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Procolored V6 Panda UV Printer

Best for · Compact A4 UV flatbed entry

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Typical price range

$3,599.00

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Compact A4 UV flatbed for small-shop direct-to-object decoration when bed size matters less than footprint and entry price.

Business economics

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Catalog price

Typical price range

$3,599.00

Merchant / manufacturer fact
Cost profile
UV flatbed printerEquipmentSelect assumption · operating $85/mo · not from a spec sheet

Complete setup cost

Total investment is more than sticker price. Amounts are catalog facts, cost-profile assumptions, or quotes you enter — never guessed accessory SKUs.

Equipment price
$3,599
+ Required setup
$220
+ Initial consumables
$0
+ Other startup costs
$500
Estimated initial investment
$4,319

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Why the total investment can be higher than the machine price

UV printer prices usually exclude ink, RIP software, jigs, and a first stock of substrates.

  • Ink sets and printheads-as-consumables are a startup cash outlay.
  • RIP software is often licensed separately.
  • Jigs and pretreatment for mixed substrates are job-specific extras.

Estimated cost/job

$28.08

Materials, labor, and allocated operating cost

Estimated monthly contribution

$1,585

After materials, labor, and monthly costs

Estimated payback

2.7 months

Complete setup investment ÷ monthly contribution

Estimated first-year ROI

440.4%

Annual contribution ÷ total investment

All four figures are estimates under your expected jobs/month—not accounting results.

Estimates

Test your assumptions

Conservative, Expected, and Optimistic change monthly jobs (utilization vs the volume you entered). Selling price, purchase price, labor, and materials stay as entered. Utilization is not rated machine capacity. All figures are estimates.

  • 60 jobs/month expected
  • $56.17 average selling price
  • $3,599 equipment purchase
  • $25.00/hour labor
  • $16.00 materials/job
  • $300 estimated monthly labor

Conservative

36 jobs/month

60% of expected volume

4.2 months

Estimated payback

Estimated monthly revenue
$2,242
Estimated monthly contribution
$1,021
Estimated first-year ROI
283.7%

Expected

60 jobs/month

100% of expected volume

2.7 months

Estimated payback

Estimated monthly revenue
$3,370
Estimated monthly contribution
$1,585
Estimated first-year ROI
440.4%

Optimistic

84 jobs/month

140% of expected volume

2.0 months

Estimated payback

Estimated monthly revenue
$4,498
Estimated monthly contribution
$2,149
Estimated first-year ROI
597.1%

Bar length tracks estimated monthly contribution (higher is stronger). Payback and ROI are estimates, not accounting results.

What changes the decision?

One shock at a time versus your expected assumptions. Each row reuses the same payback engine.

  • +25% utilization

    2.2 months

    Jobs/month vs your expected volume — not rated machine capacity

    0.5 months faster

  • -10% selling price

    3.5 months

    Shock to the selling price currently used

    0.7 months slower

  • +20% equipment cost

    3.2 months

    Shock to purchase price, not setup

    0.5 months slower

  • +20% labor cost

    2.6 months

    Shock to hourly labor rate

    0.1 months faster

  • +20% material cost

    2.4 months

    Shock to materials per job

    0.3 months faster

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Key specifications

Print technology
uv
Print width
6.7 in
Print width class
compact
Machine type
desktop-flatbed
Print heads
Single L800
Print height
110

EquipmentSelect Score

7.4 / 10

Sensible compact UV entry when A4 is enough and A3 dual-head is premature.

Choose V6 when footprint and entry price dominate. Step to V11 Pro when A3 dual-head throughput is already a paid constraint.

Affiliate commission and merchant relationships do not affect this score. It is editorial fit, not modeled profit or payback.

Why

One editorial judgment across these dimensions—not five separately calculated sub-scores.

  • Capability
  • Value
  • Business fit
  • Production potential
  • Ecosystem/support
  • Lower entry price than V11 Pro / 6090 class
  • A4 footprint for compact studios
  • Same Procolored UV ecosystem path as larger siblings

Potential drawbacks

  • Single-head A4 bed and 110 mm print height limit larger blanks versus V11
  • Without-jig trim still needs fixtures for many SKUs
  • Less peer comparison depth until other UV OEMs approve CPS

Best for

Compact A4 UV flatbed entry

  • Small shops validating UV decoration before A3 dual-head spend
  • Tight benches that cannot host 11–13" class machines
  • Lower AOV UV personalization catalogs

Not ideal for

  • Single-head A4 bed and 110 mm print height limit larger blanks versus V11
  • Without-jig trim still needs fixtures for many SKUs
  • Less peer comparison depth until other UV OEMs approve CPS

Technical specifications

Machine

Machine specifications
Print technologyuv
Print width6.7 in
Print width classcompact
Machine typedesktop-flatbed
Print headsSingle L800
Print height110
Printable width210 mm
Machine dimensions20 × 19 × 17 in

Software

Software specifications
RIP software OSWindows

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Where to buy

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Merchant offers for Procolored V6 Panda UV Printer
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