08.07.18
Concord, NC-based iTek Graphics installed an EFI VUTEk HS125 Pro hybrid flatbed/roll inkjet press from Electronics For Imaging, Inc.
The new press replaces an older hybrid inkjet printer the company used.
“We looked at all the high-volume, high-quality superwide-format inkjet presses in the market,” iTek Graphics Owner John Rawlins, said “and while
they all offered high-quality printing, the decision came down to which press offered the best combination of price, speed, and price per square foot for ink. The VUTEk gives us the most bang for the buck.”
Primary applications for iTek Graphics with its new, 126-inch wide digital press include retail display promotional signage printed on styrene and corrugated plastic. Much of that signage is printed to support a major customer – a grocery chain that relies on iTek Graphics for its printing needs at locations across eight states.
Printing at speeds up to 125 boards per hour, the VUTEk press has eight channels, including two white inks, and delivers premium-quality, grayscale imaging on a broad range of flexible and rigid substrates up to 2 inches thick. A three-quarter automated material handling system installed with the press ensures faster loading and off-loading to maintain high productivity.
iTek Graphics also offers sheetfed offset and cut-sheet digital printing.
“Digital is an important part of our business,” Rawlins said. “When we moved into our current facility 14 months ago, 40% percent of our business was digital. Now, with the new HS125 press, our digital printing revenues should reach the 50% mark by the end of the year.”
The new press replaces an older hybrid inkjet printer the company used.
“We looked at all the high-volume, high-quality superwide-format inkjet presses in the market,” iTek Graphics Owner John Rawlins, said “and while
they all offered high-quality printing, the decision came down to which press offered the best combination of price, speed, and price per square foot for ink. The VUTEk gives us the most bang for the buck.”
Primary applications for iTek Graphics with its new, 126-inch wide digital press include retail display promotional signage printed on styrene and corrugated plastic. Much of that signage is printed to support a major customer – a grocery chain that relies on iTek Graphics for its printing needs at locations across eight states.
Printing at speeds up to 125 boards per hour, the VUTEk press has eight channels, including two white inks, and delivers premium-quality, grayscale imaging on a broad range of flexible and rigid substrates up to 2 inches thick. A three-quarter automated material handling system installed with the press ensures faster loading and off-loading to maintain high productivity.
iTek Graphics also offers sheetfed offset and cut-sheet digital printing.
“Digital is an important part of our business,” Rawlins said. “When we moved into our current facility 14 months ago, 40% percent of our business was digital. Now, with the new HS125 press, our digital printing revenues should reach the 50% mark by the end of the year.”