Durst Rho
Overview Durst The Imaging Company Durst The Imaging Company Durst Rho 600 At the Forefront of new Technology
Durst The imaging Company DURST is one of the leading manufacturers in the field of highquality systems for the reproduction of pictures and image data on paper and on other media from digital data. Durst Brixen (Italy) Durst Lienz (Austria) 1
Locations Durst Image Technology sales & service office in Mexico Durst Image Technology sales & service office in the USA Durst Image Technology, sales & service office in Germany Durst Image sales & service office in France Durst UK sales & service office in UK Durst Phototechnik AG Headquarter Durst Phototechnik Digital Technology GmbH Rho product line Durst Image Technology sales & service office in India 2
History It all began with two brothers from Brixen, Julius and Gilbert Durst, whose photographic inclinations were more than just coincidental. In addition to the early interest in photography, the brothers also developed a remarkable technical talent. In their younger years, they designed and cobbled together hunting guns, kites, gliders, radios and even grass skis, bobsleighs and rocket cars. Nevertheless their interest continued to focus on photography. To be able to properly exploit patents they had registeres for their photographic instruments, the brothers needed more capital and needed to reorganize the business. In 1933 the commercial management side was taken over by the Oberrauch family, owner of a leather factory in Bozen and interested in the plans put forward by the Durst brothers. Combining the know-how with the capital soon bore fruit and it induced the two pairs of brothers, Oberrauch and Durst, to officially establish the company Durst Phototechnik AG in 1936. Julius Durst Gilbert Durst 3
History 1929: In 1929, Julius and Gilbert took the courageous step to start up a business of their own 1934: In 1934 the two brothers decided to patent their first inventions 1938: Gil 6x9 cm camera with double exposure release 1942: Giant enlarger for negatives up to 30x40 cm 1956: Automatica, first camera with automatic exposure time regulation at preselected aperture 1966: CCU 100, the first colour head with automatic exposure control for film formats from 24x36 mm to 13x18 cm 1972: The Colorneg, the first amateur colour enlarger 1975: The Magica 300/350, the first daylight enlarger 1981: The HL 2500, the first horizontal enlarger 1987: The Pidam machines, fully automatic professional enlargers with automatic size and focus setting, permanent Closed-Loop system, correction functions and job memories 1993: The Visolab - a professional compact lab line made up of a PCcontrolled cropping printer with automatic size and focus setting, integrated negative scanning and a coupled paper processor for Process RA4 1995: The Lambda - a large-format imager for the direct exposure of digital graphic and text files by laser on any conventional photo-material 1999: Autocutter, automatic cutter 1999: Durst Epsilon 30 a Fiberoptic LED Printer for the reproduction of digital images onto photographic paper 2001: Rho 160 - a High Performance Industrial Production UV-Inkjet Printer/Press 2002: Theta 50 - a fully digital lab system based on laser technology 2002: Sigma - a professional high speed film scanner 2003: Rho 205 UV-Inkjet Flatbed-Printer, designed to grow with your business 2005: Rho 600 - UV-Inkjet Flatbed-Printer with Durst Quadro Array Technology for no compromise in quality and speed - Lambda130 Gil 6x9 Rho 160 Rho 600 4
Lambda Background Durst - digital since 1995 Digital Laser Photo Imager for wide format graphics Extremely high quality (particularly for backlit applications) Lambda Upgrades Speed-Up Kits remain popular Prep Station for multiple unit sites More than 1.000 installations worldwide Worldwide market share is more than 70% New Markets have interest in product (screen and offset printers) 5
Sales Sales by continent Northamerica 34% Europe 46% Asia 17% Latin America 2 % Australia 1% 6
Rho Manufacturing Process Battle of the Microns 7
Rho Manufacturing Process Durst Phototechnik is ISO 9001:2000 certified High level of precision in the entire manufacturing process Strategic parts (critical to quality) are produced by Durst Kanban production process High standard quality-control 8
Rho Ink and Material Testing Critical areas for ink performance - color gamut, adhesion, flexibility, weatherablity Print and ink performance on most commonly used materials are tested by Durst and published for Rho-customers in the Rho-community 9
Rho Market Dynamics and Investment Considerations 10
Market Dynamics Wide Format Graphics Market Commercial Labs Screen Printers Digital Printers Sign Shops Reprographic Houses Commercial Offset Printers Corporate In-House, Trade Show, and Industrial Companies Pre-Press Companies Market Homogenization Continues to Occur Digital Inkjet Printing is a primary driver of this market trend The end user requirements are another driver for this trend 11
Rho Product Fit Ability to Produce Output at Acceptable R.O.I. Rho productivity (productivity vs. announced printing speed) up to 80 m²/h Modular concept (right model for various business sizes) Upgradeability (adaption of Rho to growth of business) Ability to Meet Short Turn Production / Time Needs On the Fly workflow allows easy one off s in production Produce Necessary Output Quality at Production Speeds Rho exhibits true production speeds at high quality Peripherals to enhance productivity of capital investment (Feeder/Stacker, Prep Station, I-cut Integration) High Level of Reliability in Producing Product High quality built machine for 24/7 Offers New and Ongoing Capabilities for Business opportunities White and Varnish Option Upgrade gives capabilities to businesses 12
Durst Rho 600 Combines finest quality and highest output speed 13
Quality of Colours Sharpness of Text Printing Speed Modularity 14
Rho 600 Incorporates Durst Quadro Array Technology High quality 400/600 dpi and High printing speed up to 80 sqm/h Featured with a LINUX Workstation HP xw8200 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 64 bit Durst Pinter Software with integrated Cheetah RIP The most flexible system for future growth Modular design like the Rho 205 Upgradeable with speed and colour options 16
Rho Modularity 2 Speed Modules Basic: for printing speeds up to 40 sqm/h Presto: for printing speeds up to 80 sqm/h 3 Special Colour Modules White (Over- & Underprint) Varnish Spot Colours Additional Modules i-cut integration Automatic Feeder/Stacker Roll-to-Roll Function Industrial Design Job Preparation Station 17
Rho 600 Print on broad range of materials up to a width of 205cm and no limitation in length Rho 600 Industrial Version prints on boards up to a thickness of 70mm and a weight of 70kg A broad range of customer requirements for indoor- and outdoor-applications (plastic, aluminium sheet, wood, stone, glass, acrylic, plexi etc.) can be accomodated In small or large bunches without subsequent lamination Depending on jobs different printing-quality/speed is available 18
Rho 600 UV Curing Technology Flexibility to print on broad range of materials No time-delay for curing / lamination not required Direct-to-media printing saves labour intensive processes Direct-to-media printing allows cost effective short-run productions 19
Rho Ink Sets Rho Ink 3 Flexible Set Most flexible UV ink in the market Suitable for the widest range of media Best adhesion on vinyls Supreme cover warranty from Avery Dennison Rho Ink Rigid Board Set Suitable for all kind of board materials Best adhesion on acrylics and polycarbonates in the market Cross Hatch Test rating (EN ISO 2409) is 0 Three year outdoor life expectancy Rho White Ink Suitable for a braod range of materials Rho Varnish Ink Unique in market Suitable for a broad range of materials 20
Durst - at the forefront of the new technology Durst Phototechnik Digital Technology GmbH Julius-Durst Str. 11 9900 LIENZ AUSTRIA Tel: +43 4852 71777 Fax: +43 4852 71777 50 E-mail: office@durst-online.at www.durst-online.com