink costs.
That is outside most folks price range. I wonder what the ink costs are.Last time I looked at the kornit on darks, the prints were terrible. Hopefully they improved. I think it may have been operator error.
When DTG gets this fast, then it's time to worry:Formula 1Until then, carry on.
The shame in that part of the industry lies in the manufacturers and sellers pushing them as turn-key money makers. Some folks will just do better with them than others will, just as some folks lost their businesses when their Fast T-Jets gave them trouble, while others, with a little mechanical know-how are still using them today.Of course, the other big problem with those who went under was their business model relying solely on the one machine.
most have seen this, but here it is anyways:Aeoon DTG Printer at FESPA (2)this is at least two years old. . .pierre