Australian Printer May 2021

(l-r) Screenmakers director Rick Gulliford and EFI sales development manager Darren Massey

Taking business to the next level with EFI Screenmakers has invested in an EFI VUTEk h3 hybrid printer as the right printing solution for colour consistency, speed, and the ability to print on a wide range of media, at lower production costs

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ith over 30 years’ experience in the Canberra region, Screenmakers prides itself in the delivery of quality products with rapid turn-around times. That is why when the company was faced with the need to boost its press lineup, it prioritised features, such as lower production costs, colour consistency and speed, the ability to print on a wide range of media, and increased production capacity, which it recently found in an EFI VUTEk h3 hybrid flatbed/roll-fed printer. As a first-time customer of EFI, Screenmakers director Rick Gulliford

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said one of the main reasons for choosing the EFI VUTEk h3 printer was its faster turnaround times, speed, and Fiery Command WorkStation capability. Gulliford also said he was impressed with the EFI VUTEk h3 printer’s capability to perform multi-layered jobs seamlessly. “It’s the biggest investment we’ve made in a single piece of equipment; it’s so sleek and robust. We got our machine configured with eight colours – CMYK + light CMYK – and white. We didn’t take up the option of ‘clear’ as it wasn’t something we were after. With the multilayer capability on the VUTEk h3, we can

print up to nine layers, whether it is white under-print or white over-print,” he said. “We do a lot of white graphics onto clear film for window decorations, mainly in commercial buildings for privacy. We can do all of that work now seamlessly on the VUTEk h3. This has also allowed us to create some work with tactile feel to it, with textured printing. We’ve been experimenting with that as well and some customers have shown interest in it.” The install of the EFI VUTEk h3, along with Fiery Command WorkStation capability, also meant that Screenmakers was able to achieve a unified workflow system within its business. “EFI offered us a complete unified workflow solution. With the Fiery Command WorkStation software, we were able to run our existing printers on the same operating system,” Gulliford said. “In the past, we had two main manufacturers and two types of RIP, which were very different in the way they were. This resulted in colour inconsistency across output devices.

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Australian Printer May 2021

Published on May 6, 2021Technology & Computing

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