Kongsberg C64 installed in Speedscreen’s £1 million investment programme

Tim Hill, managing director with the Esko Kongsberg C64

Speedscreen completed a £1 million investment programme including a super wide Kongsberg C digital finishing system for posters, POP displays, POS and signage production. 

The company is no stranger to new technology, it was the first in Europe to install the Durst Rho 1012 large format printer and is now again among the first to acquire an Esko Kongsberg C64.

‘We have experienced year-on-year growth of over 30% during the last 12 months, and we are striving to equal that this year with the help of the Esko Kongsberg C64,’ commented Tim Hill, managing director. ‘Esko’s solutions are a key component of our growth strategy. They allow us to be faster, more responsive, have tighter controls over margins and offer a more creative service. It future-proofs our business.’

The company’s investment also included ArtiosCAD structural packaging design software and i-cut Suite preflighting and workflow solution for large format printing. ‘These software solutions help us smooth out workflow and save time in design. In addition, we can better plan job ganging and nesting for the most economical material use. We will also be able to further develop the design side of the business with activities such as creating outers,’ stated Mr Hill.

The Kongsberg C64 works with 3.21 mm by 3.2 mm long materials, making it the perfect fit for large format printers. ‘The Durst printer massively increased our throughput, and it quickly became evident that our bottleneck would be finishing,’ explained Mr Hill. ‘We looked at a number of options. The Esko Kongsberg C64 was the only table with a full 3.2 m work space; the others we considered offered two separate work spaces but were not able to handle a full 3.2 m x 3.2 m sheet. The Kongsberg is also engineered for heavy-duty performance and includes a powerful 3 kw router. All around it was a much better proposition than we found with other solutions in the marketplace. And we were also very comfortable staying with an Esko solution based on our past experience.’