New Acuity UV printer becomes a favourite at Ricci Signs

Ricci Signs’ Beverly Hills, Sydney, premises has a diverse range of printing systems ranging from UV to dye-based, which includes six wide-format printers.

However, it’s his latest purchase that has Carey’s enthusiasm bubbling over. Ricci Signs is the proud owner of the new Acuity wide-format UV flat-bed printer from Fujifilm Sericol.

To say Carey is pleased with the performance of the Acuity would be an understatement. “The Acuity has top-notch resolution, the speed is great and it runs like a dream,” he said. “It‘s one of my favourite machines on the floor.”

The Acuity HD 2504 is the latest breakthrough in wide-format UV digital imaging technology. It offers photographic quality printing at speeds that provide a quick return on investment. At its heart is a new imaging technology that enables each print head to produce variable size droplets as opposed to traditional fixed droplets. Droplets as fine as 6 picolitre are jetted to produce sharp, precise images with smoother transitions and halftones. Jetting larger droplets up to 42 picolitre delivers denser, more uniform solid image areas. The result is image quality usually seen at resolutions of 1200 dpi or higher.

Carey is deriving great value from the Acuity.

“The number one use for the machine, at the moment, is in producing temporary signage for our retail clients. Because it’s temporary they don’t want to pay a fortune for it. That’s where the real value of the printer comes through.”

The Acuity delivers the high quality finish while using up to 25 per cent less ink.

“We already had machines that print onto flexible substrates. I wanted a purpose built flatbed that printed onto rigid substrates. The Acuity was the perfect choice. It prints on almost any substrate – acrylic, corflute, cardboard, steel, aluminium.”

Carey first saw the Acuity at a Sydney trade show. After inspecting it he felt sure this was the ideal next machine for his business. His employees did their inspections and agreed with Carey. What was it that helped Sean to make the final decision to purchase the Acuity?

“I met the guys from Fujifilm Sericol at the show and they were great,” he said. “They understood what we needed, paid attention to everyone and every detail we needed was addressed. I was happy with the machine, but I was even happier with the guys at Fujifilm Sericol – they really impressed me.”

Carey experienced a small problem when it came to installing the Acuity in his premises. He doesn’t have a wide loading bay and the Acuity wouldn’t fit through the doors. “We had to take out a large window at the front of the premises and block off a main road to crane it in. Our neighbours really loved us that day. But the Sericol guys organised the whole delivery and installation. I didn’t have to do a thing.”

Carey’s experience told him that a new printer can take a few months to begin paying for itself. The Acuity gave him a pleasant surprise. “We had the Acuity up and running within three or four weeks and paying for itself. I’d recommend the Acuity not just because it’s a great machine,” said Carey, “but pretty much because the guys at Fujifilm Sericol are a pleasure to deal with.”

See for yourself
The Acuity HD 2504 is the latest addition to the Fujifilm Sericol printer range, continuing the tradition of developing high quality products and solutions designed to meet virtually any wide format printing need.

You can see a demonstration of the Acuity HD 2504 at Fujifilm Sericol’s Digital Training and Demonstration Centre located within their head office in Kings Park, Sydney. The Inca Spyder 320 flatbed digital printer and a Mutoh ValueJet 1604W1 Roll-to-Roll Digital Dye Sublimation printer are also available for inspection.

For more information on Ricci Signs (Australia) Pty Ltd call 02 9740 5667 or visit www.riccisigns.com.au

For more information on the Acuity HD 2504, contact Fujifilm Sericol Australia on 1300 650 504 or visit www.fujifilmsericol.com.au
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