Managing director, Stuart Maclaren, with the Mimaki JV5-320DS dye sublimation printer
Lincoln-based Your Print Partner has invested in a Mimaki JV5-320DS dye sublimation printer to respond to increased demand and an expanding product range.
The company has been digitally printing banners, flags and outdoor branding products since 2012 when they purchased their first Mimaki direct-to-textile printer. Today the company is now operating with nine print machines, including PVC printers and CAD cutters, with their range of products having grown to over 200 different items, many of which are printed in-house.
The dye sublimation printer is capable of printing on 3.2 m wide rolls of fabric. As well as improving efficiency, decreasing set up times and reducing fabric wastage, the new printer allows the potential for new product development and brings the company’s annual print capacity up to 250,000 m/sq.
Managing director, Stuart Maclaren, said, ‘This is a really exciting development for our business. One of our most popular products is Feather Flags, which you might typically see at sporting events or on car forecourts. With the new Mimaki – now the largest in our building – we have the potential to print more than 1000 additional flags every week. This really opens up many more new opportunities for us and enables us to compete on much larger tenders.’
The team at Your Print Partner has been busy developing a new range of display products due for release early in the New Year and all intended for production on the new JV5-320DS printer, utilising its super-wide print capacity to create seamless large-scale graphics for exhibitions and trade shows.
Mr Maclaren, concluded, ‘The sheer capability of the new Mimaki makes it a key element of our growth strategy and as a result of the increased capacity it brings to the company; we expect to create five new jobs over the winter period in our Pre-Print, Sales and Customer Service departments.’
