04.03.20
A new EFI Pro 16h flatbed/roll-to-roll hybrid wide-format printer from Electronics For Imaging, Inc. is giving MSP Design Group the ability to expand offerings and its customer base with a high-quality LED inkjet print.
Purchased from a local branch of digital print supplier IntoPrint Technologies, the printer has been the next step in Virginia Beach, VA-based MSP’s continued expansion.
A long-time provider of screen printing and embroidering, apparel and promotional products, MSP adopted a new mission in 2015, when Dan Clarkson and five partners acquired the then 30-year-old company.
Clarkson and his partners – all of whom were printing neophytes – determined that diversification would be the company’s number one mission.
“We did not want to have all of our eggs in one basket. So, we bought new equipment, hired more salespeople and began printing more commercial products,” Clarkson said. “We want to do it all for all of our customers and meet all of their needs.”
That focus moved MSP to grow from being primarily a seasonal business to one that has work year-round. Much of that growth has happened by selling more display graphics signage.
The higher volumes MSP saw in display graphics lead to outsourcing for production. The company had previously purchased equipment from IntoPrint, which is an authorized EFI reseller partner.
The EFI Pro 16h prints on both flexible and rigid substrates up to 65 inches wide in four colors plus white ink, delivering near-photographic quality at resolutions up to 1200 dots per inch. MSP can print saturated colors and smooth gradations with true four-level, variable-drop grayscale print capability at speeds up to 976 square feet per hour. Plus, the EFI Pro 16h’s “cool cure” LED technology requires less energy than latex or traditional UV printers and enables the use of thinner and specialty substrates that cannot withstand the heat required with latex and UV.
“There’s a lot of stuff that we can do now that we couldn’t before," Clarkson said.
Purchased from a local branch of digital print supplier IntoPrint Technologies, the printer has been the next step in Virginia Beach, VA-based MSP’s continued expansion.
A long-time provider of screen printing and embroidering, apparel and promotional products, MSP adopted a new mission in 2015, when Dan Clarkson and five partners acquired the then 30-year-old company.
Clarkson and his partners – all of whom were printing neophytes – determined that diversification would be the company’s number one mission.
“We did not want to have all of our eggs in one basket. So, we bought new equipment, hired more salespeople and began printing more commercial products,” Clarkson said. “We want to do it all for all of our customers and meet all of their needs.”
That focus moved MSP to grow from being primarily a seasonal business to one that has work year-round. Much of that growth has happened by selling more display graphics signage.
The higher volumes MSP saw in display graphics lead to outsourcing for production. The company had previously purchased equipment from IntoPrint, which is an authorized EFI reseller partner.
The EFI Pro 16h prints on both flexible and rigid substrates up to 65 inches wide in four colors plus white ink, delivering near-photographic quality at resolutions up to 1200 dots per inch. MSP can print saturated colors and smooth gradations with true four-level, variable-drop grayscale print capability at speeds up to 976 square feet per hour. Plus, the EFI Pro 16h’s “cool cure” LED technology requires less energy than latex or traditional UV printers and enables the use of thinner and specialty substrates that cannot withstand the heat required with latex and UV.
“There’s a lot of stuff that we can do now that we couldn’t before," Clarkson said.