East coast trade printer Avon Graphics has installed three Mimaki wide format printers to boost its print quality and impress clients position for growth.
The family printer, with operations in Sydney and Melbourne, picked up the two JFX500-2131 LED UV flatbed printers after a successful four-month trial of a JV300-160 roll fed eco-solvent printer.
[Related: More trade printing news]
Avon sales manager Tate Hone says his clients were so happy with the results of the trial “it was clear we had to stick with it”.
“The variable ink droplet size meant that we could offer the best quality while still maintaining the speed needed to meet market demand,” he says.
“With speed to market being a big contributor in large format, this machine helps ensure we can meet the tightest of deadlines while keeping the quality we need.
“The machines continue to impress our clients and increased their level of trust in quality of our work.”
Hone says the LED cold cure system allows Avon to run stocks like polypropylene without having to worry about heat curl, which had been an issue in the past.
“The taint or smell of the inks with conventional UV has sometimes dictated that in store prints had to be laminated, but the LED cured Mimaki inks have no odour,” he says.
“It’s a really big change.”
[Related: More wide format news]
Mimaki national sales and marketing manager Brad Creighton says Avon’s installations are a testament that Mimaki has got the line between price, production, speed and quality just right with the major benefits of LED UV curing.
Hone says Avon gets good support from Mimaki and the Installation, training and ongoing service were dealt with seamlessly.
“We see our trade large format service growing into the future and feel that the Mimaki products can help take us there,” he says.
Avon offers foil stamping, embossing, laser cutting, form cutting, laminating, flexo UV, screen UV and texturing to add visual and tactical features to print.
Comment below to have your say on this story.
If you have a news story or tip-off, get in touch at editorial@sprinter.com.au.
Sign up to the Sprinter newsletter