Onset Panthera
High-speed flatbed inkjet printing press
With the speed of its namesake, the Panthera sweeps through print jobs, ready to strike with fierce precision. Designed for both graphics and packaging, this true flatbed press effortlessly adapts to every demand, mastering high volumes with smart automation. Its advanced LED curing ensures a wide color gamut, stunning high-gloss prints, high productivity and minimal energy use. Rely on the power of the Panthera to leap ahead.
- Flatbed inkjet press
- Up to 1470 m²/h – 15,823 ft²/h*
- Up to 322 x 160 cm – 127 x 63 in
- U3 x CMYK – Optional white
- Automatable
* subject to change
Why the Panthera is the right beast for you
The Onset Panthera is the only true flatbed high-productivity inkjet printer in the market, combining phenomenal throughput with consistently great print quality.
- Heavy-duty build for 24/7 printing with impressive productivity and print quality
- Versatile printer: tackles sign & display, as well as packaging jobs on wide range of materials
- Page-wide system eliminates bidirectional pass build-up for smoother, banding-free prints
- 30-second job setup thanks to automated robot end effectors and UV lamp shutters, plus advanced vacuum table technology
- Multiple automation options – including loaders and robots – for different production and material handling requirements
- Wide color gamut and high-gloss modes for extra impactful prints
- LED curing: instant-on efficiency, lower energy use and reduced environmental impact
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High-volume applications
Onset is ideal for companies producing a mix of fast-turnaround POS and retail graphics, as well as corrugated POP display and packaging up to 3.22 x 1.6 m (126.8 x 63”), and with a weight/thickness ranging from 200 g/m² coated paper to 46 mm thick board.
Retail POS graphics
Retail graphics are pivotal in business visual communication strategies, attracting and engaging customers. Signage, displays, banners, and more convey brand identity and promote products. Through bold typography, vibrant imagery, and strategic placement, they captivate attention and drive sales.
Corrugated POP displays
Direct-to-board corrugated displays are crucial in retail, offering versatile product showcases. They’re durable and flexible, featuring vibrant graphics for effective promotion. Lightweight and easy to assemble, they adapt to temporary or permanent fixtures, aiding retailers in meeting evolving marketing needs.
Corrugated packaging
Corrugated packaging ensures strength, durability, and customization for various products. It safeguards items during transit and offers branding opportunities through printed logos and product info. Recognized for sustainability, it lets businesses reduce environmental impact.
Standout features
The print carriage is equipped with print heads over the full width of the vacuum bed. This creates the unique advantage that the full bed is printed in one pass, eliminating the risk of bi-directional artefacts. Multiple bed movements are used to boost the resolution and thus image quality. Express mode using 2 passes takes under 9 seconds.
Height detectors mounted on both the leading and trailing edge of the print carriage avoid damage.
Dust prevention devices reduce the number of lost nozzles and waste, ensure consistent print quality and increase machine uptime.
- Two ionizer bars on the print carriage on the outer side of each UV lamp remove static electricity.
- The optional adhesive substrate cleaner fitted to the front of the gantry removes dust and other contamination from the substrate during the first print pass.
A camera system on the load robot effector allows fully automated printing of substrates down to 1.5 mm in thickness.
Two automated cleaning stations, each covering half the print carriage, take care of both wet and dry cleans of the printheads when needed.
Calculates the best alternative nozzles and carriage offset to use between passes. It automatically remaps nozzle usage in case of a missing nozzle, eliminating the risk of print artefacts.
The robots have outstanding position and movement control for loading to the table and unloading to the stack with a ±1 mm accuracy.
Different automated features control the UV light to warrant both safety and printhead life.
- Sliding shutters on the sides of the LEDs limit exposure to the width of the printed area.
- The vacuum table includes light dumps (black light traps) to minimise stray reflections.
Configurations
Manual
Both loading and unloading are done manually.
Automated
There are several automation configurations for materials up to 18 mm thick and with a maximum weight of 10 kg. The choice for a particular configuration will depend on your substrate usage requirements
¾ automation: laytable + unload robot
The 3/4-automated operation mode enables printing of a large range of flexible materials using manual loading.
The laytable is used to manually position up to four sheets ready for transfer to the vacuum table by the unload robot. For fully manual loading, the laytable can be unlocked and rolled back.
Autoloader + unload robot
- The autoloader can handle material from 0.1 mm (100µm)- which make handling of sheets/thin material possible-and up to 18mm thick and up to 10 kg in weight
- The autoloader matches the highest throughput speed of the printer > Up to four sheets can be positioned ready for transfer to the vacuum table by the unload robot.
- Ideal for handling B1 format sheets in 4-up mode, producing more than 1,000 sheets/hour
- Customizable setup
Loading & unloading robots
- Robots accurately load the substrate from a single stack to 1-, 2- or 3-up on the vacuum table and unload it to a pallet
- Automated end effectors, and optimised robot and printer synchronisation minimise job change-over time
- Customizable setup
Dual-flex: laytable for flexible loading + dual robots
- The Dual-Flex configuration combines a laytable with the dual-robot mode
- Customizable setup
Smooth substrate handling
- A camera system on the load robot effector allows fully automated printing of substrates down to 1.5 mm in thickness
- Optional load effector upgrades optimize sheet separation for problematic substrates
High five! Automated double-sided printing
Fully automated and accurate double-sided printing for substrates up to 5 kg is supported by the optional ‘High-5’ function.
Onset 560 inks
Onset 560 inks help you achieve extra color with less ink. The combination of our patented pigment dispersion technology and our global service & support ensures a cost-effective and smooth production. Upgrade now and take your print game to the next level!
- Up to 30% lower ink consumption than non-Agfa inks
- Exceptional color strength thanks to unique pigment dispersion
- A large color gamut that enables you to hit even the most difficult colors
- Superior print quality with sharp dot edges and fine details, in addition to smooth solids
- Excellent adhesion, scratch resistance and flexibility
- GREENGUARD Gold certified for use in sensitive indoor environments
- Consistent print output for a reliable production process
- Long shelf life
Powered by Asanti workflow software
The Onset series is driven by Agfa’s award-winning wide-format workflow software Asanti, which controls the entire printing process from prepress to production and finishing. As such, it simplifies, optimizes and automates as many steps as possible, offering you a high-performance solution for increased productivity.
Simplify & automate
Including the latest Adobe PDF Print Engine, Asanti takes care of preflighting and job conversion to guarantee smooth, error-free job handling and consistent print quality. In addition, our workflow software streamlines your print operations through automatic job layout and positioning, and automatic true-shape-nesting. The automatic collection of images allows you to gather all artwork for a specific press and specific media, and to optimally nest it on the print sheet or roll, taking copy count and bleed into account.
Asanti guarantees consistent color reproduction through the creation and use of color profiles. To do so, it deploys the patented Calibrated Print Mode (CPM) feature, which uses easy-to-set-up production templates that contain all parameters for a particular substrate and enable automatic job creation. It will only take you 15 minutes to calibrate and profile media, and then you can enjoy hassle-free printing with optimal and consistent quality!
The Asanti Production Dashboard is a browser-based reporting tool that allows you to inspect the status, ink and media consumption, and printing time of jobs.
World-class training and support, anywhere you need it
If you purchase an Agfa solution, your operators will get trained directly by Agfa’s global support team. Have a question or did you run into an issue? Our experienced service technicians and application experts throughout the globe are available when you need them.
Technical data
| Model | ||||||
| 12 channels: 3 x CMYK
14 channels: 3 x CMYK + 2 x W |
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| Productivity | ||||||
| Up to 1449 m²/h (15597 ft²/h) | ||||||
| Media & printing specifications | ||||||
| Manual operation – dimensions | ||||||
| Max length | 3220 mm (126.8 in) | |||||
| Max width | 1600 mm (63 in) | |||||
| Automatic operation – dimensions | ||||||
| Min length | Max length | Min width | Max width | |||
| Single sheet | Dual robot | 805 mm (31.7 in) | 3220 mm (126.8 in) | 800 mm (31.5 in) | 1600 mm (63 in) | |
| Laytable | 700 mm (27.6 in) | 3220 mm (126.8 in) | 800 mm (31.5 in) | 1600 mm (63 in) | ||
| Double sheet | Dual robot | 805 mm (31.7 in) | 1565 mm (61 in) | 800 mm (31.5 in) | 1600 mm (63 in) | |
| Laytable | 700 mm (27.6 in) | 1565 mm (61 in) | 800 mm (31.5 in) | 1600 mm (63 in) | ||
| Triple sheet | Dual robot | 805 mm (31.7 in) | 1065 mm (41 in) | 800 mm (31.5 in) | 1600 mm (63 in) | |
| Laytable | 700 mm (27.6 in) | 1065 mm (41 in) | 800 mm (31.5 in) | 1600 mm (63 in) | ||
| Quadruple sheet | Laytable | 700 mm (27.6 in) | 790 mm (31.1 in) | 800 mm (31.5 in) | 1600 mm (63 in) | |
| Thickness | ||||||
| Manual operation | ||||||
| Max thickness | 48 mm (1.9 in) (46 mm – 1.8 in when a sliding table skin is fitted) | |||||
| Automatic operation | ||||||
| Max thickness | 18 mm (0.71 in) | |||||
| Min thickness | Dual robot: 1.5 mm (59 mil) | |||||
| Laytable: 0.2 mm (8 mil) | ||||||
| Max stack height: load/unload robots | ||||||
| High stack | 1400 mm (55 in) | |||||
| Low stack | 900 mm (35.4 in) | |||||
| Substrate weight | ||||||
| Manual operation | ||||||
| At max print speed | max 20 kg (44 lb) | |||||
| At reduced print speed | max 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||
| Automatic operation | ||||||
| Single-sided operation | max 10 kg (22 lb) | |||||
| High-5 double-sided operation | max 5 kg (11 lb) | |||||
| Weight distribution | 2 kg/m² (0.41 lb/ft²) | |||||
| Handling accuracy | ||||||
| Loading | +/- 1 mm (39 mil) (both directions, as measured from the lay corner) | |||||
| +/- 0.06° angular rotation along reference edge | ||||||
| Stack placement | Accurate to +/- 1 mm (39 mil) | |||||
| Media | ||||||
| Rigid as well as flexible media. Check with your local Agfa representative for a detailed list. | ||||||
| Printheads & ink | ||||||
| Printheads | CMYK: Dimatix QS14 piezo inkjet
White: Dimatix QSR40 piezo inkjet (recirculating) |
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| inks | Agfa UV inks: CMYK – white | |||||
| Image & Text quality | ||||||
| Finishing modes | gloss, satin and custom | |||||
| Image quality | ||||||
| Text quality | 4 pt text | |||||
| Room conditions | ||||||
| Temperature: 20-30 °C (66-86 °F) | ||||||
| Relative humidity: 45-80% | ||||||
| Electricity & Compressed air | ||||||
| Electricity | ||||||
| Compressed air | ||||||
| System integration RIP/Workflow software | ||||||
| Asanti, StoreFront, PrintSphere, third-party RIPs | ||||||
| Engine Dimensions & Height | ||||||
| Printer dimensions (H x W x L) | ||||||
| Weight | ||||||
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