SCREEN Appoints Marabu as Specialist Reseller in Germany

SCREEN announced the appointment of Marabu GmbH & Co. KG as a reseller for the Truepress Jet W3200UV wide-format UV printer series in Germany.
 
Marabu is a leading global manufacturer of digital, screen and pad printing inks, and its partnership with SCREEN marks the first time the company has added hardware to its product portfolio. A Truepress Jet W3200UV printer has been installed in its showroom at its headquarters in Tamm, near Stuttgart, enabling the company to demonstrate the printer in action using Marabu digital inks and to give customers a direct hands-on training.
 
“The SCREEN Truepress Jet is a superb UV printer and, in combination with our UltraJet UV-curable inks for rigid and flexible substrates, delivers high-impact and durable signage and POS products,” said Andreas Koch, EVP, Business Unit Digital Inks, Marabu. “We can now offer our customers a complete package of printer, ink and support – a one-stop service that makes life much easier for our busy customers.”
 
Marabu has already sold a second printer to Druckzilla in Germany. Relying on Marabu’s ink expertise and the new full-service package, in combination with the high-quality printer, the Truepress Jet was Druckzilla’s first choice when investing in production equipment for poster and sign printing.
 
The six-color + white Truepress Jet W3200UV, with 3.2m wide flat-bed and roll-fed capability, delivers high-speed, high-quality printing at 184 sqm/hr per hour. This flexible printer enables users to produce quality graphics including multilayer spot silk, day/night, backlit and relief.
 
“SCREEN welcomes Marabu to our network of specialist resellers,” said Martijn Van den Broek, SCREEN Europe. “The company’s extensive experience of inkjet, colour management makes them an ideal channel partner in Germany. In addition to their considerable expertise printing onto traditional paper, board and flexible substrates, they also have significant knowledge of printing onto glass, metal, wood and plastics which will assist companies enter new industrial and décor markets.”