APN Display Directors Paul Nicholls (left) and Richard Thomas with the EFI VUTEk H2000 LED UV hybrid printer.
Nottingham-based APN Display has upgraded its UV print technology with the purchase of an EFI Vutek H2000 LED UV hybrid printer from CMYUK, which it hopes will open the door to new markets as well as adding to production capacity.
The company services agency and trade customers both regionally and across the UK, and specialises in 2D and 3D POS displays. The H2000 was installed in July and is already blurring the lines between what was previously printed digitally or pressed on a screen or litho press.
‘The H2000 is the next generation on from our previous UV machines – an Inca Eagle and Spyder V,’ said director Paul Nicholls. ‘It’s much faster with a higher quality print, and the new technology has reduced the need for separate printing processes and reduced the minimum numbers for cost effective print runs.
‘With the new Vutek we can now print onto clear material using white ink at the same time rather than printing on a digital machine then adding the white via a screen press. This means shorter runs for applications such as window graphics become more economic – even just one or two units – as set up and origination costs are lower and there’s less risk of spoilage.’
The company is also using the H2000 to produce 3D corrugated POS display units that it designs and manufactures. The H2000 has EFI’s UltraDrop Technology in six colours for more precise control and high definition quality, and handles rigid and sheeted media up to 80 inches wide and up to 2 inches thick with optional roll-to-roll production.
