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 yr.
Based on 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 supplied by the Agfa machines has allowed Verve to print all its work in-house, a choice of its prospects – with the initiatives being dealt with fully by the corporate as an extension of their group. 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 change from UV bulbs to LED curing, lowering vitality utilization, he added.
The Agfa Oberon RTR3300, powered by the Asanti workflow, is a 3.3m roll-to-roll printer. It gives 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 broad, 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 contains a moving-gantry design and may print borderless on inflexible media as much as 2.69m broad and three.2m lengthy. The Jeti Mira makes use of six colors (CMYKLcLm) and white, with non-compulsory (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 the direction of hybrid printers, the corporate had 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 quite a lot of options and ended up making the only 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 switch its Arizona engine and the Oberon roll-to-roll to switch its previous roll-to-roll Anapurna. The funding additionally lined enhancements within the full workflow and ending space and included the acquisition of a Kongsberg chopping desk.
Mr Perkes concluded, ‘Over time, Agfa has supplied 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 extra performance. Their technical group possesses intensive information, is well reachable, and promptly supplies correct solutions, making them a dependable and helpful asset to our operations.’
