Description

Epson SureColor S40600

Epson SureColor S40600 sign printer is synonymous with high print quality, cost-effectiveness, and wide-scale availability. The SC-S series, also known as the SureColor sign printer family, has won numerous best sign printer awards in Europe since 2015. Five years later, it’s still a worthy competitor to recent printers with more intelligent features.

An entry-level printer, the Epson SureColor S40600 model is the cheapest among the SC-S series but packs a ton of features into a lightweight package. It features a new media feeding structure that guarantees better precision and efficiency. It causes fewer misprints and brings a level of color accuracy that only printers twice the Epson S40600’s price can provide.

Being the most versatile SC-S printer, Epson SureColor S40600 models come in two slightly different iterations. The Print Cut Edition features blades that coordinate with Epson’s precision media feeding system to produce sharp labels and stickers. The Production Edition has small tweaks to its precision media feeding system. These tweaks include higher capacity ink cartridges that reduce solvent ink usage and vinyl output turnaround times under an hour, making the new SureColor S40600 the ideal entry-level printer for any size print shop focusing on productivity.

The SureColor S40600 Production Edition is the more durable and versatile among the two, but the Print Cut Edition is not without its charms. They both have a PrecisionCore TFP print head and only a slightly different precision media feeding system, but the company set the two apart to specialize in different areas. The Print Cut Edition can create vinyl output, thousands of car wraps, and millions of decal stickers in a single day, and the Production Edition can create stunning tarpaulins, banners, and laminated media in the same time frame.

Like all eco-solvent printers, you’ll have to perform maintenance checks more often on the SureColor S40600 compared to UV printers, but it’s a breeze to do. Some print shops go more than four months without a cleanup. So no matter which edition you get, the SureColor S40600 is a durable unit that will guarantee years of cost-efficient, excellent prints.

SureColor S40600 Specs

If you’re new to printing, Epson is like the Apple of the realm. Epson printers are efficient, powerful, and class-leading, but they’re only compatible with proprietary inks and spare parts.

You can’t buy third-party inks for your nozzle configuration color and monochrome heads and still expect your 64-inch SureColor S40600 printer to last very long. You can find many horror stories on the internet of people having to spend thousands of dollars on repairs after using diluted inks on their nozzle configuration color and monochrome heads, leading them to clog or break down.

The S40600 is an entry-level sign printer, and its spec sheet reflects that. It can handle the same jobs as the S80600 or S60600, but at a slower pace.

Newly-Developed Epson UltraChrome GS3 4-Color Solvent Printing

The single high-performance PrecisionCore TFP print arm of the S40600 carries only 4-color solvent ink cartridges. However, its Epson precision dot technology makes it an ideal entry-level sign printer for a small print shop that wants eco-friendly solvent printers with new precision media feeding speeds. With 8-color printing, you would have to invest in further technician training and pay a significant premium for dual-array print heads with a more elaborate RIP substrate support system.

There are also 10-color printers on the market, but they’re far more expensive to maintain. True to its promise of being an ideal entry-level sign printer, Epson SureColor S40600 features newly-developed Epson UltraChrome GS3 solvent ink cartridges that will give it outstanding print quality, durability, and media compatibility.

4-color printers are still the industry standard, and the Epson SureColor S40600 printer achieves it with grace. With Epson’s high-performance PrecisionCore TFP print head, you’re going to get color-accurate and vibrant results with its UltraChrome GS3 4-Color solvent inks of cyan, yellow, magenta, and black tints.

Epson SureColor S40600 Print Dimensions

When looking at the petite Epson SureColor S40600 printer, many people ask how big it can print. The S40600 punches above its price range by delivering outstanding print quality, durability, and media compatibility to match its more expensive siblings—even the flagship S8060–in print size and quality.

The Epson SureColor S40600 features newly-developed rollers to print at better speeds. Both the Production and Print Cut Editions can cut and print on 54 inches in under an hour, an ideal entry-level sign and banner making speed for a startup print shop.

Each variant of the SureColor S40600 is capable of producing sellable banners and signboards in one pass with its new cutters. The Print Cut Edition can accommodate media as wide as 60.2 inches and create decals and stickers as small as 2 inches, making it capable of producing adhesive vinyl output that will satisfy most architects and engineers.

Epson SureColor S40600 Printer Speeds

The product description of the S40600 printer is as follows:

• Pairs high print speeds with stellar image quality
• Saves a print shop money by using an UltraChrome GS3 4-color solvent ink printing process
• Error-free printing, with quick-drying solvent ink for outstanding print quality and drying times
• For stickers, excellent adhesion, quality, durability, and media compatibility when combined with ideal operating temperatures and humidity

Any Epson SureColor S40600 model is capable of producing sellable quality banner ads at a maximum of 610 sq. ft/hr. Like the rest of the SC-S line, it also has two print settings that are especially noticeable on a banner: Quality and Production.

Printing on the quality setting maximizes image quality by taking up more solvent ink for outstanding print quality. The production setting might result in slightly less vibrant products, but it will cut your turnaround time in half when printing a banner or a signboard.

Printing on the 64-inch SureColor S40600 will yield a speed of 215 sq. ft/hr when producing sellable quality banner ads and 175 sq. ft/hr when printing on vinyl. The quality setting will double those print times, resulting in a speed of 105 sq. ft/hr for banners and 140 sq. ft/hr on vinyl.

The S40600 features newly-developed Epson UltraChrome GS3 4-Color solvent ink for outstanding print speeds. When coupled with its new precision media feeding system and PrecisionCore TFP print head, the SureColor S40600 is capable of producing sellable quality banner ads and is capable of producing adhesive vinyl output like no other entry-level printer.

Epson SureColor S40600 Printer Weight and Media Capability

Surprisingly, the Epson SureColor S40600 Print Cut Edition features newly-developed Epson proprietary blades that can cut and polish media that’s 0.48 millimeters thicker than its flagship sibling. You can put in media as thick as 1.48 millimeters. The Print Cut Edition also has a super steel cutting blade and a fiber pen adapter that you can program to cut from 20 grams of force to 600 grams in 48 steps, useful for cutting thick laminates.

Using its single roll-to-roll media input configuration, both editions of the Epson SureColor S40600 printer can push and pull media up to 95 pounds in weight.

Epson SureColor S40600 Ink

As an entry-level printer, Epson SureColor S40600 models use the Epson UltraChrome GS3 4-Color line of inks. It only accepts cyan, magenta, yellow, and black cartridges, which means your ink will run out quicker. However, you won’t need to invest in additional training for your technicians or buy lighter variants of CMYK inks.

GREENGUARD certifications are industry standard among eco-solvent inks. Business owners favor large-scale printers that they can use indoors and outdoors. Epson SureColor S40600 inks have a GREENGUARD Gold certification, which means they produce such a low level of emissions that you can use them to decorate the interiors of kindergarten classrooms and hospital wards.

Like in any Epson printer, Epson SureColor S40600’s utilization of the UltraChrome GS3 inks leads to a faster drying time without compromising quality, thanks to its PrecisionCore TFP print head with a variable droplet size nozzle. This newly-designed inkjet printhead can output a droplet size that’s almost invisible to the naked eye. Plus, it dries in under an hour, making the new SureColor S40600 the ideal entry-level printer for a small-size print shop looking to print on broad item ranges and any imaginable media type.

While it’s still no match for UV-cure inks that dry within seconds, Epson UltraChrome inks can dry in less than 6 hours at room temperature. When a customer demands a rush job, including lamination, Epson inks will enable you to finish it in one day with its new precision media feeding mechanism that enhances media compatibility when combined with its TFP print head. This great drying time produces fewer emissions and can be as short as an hour, making the new SureColor S40600 the ideal entry-level printer for print shops across Europe.

Eco-friendly interior designers and business technicians from any size print shop appreciate GS3 inks for their media compatibility. When combined with the right media type, you can apply them to almost anything. Many buildings with a LEED Green certification have interiors with accents made from this ink.

Epson SureColor S40600 Printer Resolution

The Epson SureColor S40600 prints at a default setting of 1440 x 1440 dpi.

Depending on the demands of a job, you can print at a minimum of 720 x 360 dpi or 720 x 720 dpi. Keep in mind that 300 dpi is the industry standard, so whichever setting you choose for the printer, Epson SureColor S40600 models will produce images with outstanding print quality, durability, and adhesion.

When you print with the quality setting on, you will increase the number of print head passes. Your printer will slow down to a speed that’s proportional to the number of passes you’d like.

Epson SureColor S40600 Printer Power and Operation

The Epson SureColor S40600 is a low electrical requirements printer, consuming only 650 watts per hour at most. Most of that power goes to the high demands of its heaters that are capable of absorbing up to 520 watts per hour. With its single, high-performance PrecisionCore TFP print head, the SureColor S40600 is capable of matching the print speeds of its counterparts with dual arrays.

While in active operation, you should keep the Epson SureColor S40600 printer at 20% to 80% relative humidity. With its sensitive TFP print head, the SureColor S40600 will benefit from some air purification if your shop is a little musty.

You can put the 64-inch SureColor S40600 printer on sleep mode, and it will consume roughly 3.5 watts per hour.

Epson SureColor S40600 Printer Certifications

The Epson SureColor S40600 printer has a certification from Energy Star, which clears it for European countries’ high demands. It is 103 inches wide, 53 inches tall, and 34 inches deep. It operates at a noise level of 59 decibels or less, conforming to the ISO 7779:2010 standards for machinery acoustics.

Manual

The SureColor S40600 shares the same manual as the S60600 and S80600.

The manual will teach you how to deal with heater malfunctions, wrong prints, and paper jams, along with performing preventative maintenance and routine cleaning of the printer’s nozzles, which is a must-know for every technician. You will also know if you need air purification if you’re going to use the printer indoors.

Reviews

Pros

When writing an Epson SureColor S40600 review, tech bloggers are quick to note its superior image quality, hailing it as the best printer in its price range when talking about color accuracy, vibrancy, and contrast. The color gamut is expansive for a CMYK printer, and it’s unlikely that you’ll find another four-color printer that can rival the S40600’s.

The GS3 tints also deliver on their promise of being the fastest drying eco-solvent ink on the market as most prints come out dry, eliminating the need for airing. Most buyers of the SureColor S40600 love its short turnaround times and high printing speeds, which can rival even printers sold in the current year.

Cons

The GS3 inks have a GREENGUARD Gold certification, but some users report a strong odor. It’s nothing that a little activated charcoal can’t fix, but you’ll need to add that to the ink’s total price line item.

Epson SureColor S40600 Printer Comparisons

The main price competitors of the SureColor S40600 are the HP Latex 315 and its bigger cousin, the HP Latex 365, which many print business owners already have in their shopping cart. You can expect stellar image quality from all three, but the 365 and 315 have an older delivery system that is more prone to jams. Banner stocks and vinyl will commonly stick to the fan shroud if you don’t want to use the standard take-up.

The Epson SureColor S40600 is one of the best printers you can get for the price, and you can get additional value if you buy it with an instant rebate with a phone number for on-site next business day service. Many discount offers with next business day service are available right now for the Production Edition on various print supply shops on the internet.