Roland® BN-20: Printing & Cutting with Crop Marks in Versaworks

[@Jeremy-su3xy]

Why do you need GS24 for cutting when BN-20 can do both? GS24 needs BN-20 print? What about other print?

[@Ricks2Cents]

I've gone back / forth trying to decide if this would be a wise purchase. I think it's definitely allot packed into a Small footprint, but the cost factor is right at the edge of Do you go big or go home.

[@Ricks2Cents]

Why would you cut on a separate machine?

[@lunchmoneyog]

Its much faster cutting on say a GS-24 than on the BN-20. One reason would be to keep the printer printing and have the other machine cutting at the same time. Also great for if you're laminating your stickers which requires a cure time before doing so, once laminated you can just run it through the GS-24 quickly.

[@nzed316]

what vinyl did you you use for making decals

[@JoeVidal1970]

Hey Joe, why are you using a plotter/cutter when the BN-20 is a cutter and a printer? Thanks in advance!

[@StahlsTV]

To speed up production; the BN-20 has a stepper motor and cuts at a slower speed.

[@plamenstavrev2390]

Nice video, I am printing on HP Latex 335, and when send the material for cutting, have a lot of problems with X-Y offset ?One more think my cutter Roland Cam1 servo GX 24 reads only 3 of 4 crop marks? Any idea and /or suggestion of how to manage offset? Changing offset parameters from the cutter menu does not help?

[@Bluestees]

thanks for the info

[@teabagNBG]

why are u letting it cut from a seperate cutter? dont the bn20 could do it also`?

[@StahlsTV]

Hello, The BN-20 is one of the slower print/cut systems. By using the crop marks to print the image on the BN-20 and then having a faster machine cut the design, you can save a lot of time in your production process.

[@keragraves1320]

Are you able to print the crop marks and do an immediate print and cut. So click the box for crop marks, yet still use the print and cut setting immediately. We are having troubles with our printer staying consistent with its contour cut on 100s of labels. We want to be able to cut 100s of labels on the same sheet without having it go askew.

[@ryanm.3876]

i was adding the gs-24 to versaworks, but gs-24 cannot be found while adding in a new printer. what can i do?

[@StahlsTV]

please email our tech support team at [e-mail] for help.

[@wilsonermita6091]

Sir i have a problem in gx24 using cropmark in bn20 he can't read the crop mark.. How can i fix it sir thank you

[@YOLOCRYPTOE]

Im trying to decide but i dont get it why do this if the bn20 cuts also its not like you where being quicker?

[@StahlsTV]

Hey Hector - while both of these cutters can cut the design, the BN20 is much slower. So for better production efficiency, you could be printing on the BN20 with one design, and cutting another out on the standard vinyl cutter.

[@StahlsTV]

Another tip - some materials take time to gas out the ink after printing and before cutting. Adding crop marks allows you to remove the material from the machine to gas out and keep printing more jobs.

[@krismattmatt8476]

how i can cut just the outline of my image?

[@clingsgprivatelimited397]

Hi, im using the same setting print with bn-20 and cut using gs24. But the issue is that my gs24 cant read the crop mark even at the first registration mark. Is there something wrong with my gs? Need advice.

[@nejamediarobertreich5125]

Does BN-20 got the system for crop marks recognition?

[@MrDrummerdude03]

Will versa works detect the Titan 3 from US Cutter? Great video by the way, thank you!

[@StahlsTV]

+MrDrummerdude03 Versaworks is made specifically for Roland cutters, so I do not think that it will be able to detect the Titan 3 from US Cutter.

[@sexymonkey4979]

Any videos showing how to set up a Roland cutter and Roland bn20 onto versa works, i have a pc for my bn20 and a pc for my gx-640 will this only function on one pc

[@StahlsTV]

Please email [e-mail] for assistance with this issue.

[@RazodaTheGreat]

why do i not see the circle and the rectangle. i only see 2 lines. im confused and its killing me......

[@StahlsTV]

We recommend reaching out to Rolanddga.com as we no longer offer this machine.

[@adrianjames4690]

So i would need to purchase both?

[@kirocha01]

Can you do the same with a graphtec plotter?

[@StahlsTV]

We recommend reaching out to Graphtec with this question.

[@pharbath]

how do the t-shirts hold up compared to inkjet paper on the bn-20. Also the feel compared to dark inkjet transfer? thanks. I recently watched a video complaining the eco solvent ink washes out rather quickly. however the online demos suggests it lasts very long.

[@StahlsTV]

It has better quality than transfer paper. It will last the life of the garment and has a thinner, light-weight feel on the garment.

[@packozurdo13]

Can I do this same process from a XC-540 to a Roland GS-24? which VersaWorks is compatible?

[@StahlsTV]

We recommend reaching out to Rolanddga.com directly for details.

[@BigMikeMora]

How does this make stickers you can sell though? A customer doesn't want 3 stickers together like that...

[@maxpower9340]

Yes the BN22 can print and cut stickers and t-shirt vinyl. This is a very odd video as the BN22 can do both jobs.

[@Bluestees]

which program is better for the bn20 coreldraw or illustrator

[@StahlsTV]

We actually will be having two live classes broadcast from our website tomorrow, September 28th, on digital printing artwork for both CorelDRAW and Illustrator. You can register for both classes at the link below, these may help you decide which program is the best for you! www.stahlstv.com/Events

[@faizalrahman5723]

hello am use gx500 roland corp mark1 scane but 2nd corp mark not scane my machine why how to solve problam

[@StahlsTV]

Please email [e-mail] to get assistance with this issue.

[@yesic6545]

which roland do you recommend that is a printer/ cutter?

[@StahlsTV]

+Yesi C The BN-20 is a wonderful start into print/cut. However, the VersaCAMM is by far the best value for what you can achieve. Find out more here: www.stahlstv.com/make-more-money-with-the-roland-versacamm

[@garywilliams3547]

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[@tommydurant635]

I don't get it.. I'm just new to studying this and why would anybody buy a printer/cutter.. only print on it.. and buy another cutter to cut?

[@StahlsTV]

+Tommy Durant Hi Tommy- Some decorators prefer to have a separate cutter with their solvent printer or print and cut system for speed of production. The BN-20 model specifically has a slower print/cut head than the Roland Versacamm or other vinyl cutter that cut up to 50 cm/s. For this reason, some decorators may choose to keep their printer printing and switch over to the cutter for faster production in cutting.

[@maxpower9340]

@@StahlsTV No they do not. The speed is of no concern at all. It takes me around 60 Mins to print and cut 10000 decals on a BN22

[@maxpower9340]

Oh dear, Versaworks can do this anyway, so the BN22 can do all this on its own

[@amiami93]

My BN20 9 of out 10 times doesn't recognise the crop marks... people on the forums had the same problem

[@maxpower9340]

@@amiami93 You dont need crop marks, its called a PerfCutContour. Its a spot colour in Coral Draw or Illustrator. When imported in to Versaworks it will cut the sticker and perf cut through the vinyl

[@octavioloera69]

@@maxpower9340 you need crop marks if you add laminate to the decal

[@anilsonkusare6559]

how much price

[@StahlsTV]

The Roland BN-20 is around $8,000.

[@marvelousmarvin1715]

Nice Job Joe you operated that like nothing if its a company where i could possibly get me some custom made tshirt decals made from one of those machines would be great excellent quality💪💯 if you would share information i would highly appreciate you

[@customerservice2902]

This is so hilariously wasteful.

[@d.morales1665]

Waste of material, it is better to print and cut with the BN20 and not invent cut with another plotter

[@adriannad4401]

Héctor David Moral

[@skuadron17]

One reason why I decided against a print and cut setup. I rather have my printer printing continuously than to use it for cutting while I have a backlog of print jobs waiting in line. I have a larger setup in the EJ-640 & GR-640 for this reason. And what if you need lamination? You would still have to remove the print, laminate...put in back into and cut again.

[@sexymonkey4979]

There is a better method this bs and a waste and only reason to remove would be to laminate or someone who wants to cut faster but in that case why buy a print and cut its best to just buy a latex printer

[@FanOfTheSky]

If your trying to save time by using the cutter, I guess your going to sacrifice some material.

[@drplotter2676]

Over price

[@rabsrealm]

What a complete waste of vinyl. Why would anyone do that?

[@pelulici]

You are paying a fortune for this slow printer and then you are cutting the media with a scissor ,losing a tone of media and the you are ripping with another expensive device???Oh my God!!!Lame!

[@maxpower9340]

Actually, looking at this vid again its idiotic. Why would you need a cad cutter? when versaworks can do all of this. Just print and cut

[@StahlsTV]

You could certainly complete all of this on the BN20 within Versaworks, however some like to cut on a separate machine and laminate in between for decals, floor graphics etc for extra outdoor durability. For apparel applications, there would be no reason to no print and cut on the same machine at once unless there is a dry time for the material being used before cutting.

[@Factory928AC]

@@StahlsTV does the bn20 not die cut all the way through? Can it kiss cut only?

[@Mr_Chuckles]

Yes in the context of this video it seems silly to just use the print+cut for printing. But consider someone who buys the BN20 as a starter system, then gets popular. He will quickly realize that adding just a $1500 cutter would massively increase workflow and let the superb BN20 print only (which is the slower process)