Quality, Reliability and Professional Results

The fundamental system architecture of the CE5000 series shares its engineering heritage with Graphtec's high-end products, placing Graphtec's quality and reliability within reach of entry-level and small-scale customers. The CE5000 series is not only a protected investment for a new signwriting business operation, but is also an ideal companion to Graphtec's flagship FC Series cutting plotters, typically owned by established sign makers with more investing power.

Tangential Control

All CE-series models feature tangential control, enabling precise blade rotation, which prevents distorted, rounded or lifted sharp corners. This unsurpassed cutting quality is perfect for processing highly intricate designs on a variety of material. The enhanced tool control allows users to specify cutting force in a 31-step range up to 300g for the CE5000-40 and -60 and in a 39-step range up to 450g for the CE5000-120, accommodating many media types, from cast/calendared vinyl to reflective film.

The CE5000 boasts the same quality and engineering heritage as the flagship FC series

Commonly-used functions are directly accesible on the control panel for added ease of use

The control panel with interactive LCD menus provides intuitive operation for even first time users. Program up to eight groups of job-specific settings for instantaneous recall in order to minimise set-up time. The cutting speed, cutting force, tool type, offset value and acceleration (equivalent to quality) can all be independently specified for each of the eight programmed groups. Commonly-used function controls such as instantaneous pause, cutting plotting/condition set-ups, test cut and new origin are directly accessible on the control panel for added ease of use.

Serial/USB Interface Connectivity

The industry-leading connectivity is another standard feature of the CE5000 series. All three models are equipped with Serial and USB 2.0 ports for flexibility and versatility, making the CE5000 compatible with virtually any computer configuration.

The precisely crafted media supply system, as an integrated part of the floor stand (standard for the CE5000-120, optional for the CE5000-60), ensures accurate loading of media material and makes demanding long-length tracking and repetitive job operations effortless. The CE5000's media tracking capability is further enhanced when the optional media catch basket is utilized as another integrated part of its floor stand.

SmartFeed™ Media Management

The SmartFeed™ media pre-feeding function automatically unwinds and pre-feeds roll media as needed to eliminate disturbance associated with the operator's manual assistance. This feature enhances the plotter's tracking capability and is useful for unattended repeat jobs and long-length projects. With the SmartFeed™ function engaged, the CE5000 repeats unwinding and advancing of the roll media for a user-specified distance, upon recognition of plot data exceeding the pre-fed length.

The media supply system ensures media is fed accurately into the cutter/plotter

Cutting Master software, designed to interface with popular graphics and illustration software programs such as Adobe® Illustrator®, is included with all CE5000 series models. This software allows users to output their favorite designs created on illustration software directly to the CE5000 cutting plotters, providing the opportunity for new users to establish an economical sign making system without a large investment. Cutting Master is compatible with both Windows® and Macintosh® operating systems.