Kili Arts has installed an Epson SureColor SC-F6000 44 inch digital dye sublimation printer to produce its new range of high quality ChromaLuxe photographic prints.
This latest investment has enabled the company to expand its product range into metal HD prints, which has resulted in a significant increase in production and overall profit of 60% since installation earlier this year.
Specialising in bespoke large format printing and framing, the company produces acrylic and canvas prints, Gicleé Fine Art prints, metal HD prints, multi canvasses and collages, and also offers custom-made cut mount, framing and lamination services.
Photographer and director, Jagdeep Panesar said, ‘We used external suppliers for all East West Photography’s printing needs for a number of years but were often disappointed with the inconsistent results. We are extremely passionate about delivering the highest quality service to our clients so we reviewed our options and that’s where the idea of starting up our own printing side of the business came from.’
According to the company SureColor SC-F6000 is ideal for low-to-medium volume work and has been developed to support an extensive range of applications such as soft signage, interior décor, textile and garment printing. It offers a low total cost of ownership and, with every component designed and manufactured by Epson, quality, performance and reliability are all optimised for maximum productive uptime and profit.
The company also invested in a Sefa 1510 heat press to print onto ChromaLuxe metal panels. Mr Panesar said, ‘We started off printing small 6 x 4 inch prints at first and sent them out to our clients as gifts. They loved them and were blown away by the colour quality and detail.’
The company has recently been commissioned by local schools to produce new imagery for its healthy eating campaign – images have been printed onto 60 x 40-inch metal panels using the SureColor SC-F6000. Mr Panesar added, ‘We took in a few sample panels to show the print quality. When the schools saw the exceptional colour and the sharp detail of the images and realised how long lasting and durable the prints would be, they asked us to replace all the original canvasses which were poor quality and faded.’
