EFI VUTEk D3r UV-cured printer print samples donated to Q’eqchi’ Mayan school in Municipio de Livingston
Posted August 19, 2020
Several weeks ago we visited one of the factories of the international printer manufacturer EFI VUTEk to test the print quality of their newest super-wide roll-to-roll UV-curing inkjet printers (especially the efi VUTEk D3r).
To judge the capability of this UV-curing ink technology to be able to producing a diverse range of colors we use designs from the MayanToons division of FLAAR Mesoamerica (a division of FLAAR and FLAAR-REPORTS).
These prints show the native mammals of the Neotropical rain forest of Guatemala and adjacent countries. One of our goals is to encourage people to protect the endangered species and to preserve the rain forests.
This school is for the settlement of Plan Grande Tatin, of the Municipio of Livingston, Departamento of Izabal, Guatemala, Central America. To reach here requires a 4-wheel drive pickup truck for an hour or so.
All the people here speak Q’eqchi’ Mayan language, so we go with one of our in-house Q’eqchi’ Mayan staff. We also have staff that speak Kaqchiquel Mayan and other staff that speak Pokomchi Mayan. There are about 21 Mayan languages in Guatemala, plus Xinca and Garifuna.
We are now preparing our next generation educational material to add Garifuna, as this is one of the languages spoken in the town of Livingston: people here speak Spanish, Garifuna and/or Q’eqchi’ Mayan.
The students also like to learn English, so we include English in the captions on our infographic posters that we prepare for the schools.
This is the print on the efi VUTEK D3r super-wide (3.2 meter wide) printer in the factory.
Normally we go to printer and visual communication trade shows around the world (for over 20 years). But it helps to visit the factory and do print samples in the demo room to really judge the quality of a printer and its ink.