# Wide-format eco-solvent — banners / FastCOLOUR / F-series

Brand: **am.co.za** / AM.CO.ZA. Scenario pack · 2026-09-07 03:15 SAST.

## Story / context

**Banners, outdoor vinyl, vehicle wrap, shopfront colour** → current **FastCOLOUR™ ONE** F-series eco-solvent (or UV/hybrid when outdoor durability / different media needs UV). This is a **large-format** conversation, not desktop DTF.

HELPING reading: first-time “large format” buyers often arrive because outside printers cannot match colour — steer to current F-series. **Laminate** eco outdoor work, or look at UV. Eco inks are a busy existing-shop consumable loop.

Johannesburg is the realistic pick-up story. **Catalog ≠ stock.** List lines here; qty only via [latest.json](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/stock/latest.json) by SKU. Do not invent prices or restock days.

## Who it is for

Sign / wrap / banner shops; print-and-cut shops adding colour width; existing Vinyl4 users who need outdoor print. Not the default first ticket for a garment-only DTF shop.

## Width / ink cheat-sheet

| Class | Typical use |
| --- | --- |
| ~1800 mm roll-to-roll | Common first FastCOLOUR / F2-1800 class |
| ~3200 mm roll-to-roll | Wider banners / production |
| `/ECO` suffix packages | Eco-solvent ink bundles |
| `/UV` · hybrid | LED-UV / hybrid (different media story) |
| `/SUB` | Dye sublimation variants |
| Barebone `F2-1800` / `F1-1800` | Chassis; heads/inks/software may be separate |

Catalog digest: [large-format-printers.md](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/sources/catalog/large-format-printers.md) · machinery overview: [product-categories.md](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/sources/machinery/product-categories.md).

## Representative machines (lean)

| SKU | Role | Product MD |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `F2-1800` | FastCOLOUR ONE 1800 mm PrintExp barebone (XP600 class) — HELPING “starter that is actually here” class | [page](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/sources/products/f2-1800.md) |
| `F1-1800` | FastCOLOUR ONE 1800 mm ATools barebone | [page](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/sources/products/f1-1800.md) |
| `F1-1801/ECO` | 1800 mm ATools roll-to-roll **eco-solvent** package class | [page](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/sources/products/f1-1801-eco.md) |
| `F1-1804/ECO` | 1800 mm eco-solvent package (multi-head class) | [page](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/sources/products/f1-1804-eco.md) |
| `F1-3201/ECO` | 3200 mm eco-solvent class | [page](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/sources/products/f1-3201-eco.md) |
| `F-1800/P` | Board support platform for 1800/1860 class | [page](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/sources/products/f-1800-p.md) |

Product JSON: `https://am.im/product/{slug}.json` (slug rule: [single-sku-stock.md](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/scenarios/single-sku-stock.md)). Buythis: `https://buythis.co.za/{slug}#ai`.

## Consumable loop (eco ink)

Premium F2 eco bottles appear as movers in warehouse colour; check live qty — do not invent:

| SKU | Page |
| --- | --- |
| `F2-ECO/CYAN` | [f2-eco-cyan.md](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/sources/products/f2-eco-cyan.md) |
| `F2-ECO/MAGENTA` | [f2-eco-magenta.md](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/sources/products/f2-eco-magenta.md) |
| `F2-ECO/YELLOW` | [f2-eco-yellow.md](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/sources/products/f2-eco-yellow.md) |
| `F2-ECO/BLACK` | [f2-eco-black.md](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/sources/products/f2-eco-black.md) |
| `F-ECO/CLEAN` | [f-eco-clean.md](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/sources/products/f-eco-clean.md) |

Online velocity colour (not on-hand): [buythis-sales.json](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/stock/buythis-sales.json) · [online-vs-floor.md](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/scenarios/online-vs-floor.md).

## RIP / how-to

Prefer **InkRIP / FlexiPRINT** for new sales — AcroRIP is Cold ([READING.md](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/READING.md)). Software track: [software-inkrip-vinylcut.md](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/scenarios/software-inkrip-vinylcut.md). FastCOLOUR how-to index: [fastcolour-howtos.md](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/sources/youtube/fastcolour-howtos.md).

## Related

- HELPING: [HELPING.md](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/HELPING.md)  
- Stock: [stock/HOW-TO.md](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/stock/HOW-TO.md)  
- Vinyl finishing path: [vinyl-cutters.md](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/scenarios/vinyl-cutters.md)  
- Router: [INDEX.md](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/scenarios/INDEX.md)


## Navigate

- Scenario router: [INDEX.md](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/scenarios/INDEX.md) (AIs) · [index.html](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/scenarios/index.html) (browsers)
- Master path: [roadmap.md](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/scenarios/roadmap.md) · [roadmap.html](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/scenarios/roadmap.html)
- KB entry: [START_HERE.md](https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/START_HERE.md)