Roland DG Resin Ink For The TrueVIS AP-640 Earns ECOLOGO Certification
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Hamamatsu, Japan, December 19, 2023 – Roland DG Corporation, a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and printer/cutters, announced today that the TA resin ink for the AP-640 of the TrueVIS series wide-format inkjet printers has acquired ECOLOGO certification.
ECOLOGO certification is a standard approved by UL, a third-party organization dedicated to advancing global sustainability, environmental health, and safety by supporting the growth and development of environmentally preferable products, services, and organizations.
Through rigorous scientific testing and exhaustive review, UL certifies that products comply with strict lifecycle-based environmental performance standards and have a low impact on the environment and human health.
“Vivid, faithful color reproduction is very important for creating graphics that resonate in people's minds,” said Tony Miller, President of Roland DG’s Global Sales and Marketing Division. “Meanwhile, the growing global awareness of sustainability, environmental and safety initiatives are topics that cannot be ignored. We are very happy that our AP-640’s TA ink has received the internationally prestigious ECOLOGO certification,” Miller continued. “We will continue to work aggressively to develop digital solutions that provide a strong competitive edge to our customers' businesses.”
The TrueVIS AP-640 is a resin inkjet printer that combines high-color saturation, high-definition output with natural expressiveness that takes advantage of media texture.
With its quick-drying capability and wide media compatibility, the AP-640 is ideal for a wide range of applications including wallpaper, fine art, fabric banners, and car wraps.
With its key feature of being environmentally and people friendly, it is also particularly well suited for interior applications in supermarkets, restaurants, schools, hospitals, and other facilities that require high safety.
About Roland DG Corporation
Founded in 1981 and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Roland DG is the world’s number one provider of wide-format inkjet printers for the durable graphics market.
Roland DG is also affiliated with Roland Corporation, renowned in the music world for developing MIDI technology and for producing sophisticated digital music equipment including keyboard synthesizers, recording equipment and other related technologies.
Roland DG finds its technology roots in the music industry as well; the company’s advanced plotting technology was originally used to record the sound waves for Roland Corporation’s line of music synthesizers.
This precision plotting technology quickly garnered widespread acceptance during the CAD/CAM revolution of the 1980s and provided the basis for new generations of digital input and output technologies to follow.
Within a few short years, Roland DG began introducing a wide variety of groundbreaking products including vinyl cutters, thermal transfer printer/cutters, wide-format inkjet printers and printer/cutters, 3D scanners and milling devices, and engravers.
The products blazed new trails for entire industries and earned Roland DG a reputation for innovation, quality and reliability.