Konica Minolta brings class production to Premier Print with education push.
Rob Baldwin (left) and Kevin Rideout , benefits of digital colour helping Premier Print win new contractsWelsh based Premier Print has installed a new print production system from digital technology giant Konica Minolta. One of the main reasons for the purchase was to cut click costs dramatically for the company, which has trebled output and opened up new markets including winning new contracts in education.
According to Premier Print, introducing greater flexibility and more colour output as part of an investment in a bizhub PRESS C1060 and Duplo DC-645 cutter and slitter, is paying dividends for the company which has also been given business development support by Konica Minolta under its Digital1234 programme.
Investment made to multiply capacity at company.
Luke Drogan, business development manager at SuperWide Digital, now has all the right equipment to meet his customers' expectationsIt’s been reported by EFI that British trade-only printer SuperWide Digital has invested in two VUTEk® machines to increase production capacity and support its expansion into new sales areas. It purchased a VUTEk GS3250LX Pro 3.2m wide-format flatbed and roll-fed LED-curing printer in March 2013, and the UK Company has reported that it has benefitted so extensively from this investment that it has doubled up by buying a second unit: a VUTEk GS5500LXr Pro five-metre roll-to-roll LED-curing machine, which will now headline its super-wide format production. This second investment is a further demonstration of SuperWide's confidence in EFI.
Canon makes first UK installation of the Océ Arizona 6160 XTS flatbed printer to Contract Sign Systems Ltd.
Contract SignsA leading UK and European sign solutions specialist, Contract Sign Systems, has signalled its intention to considerably increase its production capacity in addition to diversifying its service offering by becoming the first UK-based company to invest in Canon’s ultra-high production Océ Arizona 6160 XTS wide format flatbed printer.
Further extended warranty offers across Mimaki LED UV range.
The A2 sized Mimaki UJF-6042 is one of the machines to benefit from the two year warranty until the end of May 2015Mimaki’s UK and Irish distributor, Hybrid Services is offering an attractive two year warranty to companies looking to invest in the multi-award winning Mimaki UJF series of LED UV desktop flatbed printers.
Included in the offer is the A3-sized Mimaki UJF-3042FX small-format flatbed along with its sister product, the high-gap UJF-3042HG which offers a larger 150mm head height and the bigger A2 format UJF-6042. Used for printing direct to object, Mimaki’s UJF series is designed for personalisation, bespoke giftware and photographic work and, coupled with the unique ‘Kebab’ system for 360˚ cylindrical printing, Hybrid said it provides versatile and creative opportunities for commercial printers, promotional products companies and signmakers.
Company invests in HP Indigo WS6600 Digital Press and A B Graphic Digicon Series 2.
The Bramwell Label Company installed an HP Indigo WS6600 Digital Press to introduce digital printing services to its offeringThe Bramwell Label Company, a leading producer of wet glue paper labels in the UK, has been printing labels at its base Trafford Park for 20 years. The company produces over 80 million labels every month for leading food and drink manufacturers and prides itself on delivering a high-quality end-to-end service.
Your Print Specialists appointed learning partner for pioneering school.
YPS's Managing Director, Garry Brown spends time with a work-experience student from Studio West.It’s been confirmed that UK based Your Print Specialists (YPS) has been appointed as a learning partner at Studio West Newcastle. The announcement was made after it installed a laser-engraver and wide-format inkjet printer into the ‘project-based learning’ school. Studio West is a brand new school, which had its first intake of students in September 2014. It is recruiting a number of businesses to provide work placement opportunities and real life projects across a variety of market sectors, with YPS set to mentor and give the youngsters insight into the wide-format printing industry.
City and West End puts HP Latex at the heart of complete design-to-finish solutions at exhibition.
Customers interested in CWE’s complete solutions at Sign & Digital can also access demonstrations and training at its dedicated showroom facility in Chessington, UKUK based City and West End Solutions (CWE) has announced it will highlight the need for optimal quality across an entire digital print and finishing workflow at Sign & Digital 2015 – from the machines and inks, to the software, the media and the finishing.
Company to show stunning product portfolio for 2015.
YPS has recently become the Epilog and Vision Engravers supplier in the North East.After a successful show in 2014 and an exciting portfolio of new products under its belt, Your Print Specialists (YPS), based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne (UK), has announced it is set to return to Sign & Digital UK this year to give visitors a taste of the extensive range of printing equipment it supplies, along with the care and knowledge its team provides.
Soyang Europe to show expanded range of wide-format media at Sign & Digital UK 2015.
Soyang Europe is the UK distributor for the Intercoat media range Soyang Europe has confirmed that it is returning to Sign & Digital UK 2015 in March with an impressively expanded range of wide-format media for Sign and Graphics professionals.
Mark Mashiter, Managing Director of Soyang Europe explained; “Historically, Soyang has been acknowledged as a provider of one of the widest and most versatile ranges of wide format media in the UK. Whilst the recent success of our new grand format products has been hugely exciting and opened up all sorts of new opportunities for the business, we are committed to continuing support of our core markets with an ever-expanding range and exciting new developments to our media portfolio, which we’ll be showcasing at this years’ Sign & Digital UK”