EFI’s Rastek range of entry level wide format production printers has never seemed to garner quite as much media exposure as their more glamorous VUTEk cousins, which to my mind is a great pity because the Rastek range provides everything the modern day PSP could ask for in order to ramp up productivity and provide access to UV direct to substrate flatbed printing.
Therefore it is welcome news to see that Shropshire based Signmaster Systems is adding EFI’s affordable wide format printer range to its already stellar line up of wide format production kit with the addition of the 3.2-metre, roll-to-roll EFI R3225 printer, the EFI T1000 flatbed printer, and the EFI H652 hybrid printer.
Signmaster is one of the few companies in the UK where you can physically compare the wide format offerings from Mimaki, Roland and Canon side by side, and now with these entry- to mid-level UV solutions from EFI will enable print service providers to gauge how to increase profits by opening doors to high-margin, specialty applications found on more high-end devices.
“We thought carefully about what we could offer customers to evolve their business and drive top-line revenue while reducing costs,” says Phil George, managing director. “Having access to EFI’s Wide Format printer line means we will have more opportunities to help their businesses reach new levels of competitiveness, profitability and growth.”
Taking centre stage at Signmaster Systems’ large, start of the art showroom is the EFI H652 hybrid printer. This, along with its sister H650 UV hybrid printer, is designed to deliver photographic image quality with 4-colour plus white ink and variable drop greyscale print technology. These versatile printers can handle a wide range of flexible and rigid media quickly and easily with a specialised vacuum belt media transport system, making it the perfect choice if you are a quick print, graphic arts, production or print shop where image quality and speed are critical to meet your customers' demands. What makes the H652 special is it also delivers a high rate of return, so you can pay for the printer by using it just a few hours a day. Here's why.