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Vinyl Banners Printing Invests in New 3.2m Large Format Digital Printer
The latest company to pop up as an online seller of digital printed large format banners, Vinyl Banners Printing, has invested in the latest technology by investing in a Konica head 3.2m large format digital printer which is said to be at the forefront of large format digital printing.
With amazing print speeds of up to 150sqm per hour, this machine is a dream for any large format printing facility. By investing in this machine, the company has tripled its daily production, compared to their Epson DX7 printing machines which had 4 of. Now these 4 machines have been made redundant giving way to this new technology.
The online seller first came on the seen in 2013 and from modest beginning, has now evolved into one of the leading banner printing companies in the UK, who sell their services online. The new technology has now placed Vinyl Banners Printing in a very strong position to grow their online offering even further to increase the demand.
Customers will also benefit from this new investment as they will get banners alot quicker, higher resolution and can order larger sizes. The company which has grown from a bedroom now employs over 36 full time staff. Most of which are designers and customer support agents.
Growth In Print Industry
There has been a considerable fight within the printing industry and different companies are striving for number 01 place.
Kyle Jardine, BPIF research manager, comments on the report: “Confidence in the general state of trade in the printing industry has taken a knock that it hasn’t yet recovered from. Whilst companies have reported some improvement in their output and orders, there is less confidence for the wider industry.
BPIF’s latest Printing Outlook survey
BPIF chief executive Charles Jarrold adds: “The Q2 report, in the immediate aftermath of the EU referendum, showed that confidence levels in 2016 have been lower than in recent years. There has been little improvement in Q3 – though a boost in Q4 is expected to lift confidence.”
“The print industry has shown a tremendous level of resilience and innovation; the climate is tough yet over half of respondents to Printing Outlook report that their own businesses are expanding. The industry is showing that it can be successful despite the numerous challenges thrown our way.
“The print industry has shown a tremendous level of resilience and innovation; the climate is tough yet over half of respondents to Printing Outlook report that their own businesses are expanding. The industry is showing that it can be successful despite the numerous challenges thrown our way.”
The industry is highly experienced in managing its costs carefully and that experience will be valuable as businesses face some difficult choices”
“Paper and board price rises – resulting from the devaluation in sterling that has been stimulated by the Brexit outcome in the EU referendum – is the latest challenge the industry is facing; it is not a new one. Some companies will be protected, to some degree, by their ability to target export markets; others may have paper price adjustments written in to some of their supplier contracts.
“However, many will have a decision to make about whether or not they can pass cost increases on in higher prices, afford to take the hit in their margins or look to mitigate cost increases through their purchasing or through efficiencies elsewhere in their business.
“The industry is highly experienced in managing its costs carefully and that experience will be valuable as businesses face some difficult choices.”
Creativity promoted By HP
HP has been taking initiatives to promote the creativity within print industry. HP teamed up with Wallpapers to create exciting new designs.
It was magazine’s 20th anniversary and it specialises in digital poster production. Through SmartStream Mosaic technology 220,000 unique designs were created. F.E. Burman was the print and communication specialist and Tony Brook was the graphic designer on this project. Tony is a renowned designer who already worked with big enterprises. He created twelve unique designs with full of colours and attraction with his team.
Creativity promoted By HP
“It’s a designer’s dream to be able to create this many original artworks and to push digital printing as far as we have with HP Mosaic,” Sarah Douglas, Wallpaper creative director further explains: “Working on this project with HP Indigo has been incredibly exciting and has inspired us to totally re-think our attitude and approach to print technology and the printing process.”
While speaking about HP, Brook said “Speaking about the HP technology, Brook adds: “What really impressed us was the quality of the print with HP Indigo. It is remarkable how even flat colours are, particularly light tints, and how smooth vignettes are without feeling mechanical.”
HP also marked this special event as the 25th anniversary of their first inkjet printer. HP also arranges a contest ‘My HP DesignJet and Me’ for its customers and there were considerable prizes associated to this contest.
The head of large format printing at HP, Thomas Valjak commented, “We are committed to ongoing reinvention to meet the evolving needs of architects, engineers, graphics production, GIS and construction professionals and helping customers work where and how they want to.
“In 1991, HP DesignJet was born in Barcelona and more than two decades later our 60 percent market share clearly shows the true partnership we have been building during those years with our customers.”
Agfa And EFI Integration
Agfa Graphics and Electronics For Imaging (EFI) has an integration on Agfa’s latest Apogee 10 system and EFI Fiery digital front ends.
Both Afga Graphics and EFI are renowned companies in digital printing. Their integration is good news for customers as both the companies’ masters in their specified areas. Customers can benefit from both companies now with this integration. The integration provides the most advanced hybrid print workflows all over the commercial market. The below diagram shows the work flow of data between the technologies;
Agfa And EFI Integration
Apogee is working as a hybrid production hub having connections with CTP and EFI’s Fiery DFE platforms.
Andy Grant, head of software at Agfa said “With this integration, existing Agfa Apogee users, including users of the latest Apogee 10 system, will be able to take advantage of hybrid offset/digital workflows”.
He further added He continues: “Through certified, industry standard JDF connectivity, Apogee users can select from the wide choice of Fiery Driven digital presses to establish easy and quick ways to direct jobs to the most appropriate print devices for the best production scenario.”
One company already taking advantage of the Fiery/Apogee integration is Hakan Walhed, general manager of Malmö at Sweden-based printing company Skånetryck, saying: “We save up to two hours on busy days.
“Plus, the consistent prepress workflow between offset and digital presses with Apogee and Fiery integration helps Skånetryck’s operators achieve a close match in colour quality with minimum training.”
“Within Agfa’s large Apogee installed base, there are also a large number of Fiery Driven digital presses from all of the leading digital press manufacturers,” said Toby Weiss, senior vice president and general manager, EFI Fiery. “This integration will enable those organizations to streamline their workflow even more, taking time and touches out of the process for a more cost-efficient operation, critical in today’s fast-paced and highly competitive printing environment.”