(L- R) Robert Holscher, director of digital Sales, Komori International Europe; Steve Turner, director of sheetfed sales, Komori UK; Garth Davis, managing director, Lexon GB
South Wales print project handling and fulfilment company, Lexon, is installing the UK’s first Komori IS29 UV digital inkjet printing system this May.
The four-colour Komori IS29 B2 inkjet system was launched at drupa last year and further European installations are scheduled to commence mid-2017.
‘We needed to add versatile inkjet capacity capable of delivering stunning print results on the same bespoke materials as our offset machines [Komori Lithrone B2s],’ said Garth Davis, group managing director, Lexon GB, of his company’s decision to purchase the Komori IS29. ‘Typical applications for us are luxury packaging, reports and folders, often in run lengths as low as 500, along with specialised projects for our clients.
‘We are seriously impressed with the print quality and the instant UV drying on wide ranging jobs and substrates,’ he reported. ‘Additionally, as the colour gamut of the IS29 inkjet system is noticeably wider than with offset, the colours produced are more vibrant. The increased productivity and flexibility of the new machine increases our services to customers.’
‘Our IS29 provides the same high quality and print reliability as our customers achieve on their Komori offset presses and it’s also capable of printing on the same substrates used in offset, including uncoated material and film – all with no special pre-coating needed,’ commented Robert Holscher, director of digital sales, Komori International Europe. ‘This first installation places Komori firmly on the path of combining offset reliability with digital flexibility.’
‘We’re especially pleased to be installing the Impremia into Lexon, which is a Komori offset house,’ agreed Steve Turner, Komori UK’s director of sheetfed sales. ‘The IS29’s ability to colour match offset production is especially attractive to printers like Lexon.
‘At the same time, it’s providing them with new capacity for the high speed production of dedicated inkjet work such as variable data jobs, inserts and point of sale material,’ Mr Turner concluded.
