Verve Display invests in Agfa duo
Agfa Jeti Mira HS LED devoted flatbed printer at Verve Show
Verve Show, producers of shows, has invested in two Agfa wide-format print engines: the Oberon RTR3300 roll-to-roll and the Jeti Mira MG2732 HS LED flatbed; put in as of March this 12 months.
In line with the corporate, this funding has improved its manufacturing capability and sustainable credentials permitting them to tackle bigger initiatives whereas retaining high quality.
Simon Perkes, founding father of Verve Show, mentioned the new-found capability offered by the Agfa machines has allowed Verve to print all its work in-house, a choice of its clients – with the initiatives being dealt with fully by the corporate as an extension of their workforce. Mr Perkes outlined the power to keep up high-quality requirements as a key profit, highlighting the Oberon roll-to-roll’s two units of print heads, enabling it to print twice as quick with out compromising on high quality. Moreover, it has allowed a swap from UV bulbs to LED curing, decreasing power utilization, he added.
The Agfa Oberon RTR3300, powered by the Asanti workflow, is a 3.3m roll-to-roll printer. It provides media range and a spread of purposes, together with mesh and backlit prints. The printer is available in a four-colour plus white or a six-colour model. There’s additionally a dual-roll choice able to dealing with two rolls, every as much as 1.6 meters large, doubling the full output.
The Agfa Jeti Mira HS LED, additionally powered by the Asanti workflow, is a flatbed printer that utilises UV LED curing to ship high-quality prints on a variety of supplies. This printer encompasses a moving-gantry design and might print borderless on inflexible media as much as 2.69m large and three.2m lengthy. The Jeti Mira makes use of six colors (CMYKLcLm) and white, with optionally available (3D) varnish or primer.
David Blackholly, manufacturing supervisor at Verve Show, mentioned the corporate visited the Agfa showroom in Antwerp in late 2023 and determined to buy two machines devoted to its specialty. Regardless of a pattern to shift in direction of hybrid printers, the corporate have been impressed by the 2 devoted fashions, deciding to buy each to guard themselves from any breakdown points, outlined Mr Blackholly.
He added, ‘The journey to Antwerp was invaluable; it ensured that we reviewed numerous options and ended up making your best option for our enterprise.’
As a part of a complete funding of £750,000, the corporate determined to buy the Jeti Mira flatbed printer to interchange its Arizona engine and the Oberon roll-to-roll to interchange its outdated roll-to-roll Anapurna. The funding additionally coated enhancements within the full workflow and ending space and included the acquisition of a Kongsberg slicing desk.
Mr Perkes concluded, ‘Through the years, Agfa has offered distinctive help to Verve Show, which is why we proceed to decide on them as our print companions. As a enterprise, Agfa has constantly demonstrated innovation by introducing new merchandise with further performance. Their technical workforce possesses intensive data, is well reachable, and promptly offers correct solutions, making them a dependable and useful asset to our operations.’
