BD-8 Desktop UV Flatbed Printer
Make It Custom.

Small Printers Made for Big Ideas.

NEW VersaSTUDIO BD Series Desktop UV Flatbed Printer

Extraordinary product customisation starts here. The new VersaSTUDIO BD Series makes it quick and easy for anyone — even those with no prior experience — to print vibrant and detailed graphics on a wide range of objects.

Even better, the BD Series fits on your desktop, making it ideal for use in home businesses, small offices, retail spaces and classroom settings. With a BD Series, adding value and appeal to items like phone covers, cosmetic cases, fashion accessories, sports memorabilia, gifts, bottles and more is a breeze. 

Welcome to a new world of creative possibilities.

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Where Ideas Take Shape

Customising 3D objects has never been easier. With the BD Series, you can make it yours by printing vibrant graphics and detailed text directly on 3D objects — whether personalising creations for your customers or crafting branded products for your business.

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Don’t Just Print Things. Make Things.

With the BD Series, designs can be printed onto a wide variety of materials, including plastics, paper, leather and wood — even glass and metal with the onboard primer ink.

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Professional Print Quality Meets Ease of Use

Anyone can easily achieve professional-grade results with the BD Series. The printer supports True Rich Color 3, a print setting that helps optimise colour vibrancy and accuracy, and has a variety of print modes with built-in setting information for specific applications, ensuring optimal results on smooth, curved and uneven surfaces.

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Print Vibrant Light Colours on Dark Surfaces

Print light colours on dark surfaces with our white ink cartridge. Plus, with the onboard Primer ink, designs can be printed on textures like glass and metal.

Reproducing Lustre, Texture and a Touchable Feel

Using Clear ink produces premium gloss and matte finishes which can be applied in multiple layers for a simulated embossing look and textures that seem amazingly lifelike.

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Maximum Performance. Minimum Space.

The BD Series printers are a powerhouse in a compact frame. It can be placed on a desk, and its front-access media setup, ink loading and maintenance allow for installation against a wall. The BD Series is safe to operate as well, thanks to the full-cover design for UV light protection, GREENGUARD Gold certified inks and built-in fume extractor. 

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Print on Round Surfaces with an Optional Rotary Accessory

The BD Series makes it possible to print fully around cylindrical and curved objects up to 2 inches in diameter, such as pens, jars and small bottles, with the optional rotary printing accessory.

Optional Rotary Rack:
BD-8 - $1,974.50

BD-12 - $2,854.50

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Printer Maintenance Made Easy

The BD Series is equipped with innovative features that make it easy to keep the printer healthy and performing at the highest possible level, including an automatic cleaning function that cleans the surface of the printhead to remove impurities and debris. It also comes ready for use immediately after installation and our customer service team is always just a click or call away.

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GREENGUARD Gold Certified ECO-UV 5 (EUV5) Ink

The BD Series printer’s specially formulated, wide-gamut ECO-UV5 inks image beautifully, dry instantly, and adhere well on a wide variety materials. These high-quality inks have also earned GREENGUARD Gold certification – the world’s most stringent and comprehensive standard for low emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into indoor air.

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Included FlexiDesigner VersaSTUDIO Edition Software

The BD Series comes bundled with FlexiDESIGNER VersaSTUDIO Edition design and output software that allows even those with little or no printing experience to start customising and personalising products with colourful, attention-grabbing graphics immediately after purchasing their printers. This feature-filled, intuitive software is a complete solution, providing a host of useful tools for creating shapes, text, and effects, while also simplifying workflow.

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Included VersaWorks 7
Output Software

For users looking for even greater control over output settings and capabilities, the BD Series printers come with VersaWorks 7 output software. Easy to use and powerful, it offers features and tools that optimise quality and streamline processes for the print, ink, and media. VersaWorks also simplifies the setup of print layouts and comes with built-in colour management tools to make reproducing specific colours easier than ever.

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Everything in One Place with the Roland DG Connect App

Seamlessly manage your entire print operation from a single app — even if your business has multiple users or locations that need visibility.

The user-friendly Roland DG Connect app provides you with a detailed understanding of your printers while keeping your devices running at optimum performance. Reduce downtime and improve efficiency with a machine monitoring assistant that works in complete harmony with your device.

Produce and Profit

Unlock new opportunities and additional revenue streams for your business with the BD Series printers.

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Expand Your Creative Possibilities

The VersaSTUDIO product family includes a range of affordable, intuitive desktop digital imaging devices that make it easy for anyone to produce what was previously achievable only by a limited number of professionals. VersaSTUDIO expands creative possibilities, so users can challenge the ordinary, start a business, expand their services, or simply learn digital manufacturing.
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Roland DG’s Industry-Leading Warranty and Support

Every BD Series also comes with Roland DG’s industry-best customer service and support as well as a One-Year Heads N' All Warranty. Your success is our success, so you can rest assured we’ll be with you every step of the way to make sure you are fully satisfied with the performance of your Roland DG device.

Video Manuals

Visit the Roland DG Download Centre for a range of detailed video manuals on the BD-8.

Additional Information

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VersaSTUDIO BD Series

BD-8 BD-12
Printing Method Piezo ink-jet method
Attachable objects to be printed on Width Max. 240 mm (9.4 in.) Max. 335 mm (13.1 in.)
Length Max. 178 mm (7 in.) Max. 240 mm (9.4 in.)
Thickness Max. 102 mm (4 in.)
Weight Max. 3 kg (6.6 lb.) Max. 5 kg (11 lb.)
Maximum printing width/printing length Max. 210 mm × 148 mm (8.2 in. × 5.8 in.) Max. 305 mm × 210 mm (12 in. × 8.2 in.)
Ink Type ECO-UV (EUV5) 220 ml cartridge
Colours Five colours (cyan, magenta, yellow, black, and white) and primer or gloss
Ink-curing unit Built-in UV-LED lamp
Printing resolution (dots per inch) Max. 1,440 dpi
Connectivity Ethernet (100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T, automatic switching)
Power-saving function Automatic sleep feature
Rated input 100-240 Va.c. 50 / 60 Hz 1.1A 100-240 Va.c. 50 / 60 Hz 1.2A
Power consumption During operation Approx. 90 W Approx. 100 W
Sleep mode Approx. 30 W Approx. 40 W
Acoustic noise level During operation 59 dB (A) or less 60 dB (A) or less
During standby 52 dB (A) or less 55 dB (A) or less
Dimensions (Width x Depth x Height) 768 mm × 586 mm × 580 mm
(30.3 in. × 23.1 in. × 22.9 in.)
995 mm × 710 mm × 583 mm
(39.2 in. × 28 in. × 23 in.)
Weight 61 kg
(134.5 lb.)
80 kg
(177 lb.)
Environment During operation *1 Temperature: 20°C to 32°C (68°F to 89.6 °F) (22 °C [71.6 °F] or higher recommended)
Humidity: 35% RH to 80% RH (no condensation)
Not operation Temperature: 5°C to 40 °C (41°F to 104 °F)
Humidity: 20% RH to 80% RH (no condensation)
Included Items Power cord, Cleaning liquid, User's Manual, Software (FlexiDESIGNER VersaSTUDIO Edition, VersaWorks, Roland DG Connect), etc.
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