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Roland TrueVIS AP-640 (Large Format Latex Printer)

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Latex printing that outperforms the competition. AP-640 is a premium 4-color large format latex printer that delivers superior quality, consistency, and reliability over the rest.

Switch to a latex printer that leaves the competition behind. Designed for professionals who demand exceptional print quality, dependable performance, and maximum efficiency, the TrueVIS AP-640 sets a new standard in the industry.

  • Unmatched performance and vibrant results across a wide range of media.
  • Superior consistency and reliability with stable and accurate printing over longer periods of time.
  • Lower operating costs and easier maintenance with Roland DG’s advanced inks, features, and technology.
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Next-Level Consistency That Your Customers Will Thank You For


Enjoy unparalleled color consistency and precise registration from start to finish. Equipped with the latest TrueVIS media feed and take-up system, the AP-640 delivers stable and accurate printing over long print runs, solving a common problem in other devices.

This ensures your business delivers top-notch results — every single time — and keeps your customers coming back for more.

 

AP-640 Applications

The Best in Category. Hands Down.

 

  • Vibrant Colors
    Vibrant Colors

    Natural beauty and vividness never before seen in a latex printer.

  • Consistent Quality
    Consistent Quality

    Stable and accurate printing over extended print runs.

  • Reliable & Fast
    Reliable & Fast

    Consistent, high-quality output for short, reliable turnaround times.


  • Lower Operating Costs
    Lower Operating Costs

    Produce more with less thanks to advanced inks and features.


  • Minimal Maintenance
    Minimal Maintenance

    Dependable operations with minimal upkeep.


  • Intuitive Design
    Intuitive Design

    Equipped with user-friendly software and features.

  

  • The Lowest Operating Costs of Any Latex Printer. Ever.


    The AP-640 is engineered to maximize output while minimizing running costs. Featuring high-capacity ink pouches and quick-drying latex inks, the printer enables your business to produce more with less. The superior Roland DG build and advanced features result in lower maintenance costs along the way.
  • The Lowest Operating Costs

Superior Quality You Can Rely On
 

  • The Widest Color Gamut in Its Class
    The Widest Color Gamut in Its Class

    TA Inks boast the widest gamut and most vibrant colors of any 4-color latex wide-format printer. The True Rich Color 3 print setting maximizes the potential of the printer and inks, allowing you to produce highly impactful graphics that combine vivid colors and natural tones that viewers are sure to love.

  • Spot Colors That Are Spot-On
    Spot Colors That Are Spot-On

    The AP-640 offers the most precise color reproduction capabilities that allow you to match brand colors — even those that are traditionally difficult. Plus, more than 300 popular media profiles are ready for use with the AP-640 and TA Ink, including PVC and non-PVC media, such as wallpaper, film, vinyl, roll-up screens, canvas, heat transfer paper, and more

  • Natural Beauty and Vividness
    Natural Beauty and Vividness

    Produce natural beauty and vividness never before seen in a latex printer. The AP-640 benefits from hundreds of dedicated, media-specific printing profiles that control optimal ink volume and drying temperature. An optimizer prepares the media surface, facilitating the formation of precise dots, while variable dot technology fires three types of ink droplets to deliver unparalleled image quality.

Dependable Performance that Goes the Distance

 




  • Get It Right. From the First Print to the Last.


    No more compromising on consistency. The AP-640 reliably delivers high-quality output over extended periods, so your business can meet customer demands every single time.


  • Get It Right. From the First Print to the Last.


  • Save Hours of Production Time




  • Save Hours of Production Time


    Maximize your productivity with a built-in drying unit. Prints dry quickly and completely before proceeding to the next process, enabling you to streamline your workflows.




  • Increased Print Accuracy


    Media gap and feed compensation can now be adjusted automatically with a single button. The AP-640 uses optical registration technology to ensure print accuracy and avoid variations in output.


  • Increased Print Accuracy


  • Ultra-Precise Color and Images




  • Ultra-Precise Color and Images


    Printheads are arranged in a dual, staggered formation with an optimizer printhead that preps the media surface for the CMYK printhead. This enables ink droplets to form a finer dot, resulting in more precise color and images.

BLI Pick Award

WINNER

Keypoint Intelligence BLI Pick Award

 

  • Colour Accuracy
    5 Stars

  • Multi-panel Wallpaper Consistency
    5 Stars

  • Usability
    4.5 Stars

Keypoint Intelligence Shares

Why They Awarded The AP-640

 

Description of Image
  • Unleash Vibrant Colors

    The highly concentrated color pigmentation of TrueVIS Latex Ink enables heavier color saturation than conventional latex inks and printers for optimum graphic impact on paper, fabric, canvas, wallpaper, non-PVC materials, and other media

  • Safety Comes Standard

    With very low VOC emissions, Roland DG latex inks are ideal for interior applications where safety and compliance are the highest priority.

  • True Rich Color

    The True Rich Color preset takes full advantage of the high color saturation of new TrueVIS Ink to maximize print vibrancy and ensure neutral greys, smooth gradations, and natural skin tones.


  • Simplified Print Operation




  • Simplified Print Operation


    A 7-inch, full-color touch panel with intuitive settings and functions simplifies print operations. Clearly defined icons for set-up, maintenance, print volume, consumables, print status, and more allow for a convenient, streamlined workflow.




  • Versatility When You Need It Most


    An adjustable take-up provides print stability for a wide variety of popular media. It also allows easy installation of a loading platform for clean, efficient media collection.


  • Increased Print Accuracy


  • Included VersaWorks 6 RIP Software




  • Included VersaWorks 6 RIP Software
     

    The latest edition of the world’s most popular RIP software seamlessly combines with our new AP-640 latex printer technology to manage print output effortlessly.

    • Five print queues, five hot folders and unlimited queue settings.
    • New Job Assistant function to layout and edit cut lines in VersaWorks 6 for dual machine print-then-cut workflows.
    • Advanced and easy cropping, tiling, nesting and other features.
    • Match color output between different printers and print modes from a single printer with Printer Color Match Settings that integrate profiling tools such as the i1 Pro3 and new VW-S1 color measuring tool.






  • Master Your Print Operations with Included Roland DG Connect App
     

    Seamlessly manage your entire print operation from a single app — even if your business has multiple users or locations that need visibility.

    The user-friendly Roland DG Connect app provides you with a detailed understanding of your printers while keeping your devices running at optimum performance. Reduce downtime and improve efficiency with a machine monitoring assistant that works in complete harmony with your device.


  • Master Your Print Operations


  • GREENGUARD Gold


  • GREENGUARD Gold Certified TrueVIS Latex Ink


    New TrueVIS Latex Ink not only images beautifully and dries quickly, it’s also GREENGUARD Gold certified. That means it meets some of the world’s most rigorous chemical emissions standards to help reduce indoor air pollution and the risk of chemical exposure. With its low VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) emission level, TrueVIS Latex ink is safe, environmentally friendly, and acceptable for use in even the most sensitive indoor environments, including schools, hospitals, and other types of healthcare facilities.

Additional Information

  AP-640
Printing method Piezo ink-jet method
Media Width 10.2 to 64 in. (259 to 1,625 mm)
Thickness Max. 0.039 in. (1.0 mm) with liner
Roll outer diameter Max. 9.8 in. (250 mm)
Roll weight Max. 99 lb. (45 kg)
Core diameter 3 in. (76.2 mm) or 2 in. (50.8 mm)
Printing width (*1) Max. 63.5 in. (1,615 mm)
Ink Type Resin/Latex ink 700 ml pouch
Colors Four colors (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black) and optimizer
Printing resolution (dots per inch) Max. 1200 dpi
Ink drying system (*2) Print heater set temperature: 77 to 113°F (25 to 45°C)
Dryer set temperature: 158 to 230°F (70 to 110°C)
Connectivity Ethernet (100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T, automatic switching)
Power-saving function Automatic sleep feature
Rated Input Printer: 200-240 Va.c. 50/60 Hz 3 A
Dryer 1: 200-240 Va.c. 50/60 Hz 10 A
Dryer 2: 200-240 Va.c. 50/60 Hz 10 A
Power consumption During operation Approx. 4,000 W
Sleep mode Approx. 65 W
Acoustic noise level During operation 69 dB (A) or less
During standby 53 dB (A) or less
Dimensions (Width x Depth x Height) 113.7 in. × 33 in. × 61.1 in. (2,886 mm × 836 mm × 1,550 mm)
Weight (with stand) 587 lb. (266 kg)
Environment (*3) During operation Temperature: 68 to 86 °F (20 to 30 °C),
Humidity: 20 to 80 %RH (no condensation)
Recommended Environment Temperature: 68 to 77 °F (20 to 25 °C),
Humidity: 40 to 60 %RH (no condensation)
Not operating Temperature: 41 to 104 °F (5 to 40 °C),
Humidity: 20 to 80 %RH (no condensation)
Included items Dedicated stand, power cords, dryers, media take-up unit, media holders, separating knife, replacement blade, cleaning liquid bottle for maintenance, drain bottle, User's Manual, software (VersaWorks, Roland DG Connect), etc.

 

  1. * The length of printing is subject to the limitations of the program.
  2. *
    • Warm-up is required after power up. This may require 5 to 20 minutes, depending on the operating environment.
    • Depending on the ambient temperature and media width, the preset temperature may fail to be reached.
  3. * Use the machine in an operating environment within these ranges. Also, printing in the recommended environmental conditions (A) is recommended to prevent or reduce any possible differences in print quality depending on media

Every AP-640 also comes with Roland DG’s industry-best customer service and support as well as a Two-Year Trouble-Free Warranty. Your success is our success, so you can rest assured we’ll be with you every step of the way to make sure you are fully satisfied with the performance of your Roland DG device.

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