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Uniform Grenadier G1 - 64 & 74 Inch
Uniform Grenadier G1
    Grenadier G1 Quick Tech Spec...

  • Print & Cut All-in-1, printer and cutter
  • Choice of 4-colour or 6-colour setup
  • HQ Series 1440dpi fine art quality
  • HS Series up to 18sq.m/hr printspeed
  • 1625mm & 1880mm widths
  • Choice of Uniform Active Solvent Inks
  • Print onto standard uncoated vinyls
  • Proven durability without lamination
  • Also serves as standalone vinyl cutter


  • Superseded by the Uniform Brigadier G2

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Uniform Grenadier G1 description ...


Introducing the Grenadier HS Series - now prints at a genuine 18sq.m/hr...

By replacing the Light Cyan and Light Magenta inks with an additional Cyan and Magenta head, we have increased printing performance on the new Grenadier HS series by 30%, for a genuine 18sq.m/hr at 720dpi.

For the highest possible print quality, such as fine art archival printing, our Grenadier HQ retains the 6 colour configuration.

Blistering speed or uncompromised 6-colour quality, with the Grenadier it’s your call.

The No.1 Wide Format Solvent Inkjet in the UK, the Grenadier is the choice of the graphics professional...

Come and see the Uniform Grenadier in action, and you'll see just why Image Reports Magazine named it as one of their Products of the Year.

The Uniform Grenadier is the UK market leader in solvent inkjet printing, with more systems installed and operational around the UK than any other solvent printer brand.

The Grenadier has cemented this No.1 position because of it's ability to print at high speed, in stunning quality, onto the widest possible range of uncoated vinyls, banners, papers and films, whilst offering outstanding reliability day in and day out.

The award-winning Grenadier is equally at home printing outdoor durable graphics whilst also reducing costs on high quality, 1440dpi, indoor display print that requires no additional finishing.

To further add to this versatility the Grenadier now has the option of using ActivaSOL active solvent or CitroSOL organic solvent inks, making it suitable for an even broader range of potential applications, in environments ranging from office to factory.

As with our CADET printer, the Grenadier features integrated Print and Cut 'All-in-1', which coupled to it's ability to switch seamlessly between fast speed and high quality, makes it a production super tool.

Printing/Cutting Method Piezo inkjet / friction feed
Printing/Cutting Width 1614mm, 1869mm
Acceptable Media Widths 1614mm, 1879mm
Ink Cartridge Type ActivaSOL or CitroSOL ink
Ink Cartridge Capacity 220cc or 440cc
Ink Cartridge Colours 6 colours - Cyan, Light Cyan, Magenta, Light Magenta, Yellow, Black
Printing Resolution Max 1440dpi
Cutting Speed 600mm (24 in.) /sec
Blade Force 30 - 300 gf
Blade Offset Compensation 0 - 1.5mm
Temperature - Print Heater 95 to 122F (35 to 50C)
Temperature - Post Heater 95 to 122F (35 to 50C)
Software Resolution - Cutting 0.025mm/step
Distance Accuracy - Printing Error within 0.4% or 0.5mm
Distance Accuracy - Cutting Error within 0.4% or 0.3mm
Repetition Accuracy - Cutting 0.1mm
Repetition - Print & Cut 0.5mm max at 75F (25C)
Interface ECP Parallel or 100 Base-TX
Power Supply 3A 240V - 6A 120V
Dimensions with stand 2967(W) x 743(D) x 1318(H)
Dimensions with stand 3134(W) x 743(D) x 1318(H)
Weight - with stand 170 Kg (375 lb)
Weight - with stand 174 Kg (384 lb)
*Blue text refers to the alternative details of the 1900mm wide printer

Print Speeds
Resolution
Direction
Passes
Sq.m/hr
360 x 450
Bi
2
36
360 x 450
Uni
2
18
360 x 720
Bi
4
18
360 x 720
Uni
4
9
720 x 720
Bi
8
9
720 x 720
Uni
8
5
720 x 1440
Bi
16
5
720 x 1440
Uni
16
3
1440 x 1440
Bi
32
3
1440 x 1440
Uni
32
1.5
*Blue text refers to UQ Mode - Uniform Quality & Speed
Troop Rip V6






Direct-to-Layout Workflow


Job-Based Workflow


Main Screen Access to
Master Queues Manager


Media Saving Layouts with
Automatic Rotation

You don't need to be an expert to print like one. With Troop SoftRIP 6.0 even beginners can jump straight in with our simple to use interface.

HIGH DEFINITION PRINTING WITH 16-BIT RENDERING

With SoftRIP's PSS halftoning and 16-bit rendering, you get the highest quality color possible with an inkjet device. If you thought your output quality was good enough before you are in for a big surprise!

Demanding color users like digital photographers have been buzzing about the benefits of 16-bit workflows for some time. Wasatch SoftRIP will be the first PostScript-compatible product to bring this premium color and precision quality to the inkjet printing process.

Why 16-bits is better

PSS and 16-bit color give you the one-two punch you need for premium output. Color subtleties and gradients in raster images are maintained with enormous detail. Vector gradients are perfectly smooth at any output size. With SoftRIP, tonal banding becomes a thing of the past.

How it Works

Other inkjet RIPs are based on 8-bit rendering. This means that color data and quality are lost in the printing process. SoftRIP's 16-bit color pipeline maintains your color data to produce output that is truly faithful to the original source image. The difference is particularly dynamic when printing with lower quality consumables.

SoftRIP will process files that are inherently 16-bits deep through color management and PSS halftoning with high fidelity color depth. Files that arrive to the RIP only 8-bits deep will also show substantial benefit. They are promoted to 16-bits of color depth prior to color management and are maintained at this high definition through halftoning.

Positive News for Profilers

Imaging Configurations (color profiles) made with earlier versions of Wasatch SoftRIP can be used with SoftRIP 6.1. And, in many cases, older profiles will provide improved image quality just by being used with the 16-bit color pipeline.

Digital Tool Kit

Troop's new Digital Tool Kit brings together the key settings you need to quickly ready images for efficient printing. Size, crop, check color gamut, tile and more without ever leaving the home screen. With navigation that easy, who needs a map?

A New Way to Work

Troop SoftRIP 6.0 creates new workflow paths to speed your production. Use a standard workflow, or combine them to create a hybrid workflow optimized just for you.

The Direct-to-Layout Workflow uses the full width of your media as a digital canvas. Drop images into the layout window and prepare them to print as a part of your overall print run. With Direct-to-Layout you can even use images already ripped as part of another layout without re-ripping.

Troop SoftRIP's Job-Based Workflow is now easier than ever. When you drag and drop a file from the file browser into your Job Window, all of the tools you need to process that image are right at your fingertips in the new Digital Tool Kit. Once your image is ready to print, one mouse click processes it through to your printer or saves it to layout with other images.

Server-Based Workflows use the RIP exclusively as a control center to manage jobs submitted from remote workstations through production. In 6.0, Troop SoftRIP's production command center moves to the main screen for easier access. With real-time job status and the ability to see RIP and Print queues for all units simultaneously, the Server-Based Workflow has never been easier.

Smart Nesting Made Smarter

Troop SoftRIP's Smart Nesting tools create efficient layouts automatically, whether you prepare your images directly in the layout window or hold single jobs to arrange later. Smart Nesting uses advanced mathematics to create layout designs that save media costs and guillotine trimming time. In version 6.0, Smart Nesting saves even more media by rotating un-RIP'd files any time that rotation will make the overall layout more efficient.

Queue Up Efficiency

Version 6.0 moves the Master Queues Manager to the SoftRIP main screen. To save you RIP time again and again, SoftRIP creates Queue entries for every image in your layout as well as the layout itself. Once your image is RIP'd you can drop it into any layout to reprint without re-RIPing. Any layout scenario you can imagine is easier with Troop SoftRIP 6.0.

Uniform Advanced Ink Chemistry


Under the skin of a Uniform printer we carry out a number of fundamental mechanical modifications that allow for increased reliability, enhanced performance, and most importantly, facilitates the use of our own active solvent inks that give improved durability, with instant ink drying, on the widest possible range of standard vinyls, banners and other uncoated substrates.

Uniform inks have been developed specifically to offer faster drying times and greatly increased media compatibility, yet are Laboratory certified as being 100% free of cyclohexanone and isophorone.

And now with two inksets, both offering a level of durability that is impossible to achieve using standard issue solvent inks, using anything other than Uniform ink in your printer is a compromise.

ActivaSOL Inks
The new name for the inks that made Uniform the market leading solvent inkjet. [+]

Ink Knowledge
We commissioned ink guru Paul Machin to write about the facts of solvent ink printing. [+]

CitroSOL Inks
The worlds first zero solvent odour ink. This new ink can be used in any environment. [+]
Uniform Inks Vs Eco-Solvent
Find out why Uniform Active Solvent Inks are the better
option. [+]

Comprehensive 'all inclusive' extended warranty, one price, with no hidden extras.

Every Uniform Warranty Pack includes an all inclusive next day on-site service for 12 Months. This warranty covers the total cost of all parts and labour, including the printheads which many alternative and more expensive warranty providers exclude from their cover.

Full telephone support is included, and in the unlikely event of a system breakdown that cannot be rectified over the telephone, a fully qualified large format system engineer will visit your premises with the relevant parts to get your Uniform printer up and running again.

Grenadier G1 Warranty Pack
Duration 12 Months
Labour All inclusive
Parts All inclusive
Warranty Pack Cost £1950 plus VAT
Our Fair Play Policy: We pride ourselves on the ‘all inclusive’ nature of our warranty, and we try to give our customers the ‘benefit of the doubt’ whenever possible. In certain instances common sense dictates that we cannot cover parts damaged through neglect, incorrect system use, or other forms of accidental damage caused by the operator. We have to reserve the right to charge for parts, at our discretion, in such instances.
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