A move to the latest low-cost UV curable print technology has quickly reaped financial and speed dividends for Complete Studio Graphics with its investment in a roll-to-roll wide-format machine fitted with a Lightbar UV curing solution supplied by Colorific.
Also available as a retro-fit, the installation of this new unit has instantly saved the London and Slough-based graphics company significant man-hours and production costs in a new system which costs a fraction of a conventional engine.
Located on-site at London’s ExCel, a sizeable proportion of jobs produced by Complete Studio Graphics is in the events area, with exhibition participants relying on being able to get their display requirements turned round quickly and at a high quality. In addition, the company also produces a broad range of general graphics for conferences in other locations as well as for a diverse selection of clients from overseas as well as in the UK.
Formerly, with jobs on flexible materials being produced using its solvent-based units, Complete Studio Graphics was always faced with delays after printing and before laminating because of the risk of outgassing. With the addition of the Lightbar solution, finished jobs are now ready immediately, with no time needed for drying, outperforming solvent-based production and providing the good durability available with UV-curable inks.
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