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Durst rolled out its P5 series and Tau label printer at Printing United, but the real news was what flew under the radar: their Open Software Initiative. 🎯 While competitors locked customers into proprietary ecosystems, Durst went the opposite direction—a modular, cloud-enabled platform designed for vendor independence. Bold move in an industry that loves captive audiences. The hardware specs looked solid on paper. The P5 500 TEX iSUB brought 5-meter sublimation with inline fixation to North America. The P5 X added 10-channel flexibility for specialty inks. Standard evolutionary improvements. But here's what matters: If Durst's software initiative actually delivers cross-manufacturer integration, it could shift how shops plan their technology investments. That's a bigger deal than another fast printer. ⚙️ The sustainability messaging? Every manufacturer waves that flag now. Show me the TCO data and uptime metrics after 12 months of production work. #WideFormatPrinting #PrintIndustry #LargeFormat #DigitalPrinting #PrintTech Stay ahead in large format in just 5 minutes a week. Subscribe to the Wide Format Brief: https://printingtldr.com

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