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Well-known Melbourne printers, The PrintCentre
and Resolution Imaging are now the proud owners of an Inca Eagle -
the very first large format flatbed digital printer operating in Australia.
The Print Centre Pty. Ltd and reprographics house Resolution Imaging
Pty. Ltd have formed a joint venture to become the first Australian
owners of the Eagle flatbed digital printing machine. The company
will operate out of the new Print Centre site in Port Melbourne under
the name Flat Bed Imaging Pty Ltd - FBI for short.
The Print Centre is primarily a screenprinting company, specialising
in point of sale, outdoor advertising and pressure sensitive labels/stickers.
"We chose The Eagle machine because of its' similarity to a screenprinting
machine, not to mention its exceptional speed and print quality. With
few moving parts, The Eagle exemplifies cutting edge technology, and
can operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Additionally, it is the only machine of its kind to be proven over
a long period. There are now more than 40 machines installed worldwide
and some of them have been operating for more than two years,"
says Jon Davis, managing director, The Print Centre.
The Eagle is capable of speeds of more than 100 square metres per
hour. For most point of purchase work, the Eagle operates at around
55 square metres an hour. "The quality of the print is terrific,"
said Mr Davis.
"The Eagle will replace some of the screenprinting and digital
work that we do now, but what's really exciting is the new business
we can win - some of which can't be done profitably any other way,"
said David Mudford, director of Resolution Imaging.
"With the Eagle we can print point of purchase material to a
very high quality and in whatever quantities the client wants - be
it one, ten, or a hundred off. I've been involved in digital print
production for seven years and this is the first time I'm using machinery
that operates in real time. Complete work is produced in five minutes,
eliminating time spent on mounting and finishing. The Eagle has now
been operational for two weeks and our clients are very impressed
with its output," says David.
Interestingly, FBI is setting time aside each week to experiment with
its new machine to discover the full range of work it can now do.
Jeff Hand, chief executive of Sericol Australia distributors of the
Eagle in Australia said: "We are absolutely delighted to have
sold the first machine to The Print Centre. The company has the right
mix of skills and business focus to make the most out of their investment.
The Eagle is a complementary machine for screen printers and printers
in general. It will eat into some of the traditional domain of screenprinters,
particularly at the lower run lengths, but the real advantage will
come more and more from totally new opportunities. The Eagle will
print direct onto wood, glass and rigid plastics, as well as the usual
array of flexible substrates. As well as from traditional printers
we also have interest being shown from industrial clients".
Reproduced courtesy of 'Image Magazine' Australia. |
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