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When Mike Levitsky of FASTSIGNS Delaware was looking for a new a flatbed printer for his business, he researched a number of models on the market. "Our research began last summer. We looked at number of printers on the market," says Levitsky, owner of FASTSIGNS Delaware, located near Wilmington.
After many months of testing, they selected the DuPont Cromaprint 22UV flat-bed/roll digital printing system. "What really sold us on the Cromaprint 22UV was the printer's color management system. The colors really popped and we liked that it prints white. We also liked that the fact it was more of a commercial unit built for flexibility and high volume work," he adds.
When FASTSIGNS Delaware installed the Cromaprint 22UV in April, Levitsky was blown away by what the system could do.
"This printer is so flexible, simple to use and fast that we now do 30 percent more work than with our previous solvent printer without hiring additional staff," he says.
"While speed is what were do best, so is print quality and getting the job right the first time. One of our biggest challenges was constantly switching from printing roll-type signs, like vinyl banners, to printing on rigid substrates like foam or corrugated boards, metal, wood or acrylics. Our previous system could not easily accommodate rigid substrates, so we had to perform additional steps like printing to vinyl, and cutting/mounting the finished job to the substrate using various adhesives—very time consuming, messy and error prone.
Overcoming this drawback was among the main reasons for selecting the Cromaprint 22UV," he adds, "because it lets us easily switch back and forth between roll and rigid media all day. It only takes minutes to reset the system, and it accepts wide format graphics (up to 2.2m or 86-inches wide) making it ideal for large signs or point-of-purchase displays," he says.
Another key reason for selecting the system is the longstanding DuPont reputation for quality color.
"The color was even better than the samples I've seen. The learn curve was a lot easier and the flexibility of the unit has been great. Coke red is on the money. You also have the option of setting up your own color profiles. Its much more than just a machine."
"DuPont means exceptional color," Levitsky says. "It's a well-deserved legacy because color output from this digital printer is far superior and more brilliant than units costing twice as much."
The printer uses DuPont extended gamut UV curable inkjet technology, and comes fully installed with new DuPont Cromanet CS (color suite) software providing Adobe PostScript RIP, spectral color management and digital workflow production tools. "And the system's price includes all software and support materials with nothing left out," Levitsky says. "It's completely turnkey. When the DuPont installation team left, the system was fully operational and ready for immediate use — no hidden costs or need to add critical accessories."
And run it does, "almost constantly every day. We use it for a lot of work we do for IMG, which is a large sports market group. We also used it for a recent job we did for DHL that was for the New Orleans Jazz Festival. I can't say enough about this system. The quality, the variety, the speed. It's increased my capacity by approximately about 30% since it was installed. We are even starting to see some ROI. It was money well spent," he concludes.