The RobotJet Single Pass UV roll-to-roll digital printer offers a variety of industrial-grade printhead options, including the Epson I3200U and Ricoh GEN5/GEN6, along with dedicated UV-curing inks. It combines high-speed single-pass printing technology with a mature roll-to-roll transport platform, completely breaking through traditional printing bottlenecks. It balances printing speed, printing accuracy, and stable all-weather mass production capabilities, making it an ideal piece of equipment for industrial production in industries such as advertising signage, packaging printing, flexible material printing, and label stickers.
Most Roll to Roll Printer force a single compromise on every buyer. RobotJet’s industrial roll to roll printer refuses to: the same continuous unwind print rewind platform ships with your choice of three industrial head configurations EPSON I3200U, RICOH GEN5, or RICOH GEN6 so the machine matches your materials, volumes, and quality bar instead of the other way around.
All three configurations run UV-curable ink with instant LED curing, unlocking the roll materials water-based chemistry can’t touch: plastic films, vinyl, laminated stocks, synthetic labels, and coated flexible packaging. One platform, three personalities, zero plates.
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Head options | Epson i3200-U1 · Ricoh Gen5 (MH54) · Ricoh Gen6 (MH5320/5340) |
| i3200U profile | 3,200 nozzles, variable dot, finest gradients |
| Gen5 profile | 1,280 nozzles, 7–35 pl greyscale, 100 billion actuations/nozzle, stainless steel |
| Gen6 profile | 1,280 nozzles, 5 pl min droplet, 50 kHz greyscale, double aqueous life |
| Ink | UV-curable, CMYK + white/varnish options (head-dependent) |
| Curing | Instant LED UV (cold cure) |
| Print length | Unlimited — continuous roll printing |
| Material handling | Unwind–print–rewind, tension control, media guidance |
| File formats | TIFF, PDF, JPEG, BMP, EPS, AI, PSD |
| Software | RobotJet in-house RIP with ICC color management |
| Warranty | 2 years + free lifetime technical support |
EPSON I3200U choose for detail. 3,200 variable-dot piezo nozzles render gradients, photographic imagery, and fine label text at the quality premium brands specify. The configuration for decorative films, high-end label work, and any roll product where the print is the product.
RICOH GEN5 choose for endurance. Stainless steel construction rated at 100 billion actuations per nozzle, greyscale droplets from 7–35 picoliters, and an integrated heater that jets dense whites and varnish reliably. The configuration for continuous shifts, heavy solid coverage, and factories that measure head life in years.
RICOH GEN6 choose for the modern balance. Gen5’s steel durability upgraded with 5-picoliter droplets and 50 kHz greyscale firing roughly double the throughput of the previous generation at equal resolution. The configuration when you refuse to pick between quality and speed.
Can’t decide from descriptions? You shouldn’t. Send your roll material and artwork we print comparative samples across candidate heads and ship you the physical evidence.
Films, vinyl, and laminates don’t absorb ink they need ink that becomes solid on contact:
Instant LED cure. Ink cross-links in milliseconds under cold LED lamps, so the web rewinds immediately with no drying tunnel, no blocking between layers, and no heat distortion on thin films.
Adhesion where water fails. Cured UV ink bonds mechanically and chemically to synthetic surfaces printed vinyl that survives outdoor exposure, labels that survive bottles and freezers, films that survive converting.
White ink and varnish open the premium tier. Opaque white underbase makes color pop on clear and metallized films; selective varnish adds gloss effects both jetted reliably through the heated Ricoh configurations and available across the platform.
Vinyl rolls for signage and décor, synthetic and PP label stock, clear and metallized packaging films, laminated flexible packaging, shrink sleeve material, window films, wallpaper and decorative films, banner media, and coated specialty rolls continuously, at widths and speeds matched to your chosen head configuration.
For absorbent paper rolls kraft, wrap, food paper the water-based [EPSON A3+ Roll to Roll] is the more economical chemistry; we’ll route your materials honestly during consultation.
Tension is everything on synthetics. Films stretch, vinyl wanders, laminates curl the platform’s closed-loop tension control and automatic media guidance hold the web stable through the print zone so registration survives 500-meter runs.
White ink never settles. Continuous circulation keeps high-density white pigment in suspension across long jobs opacity on meter one matches opacity on meter five hundred.
Unattended confidence. Continuous ink supply with low-ink alarms, automatic head maintenance cycles, and job queuing through RobotJet’s RIP let one operator supervise rather than babysit.
Steel-frame stability. Gantry-milled construction keeps head-to-web geometry fixed through years of industrial vibration — the quiet foundation under every specification above.
The control boards and RIP software running it all are RobotJet’s own patented technology the in-house foundation we’ve built since 2015 with ICC color, seamless pattern tiling, variable data, and every feature unlocked for life, no license fees.
Label converters expanding into digital short runs and variable data on synthetic stocks. Flexible packaging producers capturing versioned and seasonal film work conventional gravure refuses. Signage and décor manufacturers printing vinyl and wallpaper on demand. Industrial suppliers producing printed films, tapes, and technical rolls in configurable quantities. Growing print businesses buying one platform whose head choice and upgrade path matches their trajectory instead of capping it.
The multi-head platform gets our fullest sample process: your roll material printed on each candidate head configuration, rewound, and shipped for side-by-side judgment followed by live video acceptance testing of your configured machine before it leaves Beijing. Itemized FOB pricing, remote installation, operator training, a 2-year warranty, stocked heads and spares, and free lifetime technical support complete the package the standard behind RobotJet machines in over 120 countries, demonstrated live at events in our exhibition gallery.
What is this industrial roll to roll printer used for? It prints continuous full-color designs onto flexible non-absorbent roll materials — vinyl, plastic films, synthetic labels, and laminates using UV ink with instant LED curing, with a choice of Epson i3200U, Ricoh Gen5, or Ricoh Gen6 industrial heads.
Which head configuration should I choose? i3200U for maximum gradient and detail quality; Gen5 for maximum durability under continuous duty; Gen6 for the modern balance of 5 pl detail and 50 kHz speed. We print your artwork on the candidates and let the samples decide.
Can it print white ink on clear film? Yes opaque white underbase is available across the platform, with continuous circulation maintaining consistency, making color vivid on transparent and metallized materials.
Does UV ink crack when the roll flexes? No the platform runs flexible UV formulations engineered for web materials, curing into a layer that bends with the film through rewinding and converting.
Can I change head configuration later? The platform architecture supports head upgrades as your business evolves many customers start with one configuration and add or upgrade heads as volumes and quality demands grow. Ask us to spec your upgrade path in the quote.
What’s included with the machine? Unwind/rewind systems with tension control, LED curing, white ink circulation (where configured), RobotJet RIP with all features, remote installation, training, 2-year warranty, and free lifetime support plus comparative samples and live video testing before payment.
Ship your roll material and your most demanding artwork we’ll print it across the head configurations that fit, rewind the evidence, and courier it back with itemized quotes for each option within 24 hours.