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Several franchises in the SpeedPro Imaging studio network have installed the EFI H1625 LED printer. The installations stem from an extensive testing and validation process conducted at SpeedPro Imaging’s Centennial, CO headquarters, followed by a 2015 partnership agreement between EFI and SpeedPro to help franchises grow with the 65-inch printer’s versatile, energy-efficient LED imaging capabilities.
The hybrid roll/flatbed, mid-level production inkjet printer is designed to maximize image quality at an affordable price, with four-color grayscale imaging at resolutions up to 1200x600 dpi and EFI’s superior-quality white ink as a standard feature. Users benefit from extended media versatility on a wide range of flexible and rigid substrates up 2 inches thick with energy-saving, “cool cure” LED technology that gives users the ability to print on substrates that cannot withstand the heat of other drying or curing methods.
SpeedPro Imaging’s franchise network of more than 120 studios currently operates in 31 states, with a Canadian affiliate that has locations in eight provinces. The SpeedPro-certified EFI LED printer has been available to the network since mid-2015, with six units installed to date and and two more coming on line this quarter.
“We saw an opportunity in the marketplace because this hybrid printer is really attainable to our franchise partners at a good price point, and it opens a lot of doors with the types of applications we can deliver,” said Boris Katsnelson, CEO of SpeedPro Imaging. “We like the white ink on board, which is a strong feature, and the printer itself also is a really efficient machine.”
Jeremy Petty’s Fort Worth, TX, SpeedPro Imaging studio was the first franchise location in the SpeedPro network to install the printer. Petty’s location does a lot of acrylic work and, previously, the franchise had to print those jobs out on a roll-to-roll printer and mount them to acrylic by hand. One repeat acrylic signage job used to take three days to produce and, with the new printer, Petty’s team can complete it in four hours.
For Doug Cole, president and owner of the Rochester, NY, SpeedPro Imaging franchise, the main selling point was the white ink. The backlit displays his location produces, in particular, saw a huge boost in quality.
“The EFI printer’s ability to print white ink, and then layer color on top of that, is a startling improvement,” said Cole.
The hybrid roll/flatbed, mid-level production inkjet printer is designed to maximize image quality at an affordable price, with four-color grayscale imaging at resolutions up to 1200x600 dpi and EFI’s superior-quality white ink as a standard feature. Users benefit from extended media versatility on a wide range of flexible and rigid substrates up 2 inches thick with energy-saving, “cool cure” LED technology that gives users the ability to print on substrates that cannot withstand the heat of other drying or curing methods.
SpeedPro Imaging’s franchise network of more than 120 studios currently operates in 31 states, with a Canadian affiliate that has locations in eight provinces. The SpeedPro-certified EFI LED printer has been available to the network since mid-2015, with six units installed to date and and two more coming on line this quarter.
“We saw an opportunity in the marketplace because this hybrid printer is really attainable to our franchise partners at a good price point, and it opens a lot of doors with the types of applications we can deliver,” said Boris Katsnelson, CEO of SpeedPro Imaging. “We like the white ink on board, which is a strong feature, and the printer itself also is a really efficient machine.”
Jeremy Petty’s Fort Worth, TX, SpeedPro Imaging studio was the first franchise location in the SpeedPro network to install the printer. Petty’s location does a lot of acrylic work and, previously, the franchise had to print those jobs out on a roll-to-roll printer and mount them to acrylic by hand. One repeat acrylic signage job used to take three days to produce and, with the new printer, Petty’s team can complete it in four hours.
For Doug Cole, president and owner of the Rochester, NY, SpeedPro Imaging franchise, the main selling point was the white ink. The backlit displays his location produces, in particular, saw a huge boost in quality.
“The EFI printer’s ability to print white ink, and then layer color on top of that, is a startling improvement,” said Cole.