Dimension 8 is enjoying tripled print speeds on wide format graphics following the installation of its new Epson SureColor SC-S30600 in March 2012. Dimension 8 is one of the first UK businesses to have installed the SureColor SC-S30600 printer which was released by Epson in February 2012.

The acquisition of the SC-S30600 is a significant investment, but as Dimension 8's Simon Ridout explains, the benefits are difficult to ignore.  "The big point of differentiation of the SC-S30600 against usual roll fed printers is the speed. The typical print speed we were getting on our existing machines was 5m2 per hour. The Epson can comfortably achieve speeds of up to 15m2 per hour in production mode and up to 30m2 per hour in high speed mode. So this has helped our print capacity and flexibility hugely."

The SC-S30600 uses Epson’s new inkset, UltraChrome GS2, which features a new yellow formulation that is lightfast for longer. It is an odourless, nickel-free range that Epson says requires no special ventilation. Setting up the SC-S30600 is fast and easy thanks to the unique jack mechanism that allows a single operator to change media rolls. Media tensioning controls are placed at both the front and rear reducing set-up time and maximising productivity.

The SC-S30060 is now Dimension 8's flagship wide-format printer and joins two existing wide-format printers working flat out in the print room.