Abacus Print’s Ashkay Barot (l) and Jonathan Luck (r) with Darren Godfrey
Abacus Print has invested in a Linoprint CV from Heidelberg after recognising the white and clear toner options will allow the company to add value and increase its margins.
The company handles a high volume of trade work for printers and also design agencies. It believes that the agencies will create products around the opportunities this latest generation of press brings to the market. Much of its work is confidential and for this reason handles all work in-house with extensive finishing options.
‘The overall quality is exceptional and gives a litho-like feel to work. Another big attraction is the ability to print on longer 700 mm sheets which opens up the opportunity for producing presentation folders, 6pp A4 or landscape A4 brochures. This will pull some work away from litho and will not only be of interest to existing clients but also open up new markets for us,’ said Jonathan Luck, managing director.
The Linoprint CV will be installed next month and will work variable shifts, typically over 12 hours a day. The company will have staff trained on site to familiarise them with the Fiery RIP and other features of the press. Heidelberg includes the Operator Replaceable Components within its click charge and it does not have any minimum volume thresholds.
