The Roland VersaSTUDIO BD-8 is a desktop UV flatbed printer for printing graphics and text directly onto objects. It is compact enough to sit on a desk and is meant for home businesses, small offices, retail spaces and classrooms. It prints onto items such as phone covers, cosmetic cases, fashion accessories, sports memorabilia, gifts and bottles.
It prints on plastics, paper, leather and wood, and on glass and metal with the onboard primer ink. A white ink cartridge lets it print light colors on dark surfaces. Objects up to 102 mm high can be printed directly. It can also make UV DTF transfers, which are applied to surfaces later with no weeding required.
Media setup, ink loading and maintenance are done from the front, so the printer can be installed against a wall. An automatic cleaning function cleans the surface of the printhead to remove impurities and debris. The full-cover design protects against UV light, and a built-in fume extractor is included. The inks are GREENGUARD Gold certified. The printer comes bundled with Roland DG Connect Designer software for setting up artwork, templates and jig layouts.
- Print area
- 5.83" x 8.27"
- Max object height
- 102 mm for direct printing
- Rotary printing
- Cylindrical and curved objects up to 2 inches in diameter, such as pens, jars and small bottles, with the rotary rack
- Printable materials
- Plastics, paper, leather, wood; glass and metal with primer ink
- Inks
- UV inks, white ink cartridge, onboard primer ink; UV Gloss ink for raised textures and the adhesive layer of UV DTF transfers; UV Primer ink for glass and metal
- Safety
- Full-cover design for UV light protection, built-in fume extractor, GREENGUARD Gold certified inks
- Maintenance
- Automatic printhead surface cleaning
- Software
- Roland DG Connect Designer
- In the box
- BD-8 Desktop UV Flatbed Printer, BD-8 Rotary Rack Spinner, Roland EUV5-2BK Black Ink