The company has installed 3 EFI printers in last two months – One each at Caterpillar Signs, Graffiti Signgraphics and Shubhi Graphics.
EFI-Reggiani Renoir Next 340 at Caterpillar Signs
Arrow Digital has recently installed the first Efi-Reggiani Renoir Next 340, Soft signage digital textile printer at Caterpillar Signs. Caterpillar, a valued Arrow customer having VUTEk GS3250LX Pro LED and Vutek 3360 EC, has been in the soft signage business with UV and other dye sub printers, after looking at the Efi-Reggiani was convinced to add this to their portfolio, considering that this would increase the versatility for interior and exterior stage and event projects as well as open many other markets for transfer and direct printing on polyesters.
Nishant Shah of Caterpillar Signs Pvt. Ltd. asserts that the recent purchase of the Efi-Reggiani Renoir Next 340 printer will extend the product offerings to exhibition backdrops, light boxes, flags, building wraps, tear drops, tents, durable outdoor advertising materials and much more. “Adding more green technologies in our Portfolio, we will have a huge competitive advantage, powerful and sustainable platforms to address the rapidly growing demand for soft signage and other textile markets.”
Shah further adds, “We will now be able to work with lightweight, polyester-based materials that offer environmental and logistical benefits, including easy and economical delivery and installation. This platform will further allow us to venture into soft furnishings and other textile short run markets. Arrow has been a great partner, helping us grow in the right direction, understanding technology and market trends, with their excellent service and support team; we just focus on our customers and their ever growing needs and staying ahead of the curve.”
The Efi-Reggiani Renoir Next 340 is ideal to start developing a soft signage business. It allows you to print displays, high-density backlit signs and more with high resolution, very high colour gamut 4-colour printing. The Next 340 is capable of printing direct to textile or transfer paper with the ability to changeover from one to the other. It comes with an auto print head cleaning station to increase printer uptime, a capping station to keep your system up and running, a patented ink recirculation system for improved ink yield and a wrinkle detect system to protect against costly repairs due to head strikes.
It offers excellent print durability, plus its 2400dpi resolution, produces photo-quality, vivid images with highly saturated colours and powerful blacks. The printer uses environmentally friendly, aqueous, dispersed dye-sublimation inks. It can achieve a speed up to 464 m2 / hr featuring four-level grayscale printing with 4 to 72 PL drop sizes.
Arrow believes that soft signage is much easier to transport and assemble, the light weight makes handling effortless as compared to traditional materials. Size to weight ratio is remarkable when compared to other materials. Large areas can be covered without unsightly joints plus you don’t need to spend time, hiding the joints. Once the frame work is in place it’s quick and easy to change the display material. This allows customers to change their displays frequently and increase product visibility. Soft signage is Eco Friendly and reusable.
EFI Vutek GS3250 LX Pro at Graffiti Signgraphics Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata
Arrow Digital has recently installed the Efi VUTEk GS3250LX Pro at Graffiti Signgraphics Pvt Ltd, Kolkata. For Arrow Digital, “Graffiti is one of the most reputed and well-known company in East India. They are amongst one of the oldest customers who always prefer to work with Arrow.
Sauvik Chakravarty, Director, Graffiti says, “We wanted a High Speed UV Printer with Green technology and this made us consider the EFI VUTEk GS3250 LX Pro but taking a decision was tough as there were many printers in the market. In our visit to Brussels, EFI Demo center, we tested almost all different media, modes and we found that the quality wasn’t getting compromised due to speed. Genuine EFI Inks are Greenguard Gold-certified offering customers a safer and greener printing solution, and the colour gamut of the 10-colour was by far the best we have seen so far in the market”.
According to Arrow Digital, the Efi-Vutek GS3250LX Pro Hybrid inkjet system uses an advanced LED printing technology; offering ultimate flexibility, because of it being capable of printing on roll-to-roll, flexible sheets and rigid substrates. The Efi-Vutek GS3250 LX Pro is the only production level LED technology, which offers variety of applications and is cost-effective. Most of the UV-curable wide-format printers are replacing solvent, latex and eco-solvent printers for many applications, using less energy, and cost-efficient when compared with mercury lamps. LED UV curable printers also offer a safer and healthier workplace.
The Efi-Vutek GS3250LX Pro is a 3.2-meter wide flatbed and roll-to-roll UV printer with the highest image quality of up to 1000 dpi, fastest production speeds up to 2400 ft2/hr. and with excellent colour gamut. This printer extends the range of supported substrates while lowering operating costs and lead times. 8 colours plus two whites, with a unique multi-layer white print capability and true grayscale technology allows them to produce high definition point-of-purchase graphics. For high productivity, it is also switchable to Fast-5. It handles rigid and sheeted media up to 126.5 in. (3.2 m) wide and up to 2 in. (5.08 cm) thick.
Sauvik adds, “The white ink opacity and three layer back-lit applications, along with the team support, Arrow were amongst the many features which convinced us to finalize this platform.”
EFI H1625 LED Printer & OKI M64 Eco Solvent at Shubhi Graphics, Indore
Mahendra Lour, Director, Shubhi Graphics & Multimedia, is very much excited with the latest enhancement in his portfolio with EFI H1625 LED UV Inkjet Printer and OKI M64 Eco Solvent Printer at Shubhi Graphics & Multimedia. “Our clientele includes many corporates where quality, productivity and turnaround time are important factors, and needed to be addressed. We have developed a good customer base and to retain and grow the same, we have to be the best in the market.”
“We made our mind to purchase two printers, UV and Eco-Solvent and started studying the market; attended almost all Signage exhibitions. After considerable studies and evaluating the applications and samples at Arrow Digital’s massive demo/training and R&D center in Ahmedabad, we got fascinated when we saw many printers under one roof. They explained each product in depth and we were allowed to test every possible option,” said Lour adding that the whole process made our decision easier to buy both the Products, and have plans to add capacity in the near future with their high speed Efi VUTEk GS3250LXpro.
Efi H1625 LED UV inkjet is a 64” wide format mid-level hybrid production printer designed to maximize image quality with four colours + two whites; automated operational, maintenance features and above all, LED technology. The printer is highly cost-effective and able to print on high-value, specialty rigid and flexible substrates.
According to Arrow, customers love the three-layer white function that enables them to produce impressive day/night and block outs on rigid or clear materials. The overall print quality of the 6 PL grayscale printheads and vibrant Efi super colour gamut inks with Greenguard certification have drastically been helping with turnaround times and winning new business.
Efi H1625 UV LED inks emit low VOC’s, and the cool curing on the printer translates into lower running costs, lower air conditioning and maintenance. The printer is mostly used to create wall graphics, glass/window films, architectural films, large format signs, canvas, backlit displays, textiles and banners.
The OKI M64s LCIS delivers unmatched productivity and quality while reducing the impact on the environment. The WX inks offer a wide color gamut, high vividness, high density, excellent outdoor durability and low running costs in addition to the low level of odor.
M-64s LCIS model comes with 4.5-liter large-capacity ink reservoir per colour to support continuous high-volume printing. It has numerous add on features like Automatic Print Adjustment, On-Carriage Ionizer, SP4 – Smart Pass Technology, Smart Nozzle Mapping 2, Dynamic Dot Printing Technology and much more. Above all, the inks are Greenguard Certified.
