Dublin deal for Mimaki printer
Irish outfit WC O’Brien Sign and Print have taken delivery of a Mimaki UJV55-320 grand-format UV printer from Hybrid Services
Tuesday, 31 May 2016 09:23 GMT
Shake on it: smiles all round as Andrew O’Brien checks out the UJV55-320 from Mimaki at Sign and Digital
They checked out the printer at Sign and Digital this year where they signed a deal for the piece of hardware that features twin-roll simultaneous printing, an internal lightbox for proofing backlit applications on the fly, and grand-format UV printing onto rolls up to 3.2m wide.
“We flew in specifically to have a demo on the new UJV55-320 from Mimaki, having seen the printer at FESPA in March,” explains the company’s Andrew O’Brien.
“We spoke to Mimaki reseller, Reprocentre and found out the printer was only £60,000 and realised this was an investment we simply couldn’t miss out on.”
We spoke to Mimaki reseller, Reprocentre and found out the printer was only £60,000 and realised this was an investment we simply couldn’t miss out on”
“We’re not only going to bring our own grand-format print work in-house, which will speed up our workflow and give us greater control, but we’ll be providing a trade service too, working with independent exhibition companies and sign and graphics installers throughout Ireland to deliver a high-quality printing service for display and exhibition graphics. We were blown away by the quality, even when our own files were printed at the highest speed the output was exceptional.”
The sale also demonstrates to a degree the recovery that has taken place in the Irish Republic’s economy since the dark days of 2008.
This is the first Mimaki grand-format printer, says Hybrid Services, to cross the Irish Sea to Dublin, suggesting business is building in the Emerald Isle.
