14   Sign Update    ISSUE 190 MARCH 2020

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and carefully considered feedback from dozens of cutting plotter manufacturers and hundreds of customers worldwide. It offers a variety of powerful tools and features to create from scratch, edit and enhance vector graphics. www.easycutstudio.com

The CE7000 series of cutting plotters has been announced by Graphtec GB to replace the CE6000 series and provide “radically enhanced performance capabilities at a competitive price point and with new and larger size options”. With a cutting performance that equates to Graphtec’s FC8600 series of machines, the CE7000 is available in four sizes (40, 60,130 - replacing the CE6000-120 and the largest 160cm models). These machines provide media cutting widths of 484, 712, 1,372 and 1,626mm respectively, with a maximum cutting speed of up to 1,000mm/sec on the 130 and 160 options and a maximum cutting force of 450g. The CE7000 series feature the latest Version 8 of Graphtec’s proprietary ARMS (Advanced Registration Mark Sensing) system for reliable long-length (up to five metres) tracking and optimum cutting

High performance cutting plotters

accuracy. Key design features include a digital servo drive system and graphic backlit LCD control panel, together with a range of standard and optional accessories (including super-steel 0.9mm cutting blades and fibre-tip pens) and a choice of machine operating modes to accommodate different types and thicknesses of material.

The CE7000 is suitable for handling most types of flexible and semi-rigid materials including self-adhesive vinyl, heat transfer, paper and card formats. The machine can be used for a wide range of print and cut applications including those in the signage and graphics, digital printing and finishing, labels and labelling, vehicle marking and decals, packaging and print wear and promotional products sectors Supported with a “no-quibble” two-year performance warranty, the CE7000 is supplied as standard with Graphtec’s own brand design and production software. This package comprises Graphtec Pro Studio for Windows and Graphtec Studio for MAC applications, together with the optional Cutting Master 4 program that enables integration with other popular software suites including Adobe Illustrator and CorelDRAW.

Vinyl cutting software helps you make signs quicker and easier

EasyCut has introduced Easy Cut Studio version 5, a compatibility update to the company’s sign-making solution with more enhanced functions, support for more vinyl cutters and 64-bit compatibility. Version 5 has been optimised to be fully compliant with Apple’s latest operating system macOS 10.15 Catalina.  is designed and engineered to be the total solution for any sign-making business. It helps you make signs quickly and easily, even if you’re not a professional designer, says the company. The software features advanced vector graphics editor, vectorisation tool and all special effects along with full vinyl cutting and color printing features. Adapted for both Mac and Windows, it can be used in eight languages together with over 600 different cutting plotters. “EasyCut is excited to add 64-bit support to Easy Cut Studio 5,” says CEO Eric Lee. “The program can process significantly larger design files even quicker than before. Both 32-bit and 64-bit worksheets are interchangeable for optimal

compatibility, provided that the file can be processed in 32-bit. It combines the advanced cutting technology and simplest UI design. We are always trying our best to make it better and better.”   Easy Cut Studio Version 5 is the culmination of two years’ engineering work

The CE7000 is suitable for handling most types of flexible and semi-rigid materials.

 helps you make signs quickly and easily, even if you’re not a professional designer.

YouTube video: Graphtec CE7000 promotional video