The Fujifilm Acuity 1600 LED printer.
Specialist trade printer DCL Print in Crawley, Sussex, has placed an order for a Fujifilm Acuity 1600 LED to expand its business into wide format.
Established as a business forms printer in the early eighties, DCL Print has evolved into an integrated print solutions provider that offers an extensive range of services, including direct mailing, security and label printing. Recently, it started to receive an increasing number of requests for wide format jobs such as posters and displays.
Simon Smode, managing director at DCL Print, explained: ‘Initially, the growing demand for large format applications prompted us to outsource these types of jobs. It soon became clear that there was an opportunity to be more competitive in this area and grow profit margins, so we started the search for a reliable, high quality wide format device to integrate into our production environment.’
Fujifilm’s Acuity LED 1600 caught the attention of DCL Print for its UV technology and advanced ink features. It can print six colours plus white and clear, and is extremely versatile in terms of material handling, allowing the company to create and promote novel and appealing applications for existing and new customers, said Mr Smode.
He added: ‘As the UV inks are immediately cured, it will enable us to improve our turnaround and deliver end products quickly and efficiently. What’s more, the print quality achievable with the Acuity LED 1600 is fantastic and we can use both flexible and rigid media to produce different jobs in the most cost-effective way.’
He also expects to take advantage of the vast range of materials included in Fujifilm’s euromedia portfolio, including flexible substrates such as films, banners and wallpapers.
