Inca Spyder 320

摘要

The 320 range has expanded since its introduction, adding more colours, finer resolution and a low-cost option. Although its team first came together in 1998 to produce a prototype flatbed machine, Inca Digital did not formally launch as a company until 2000, with its first high-end flatbed machine released into the worldwide market in 2001. The Cambridge manufacturer's Spyder 320 was introduced in 2005, its first foray into the competitive mid-range market; it was a sector that Inca had previously overlooked. The 320 was targeted at "users with high quality specifications, needing crisp text and good throughput", according to Inca group marketing director Tudor Morgan. Based on the Spyder 150 technology, the 320 offered a larger bed, greater ink set options and the ability to handle satin as well as gloss substrates. Although the machine faced competition from rivals such as the Vutek QS3200, the Durst Rho 800 and the Gandi 3150, according to Inca its introduction had a "phenomenal" impact on the market. By 2006, demand for the product was such that manufacturing grew from six to 10 Spyders a month at the Cambridge site.