MAXWAVE direct to wall printer upright rails lined up in the assembly hall before testing

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Direct to Wall Printers: Compare Four Series by Height, Weight and Printhead

Four MAXWAVE direct-to-wall printers from WallPrintJet, MAXWAVE's wall printer brand, compared on the points that decide which one you buy: how high it prints, how it travels between sites, whether it prints floors as well as walls, and which Epson printheads it takes.

Send Your Wall Height Go to the comparison table
  • CE · EMC + Machinery DirectiveCertificates list the model codes they cover
  • 2-year machine warrantyFrom the date of purchase, every series
  • 8 m²/h standard modeSame print platform across the range
  • About 10 minutesTo learn the basic print workflow

Wall printer comparison

Four Wall Printer Series Compared Side by Side

Two specialist series, the premium GP200 and the wall-and-floor GP200B, and two cost-effective ones, the UP200 and UP200P.

  • Each series stands against the wall and prints straight onto it.
  • Built for new wall printing businesses, sign shops, decorators, mural artists, distributors and second-machine buyers.
  1. GP200 rail wall printer seen from the right side

    GP200 rail wall printer Premium

    The lightest and most portable series, with the highest precision and the steadiest print.

    Rail and slider, 7 small parcels, set up by one person; five printhead setups from dual DX7 to dual I3200U.

    MW-GP200See the GP200 Rail Wall Printer page
  2. GP200B wall and floor printer with floor rail and belt drive

    GP200B wall and floor printer Walls + floors

    Prints walls and floors with one machine, switching in about 2 minutes.

    The only floor-printing series in the range; the rails stay in place when the printhead turns down.

    MW-WP/UP(200-800)See the GP200B Wall and Floor Printer page
  3. UP200 black column wall printer from the front

    UP200 black column wall printer Cost-effective

    A cost-effective wall printer for long walls on one site.

    A 70 kg column on rails with a portable HD touchscreen, automatic printhead cleaning and power-loss resume.

    MW-WP/UP(200X-800X)See the UP200 Black Column Wall Printer page
  4. UP200P white portable wall printer, front view

    UP200P white portable wall printer Cost-effective

    A cost-effective wall printer with a portable control box and your logo on the cabinet.

    White cabinet, HD touchscreen and LED body light; 2 m print height as standard, custom builds up to 4 m.

    MW-UP200See the UP200P White Portable Wall Printer page

The full comparison, one row per series

Highlight:
SeriesBest forBody and baseStandard print heightHigher buildsNet weightFloorsPrinthead options
GP200 front viewGP200Premium: lightest, highest precisionRail and slider; floor rail 1 m × 6 or wheeled base2.5 mNo (on a 3 m upright rail)45 kgNoDual DX7, dual DX10, single I1600U, dual I1600U, dual I3200U
GP200B front viewGP200BWalls and floorsFloor rail and belt drive, folding upright rail; wheels or rails2.5 m3 m; custom up to 4 m60 kgYesDX10, DX7, I1600, I3200
UP200 front viewUP200Cost-effective, long wallsBlack column on rails2.5 m3 m70 kgNoDX10, DX7, I1600
UP200P side viewUP200PCost-effective, portable control boxWhite cabinet; floor rail 1 m × 6, folding upright rail2 m (2.4 m incl. rail)Custom up to 4 m60 kgNoDual DX10, dual I1600U, dual I3200U

Swipe the table sideways; the series column stays in place.

Height
2 m on the UP200P, 2.5 m on the others; 3 m option on the GP200B and UP200; up to 4 m to order on the GP200B and UP200P.
Floors
GP200B only.
Weight
45 kg (GP200) to 70 kg (UP200).

Model codes on the spec sheets: MW-GP200 for the GP200, MW-WP/UP(200-800) for the GP200B, MW-WP/UP(200X-800X) for the UP200 and MW-UP200 for the UP200P.

Send the height and width of the walls you print most often, and the reply marks the series in this table that cover them. Send wall sizes

Same on every series

Print Platform Shared by All Four Series

Every direct to wall printer in the range runs on the same print platform. The figures in this table apply to all four, so the rest of the page deals only with what differs.

LED UV curing lamp module that rides beside the printhead
LED UV lamp: cures as it prints
Ultrasonic distance sensor with its cable
Ultrasonic sensor: one of two
Control software open on the screen mounted to the column
Control software and RIP, calibrated at the factory

Speed, curing and ink are the same across the range, so the choice comes down to five things:

  1. Print height
  2. How the machine travels
  3. Floor printing
  4. Printhead setup
  5. Features on the carriage and body
Shared specification · all four series
InkWall UV ink, CMYK or CMYK + W (white optional)
Ink droplet3.0 pl
Nominal precision2880 dpi (spec-sheet precision figure)
Print speedDraft 8 m²/h · Standard 8 m²/h · High resolution 5 m²/h
Standard print area2.5 m high × 6 m wide; width extends by joining more rail sections (UP200P: 2 m high)
CuringLED UV lamp cures the ink as the printhead moves; brightness knob behind the lamp
Surface trackingTwo ultrasonic sensors on the printhead follow relief up to 1.5 cm deep
Ink system and cablesWhite ink stirring, low-ink alarm, heated printheads and electric ink suction; aviation-plug cables
PowerSingle-phase AC 110–220 V, 2000 W, 50–60 Hz
Operating conditions10–35 °C, wind up to force 5
DataUSB 3.0
SoftwareBetterPrint control software and Ultraprint RIP with ICC curves, installed and calibrated at the factory; Maintop supported
Print modesNormal (faster) and Plus even (quality)
Image files300 dpi or higher, CMYK, as TIFF, PDF, JPEG or PNG
Learning timeAbout 10 minutes to learn the basic print workflow
Warranty2 years on the machine from the date of purchase

Top · bottom · left · right, in cm

Print Margins on Four Sides of Each Wall Printer

Each machine leaves an unprinted margin on all four sides of the image. Add the bottom margin to the print height to get the top of the image above the floor.

Unprinted margins in centimetres on four sides of the image. GP200: top 20, bottom 20, left 20, right 20. GP200B: top 20, bottom 50, left 15, right 40. UP200: top 20, bottom 40, left 20, right 45. UP200P: top 40, bottom 35 to 45, left 17, right 40.Image20202020GP200Image20501540GP200BImage20402045UP200Image4035–451740UP200P
Margins drawn to one scale on all four machines; the grey frame is the wall section the machine covers, the red block is the printed image. UP200P: the light band is its 35–45 cm bottom margin range.
SeriesTopBottomLeftRight
GP20020 cm20 cm20 cm20 cm
GP200B20 cm50 cm15 cm40 cm
UP20020 cm40 cm20 cm45 cm
UP200P40 cm35–45 cm17 cm40 cm
  • GP200: image top at 2.70 m0.20 m + 2.50 m; the lowest start of the four.
  • UP200P: image top at 2.35–2.45 m0.35–0.45 m + 2.00 m.
  • Width: 6 m standard runOn the floor rail; add rail sections for longer walls.
  • Send your wall height for the usable image height

Four heights in the range

Send the Height of Your Tallest Wall

Add how often the machine moves between sites and whether floors are on your job list. The reply names the series and printhead that fit, with a quotation.

  • 2 mUP200P standard print height
  • 2.5 mGP200, GP200B and UP200
  • 3 mOption on GP200B and UP200
  • 4 mCustom builds on GP200B and UP200P
Match My Wall Height

Moving between job sites

Transport and Setup Between Job Sites

How often the machine moves decides much of the choice: the four series differ in weight, in how they pack and in how quickly one person rebuilds them at the next wall.

  • GP200 packed into black carry bags and a small carton on the floor

    GP200

    7 parcels · 1 person
    • 7 small parcels; the 6.9 kg carriage comes off
    • One person sets it up in about 10 minutes
    • 45 kg net
  • GP200B parts, cable chain and ink bottles packed in foam inside a flight case

    GP200B

    40 cm tall packed
    • 40 cm tall without the upright rail
    • 10 kg electric box carried by hand
    • Aviation-plug cables, no rewiring
    • 60 kg net
  • UP200 wall printer on a long three-section rail frame

    UP200

    Set up once
    • 70 kg rigid column on rails
    • Set up once for multi-day jobs on one site
    • Built for long runs on large walls
  • UP200P parts beside its open wheeled flight case

    UP200P

    Wheeled flight case
    • Folding upright rail
    • Packs into a wheeled flight case
    • 60 kg net

Weight, net and packed

Net weight of the machine, and shipping weight packed at the factory.

GP200
45 kg
110 kg
GP200B
60 kg
120 kg
UP200P
60 kg
140 kg
UP200
70 kg
120 kg

Net weightPacked for shippingLightest in the range

Wall printer broken down into bags and boxes in the boot of a saloon car
Broken down, a machine travels in a car boot

Site power for all four: single-phase AC 110–220 V, 2000 W.

Next pages

Series Pages, Printheads, Ink and Parts

This page compares the range; each series and each part of the configuration has its own page for the full detail.

For one series and one printhead setup

Five Details for a Machine Recommendation

These five details are enough to recommend one series and one printhead setup and send a quotation.

  1. Wall height

    The tallest wall you expect to print, so usable image height is checked against the series.

  2. Moves between sites

    How many different sites the machine works at in a typical week, and how you transport it.

  3. Floors

    Whether printed floors are part of the jobs you plan to sell.

  4. Job volume

    Typical wall sizes and the number of jobs per month, which set the printhead type and count.

  5. Wall colours

    Whether dark walls are on the list, which decides CMYK or CMYK + W.
Cat mural printed on a white wall next to the machine column and its screen
A wall photo like this, with its width and height, is enough to start

The quotation names

  • Series: one of the four
  • Printhead setup: type and count
  • Ink setup: CMYK or CMYK + W
  • Certificate set: sent with it
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  1. Your details reach the sales team the moment you press send.
  2. The recommendation names one series, its printhead setup and its ink setup.
  3. The certificate set for that series comes with the quotation.
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