EFI helps firm become all-round print provider
Print specialist Kingswood iOptus has decided to expand its wide-format offering with the purchase of an EFI VUTEk GS3250LX Pro and EFI H1625.
Thursday, 15 Dec 2016 14:09 GMT
Kingswood iOptus has invested in two EFI printers, one of which being the VUTEk GS3250LX Pro
The company will now be able to produce a broader range of graphics applications, as each of the machine’s complements the other in terms of the quality of output it produces.
“Since starting the company more than two decades ago in the legal sector our business has flourished to encompass all types of digital print for an increasingly diverse customer base,” says Robert Long, managing director of Kingswood iOptus.
The company was established in 1995 having started life in the legal and commercial printing sector. Long’s goal was to provide a “fast and efficient operation” which has led the company to diversify into digital print, now including rigid-substrate inkjet graphics produced on the new EFI LED inkjet printers.
Since starting the company more than two decades ago in the legal sector our business has flourished to encompass all types of digital print”
He continues: “The days have long gone when clients were prepared to use different print providers for their orders. The fact that we can offer, from a single source, enormous diversity across all production needs has been instrumental in the 400% growth which we have achieved in the past three years.”
It was Drupa that provided Long and his team with the opportunity to see the EFI printers in action and decide that they could meet the company’s requirements.
Paul Cripps, EFI's regional vice president of sales, adds: “Kingswood iOptus' purchase is part of a trend in the commercial printing space, where companies are successfully becoming single-source providers for all types of printed output.
“EFI's portfolio of printers provides the perfect complement to other digital engines in terms of fast turnaround and colour consistency, and offers print shops the opportunity to add wide- and superwide-format production seamlessly to existing operations.”
The EFI VUTEk GS3250LX Pro is a 3.2m hybrid printer with a resolution of up to 1,000dpi and 12-picolitre greyscale technology. It can also print up to 223sq m per hour in five colours. The EFI H1625 is a 1.6m device with a resolution up to 1200 x 600dpi. It can reach speeds up to 42.3sq m per hour and offers multi-layer white printing.
Both printers feature energy-efficient ‘cool cure’ LED imaging, which cures inks at lower temperatures compared with UV or latex inkjet devices. This ensures lower running costs as there is a reduction in the energy used.
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