KIT & MEDIA / NEWS email: news@signlink.co.uk Issue 245 - February / March 2023 12 Back in 2020, Eltham Digital began offering signage following investment in a Xenons R180 hybrid flatbed/roll-toroll machine from RSR. The business is now taking 50% of its revenue from signage work with the machine having been replaced with the upgraded Xenons X180. Whilst the X180 has the same dimensions as its predecessor with a maximum width of 1.88m, the new model has numerous mechanical upgrades and uses the latest Ricoh 6 printheads. Investing in the upgrade has meant Eltham has the ability to print onto ACP, foam, board, flue board, glass, ceramic tiles, wood, and vinyl and flexible media. The company runs the machine at 25sq m per hour with a CMYK ink configuration and has the option of an additional white ink available as a future upgrade. “During the Covid pandemic we were being asked to produce all kinds of signage, so we could see there was demand there,” says Terry Glasscock, owner of Eltham Digital. “RSR convinced us the Xenons hybrid was the ideal machine to take on a new market as it offered high performance and versatility for a relatively low cost. They were right.” Eltham ramps up sign work after purchase of Xenons Half of Eltham's revenue now comes from signage after the purchase MediaCo Group, a supplier of large-format print, materials, and display graphics, has taken delivery of the first swissQprint Kudu in the UK at its site in Trafford Park, Manchester. The Kudu was unveiled at last year's FESPA Global Print Expo in Berlin and is a high-end flatbed printer that complements the existing swissQprint flatbed range, including the Nyala, Impala, and Oryx. MediaCo describes itself as a sustainable display graphics manufacturer so the power consumption and operating costs of this latest purchase were highly important. The printer is the first swissQprint model to feature ten colour channels and features swissQprint’s Tip Switch vacuum and includes a 260-zone divided flatbed for greater user control. First swissQprint Kudu installed at MediaCo Canon has launched its new Colorado M-series, two roll-to-roll large-format graphics printers that are modular in speed configuration and media handling. Described by the manufacturer as the “fastest and most productive solution in its market segment”, the range offers special effects and white ink printing capabilities. The scalable nature of the range means users can choose from various output speeds with the Colorado M3 offering a cruising speed of 29m2 per hour and maximum print speeds of 111m2 per hour, and the M5 offering 40m2 per hour and maximum print speeds of 159m2 per hour. Canon has launched the new Colorado M-series which is modular in speed and media [L to R] Bryan Carmichael, Erskine Stewart, Ian Maxfield, and Stephen Arthur Canon launches new modular Colorado series Israel-based print service provider Line Cut has highlighted the HP Latex 800W printer as a significant new investment for the company as it has allowed it to take on new work and gain customers in new sectors. Nir Yankov, owner and chief executive officer at Line Cut, says: “There are several reasons why we chose the HP Latex 800W printer. First and foremost, we were impressed with its ability to consistently produce high-quality prints, especially with its added capability of white ink printing.” The printer, which was installed in December 2022, was Line Cut’s first HP purchase which it acquired via authorised reseller Microjuk Computers. Line Cut hails HP Latex 800W as it takes on new work The HP Latex 800W is a largeformat printer with specialised white ink capabilities First Acuity Prime L purchased by A1 Signs Netherlands-based A1 Signs has become the first in the world to invest in an Acuity Prime L flatbed printer from Fujifilm. A larger version of the Acuity Prime 20 and 30 models, the Prime L will enable A1 Signs to maximise its productivity and support demand. Offering print speeds of 202m2/hr the Prime L appealed to A1 Signs due to its easy operability and high speed and quality results. Featuring six vacuum zones and 16 media location pins, the Acuity Prime L can print sideby-side jobs with a dual zone function. The new flatbed printer has been installed at the family-run business’ premises in Apeldoorn in the Netherlands. “I hate limits and I like to print on the widest possible substrates,” says Jan Carel Schepenaar, founder and owner of A1 Signs, adding: “The Acuity Prime L, with its 3200mm x 2000mm flatbed, enables us to do this.” A1 Signs first invested in Fujifilm technology back in 2014, two years after its inception with the purchase of an Acuity Select X2 printer. By Carys Evans By Carys Evans Jan Carel Schepenaar, owner and founder of Netherlandsbased A1 Signs
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