{"id":16552,"date":"2016-02-25T22:34:18","date_gmt":"2016-02-26T03:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=16552"},"modified":"2016-02-25T22:34:18","modified_gmt":"2016-02-26T03:34:18","slug":"pennsylvania-print-business-upgrades-with-efi-vutek-printer-to-drive-rapid-inkjet-graphics-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/news\/2016\/02\/pennsylvania-print-business-upgrades-with-efi-vutek-printer-to-drive-rapid-inkjet-graphics-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania Print Business Upgrades with EFI VUTEk Printer to Drive Rapid Inkjet Graphics Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"

FREMONT, California<\/strong> \u2013 February 25, 2016 \u2013 EFI<\/a>\u2122 (Nasdaq:EFII) today reported that Laurel Print & Graphics<\/a> installed an EFI VUTEk\u00ae H2000<\/a> Pro printer with a double-white ink option. The 80-inch (2-meter) wide, UV hybrid roll\/flatbed device meets increased demand for signage and graphics products, and is the latest upgrade in wide-format inkjet technology for the repeat EFI customer.<\/p>\n

Revenues at the White Oak, Pa.-based printing company have increased more than 69% over the past two-and-a-half years. Its staff has grown from three employees to seven and plans are in place to hire an eighth employee soon. Continued productivity in wide-format printing on EFI equipment has been an important factor in that growth. Working with authorized EFI inkjet technology reseller Nazdar Sour<\/a>ceOne<\/a>, Laurel Print & Graphics first purchased a 65-inch wide hybrid EFI Wide Format printer a few years ago, and then replaced it with a newer 65-inch wide model before making a third call to Nazdar SourceOne to upgrade once again with the wider EFI VUTEk printer installed this month.<\/p>\n

The biggest benefits for Laurel Print & Graphics come from the speed increase on an EFI VUTEk printer that runs up to 20 4×8-foot boards, or 1,050 square feet, per hour, while still providing the consistent, accurate color imaging customers expect.<\/p>\n

EFI: A brand that understands LP&G\u2019s high-quality philosophy<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cOur business is really built on quality<\/em>,\u201d said Laurel Print & Graphics President Keith Jones. \u201cWe try to produce high-quality work and we\u2019re using that as our business model. We don\u2019t just run jobs \u2013 everything has to meet our standards. If something is wrong with a job, we pull it<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fortunately, Laurel Print & Graphics\u2019 succession of EFI printers has helped the company enhance its reputation for superior work. \u201cEFI has allowed me to expand with our business model<\/em>,\u201d Jones said. \u201cCustomers see what we can do, and they keep coming back. That is one of the reasons we bought the VUTEk H2000 Pro printer \u2013 I wanted to increase production, but maintain the quality<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Laurel Print & Graphics produces a wide range of inkjet signage products, including point-of-purchase displays, window graphics, thermostatic clings and banners. And the company runs numerous jobs on clear substrates and acrylic, making the double-white option even more critical for increasing capacity.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were running our previous hybrid printer eight hours every day and we were maxing it out<\/em>,\u201d said Jones. The new printer has resulted in a \u201chuge increase\u201d in productivity, he added, with an 85% boost in throughput on flatbed-printed work.<\/p>\n

\u201cEFI\u2019s service is second to none<\/em>,\u201d Jones also noted. \u201cIf something goes wrong or we have a service call, they\u2019re here when we need them. And the equipment, for us, just has a track record of outstanding quality<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Boosting both performance and the bottom line<\/strong><\/p>\n

Laurel Print & Graphics\u2019 new printer features UltraDrop\u2122 Technology, which uses smaller drop sizes and more precise control with native 7-picoliter print heads and true multi-drop addressability in each dot position. UltraDrop Technology, which allows for outstanding smoothness in shadows, gradients and transitions, is one of several high-quality advantages on the company\u2019s EFI VUTEk printer installation, including:<\/p>\n