Inprint Colour has praised its Ricoh Pro-TF6250 Series UV flatbed printer, purchased just prior to the outbreak of the pandemic, for allowing it to keep up with a huge spike in demand for signage printing.
Specifically the Ricoh machine has allowed the Yorkshire-based company to expand the range of substrates it is able to print on, opening up a range of new markets, as well as raising production speeds to previously unseen levels.
‘We invested in the Ricoh flatbed large-format machine as we needed a device that could print on varied media types,’ said director Lee Coulson. ‘Thanks to its flexibility in terms of substrates, we’ve opened up new business, including the supply of more and more Covid-19 signage.
‘We have used Ricoh digital machines for the last eight years. We’ve always been impressed with the quality of the printers and the service back up provided by Ricoh, so it was a natural choice to stick with Ricoh when we needed a new machine.’
The reliability of the Pro-TF6250 has also been beneficial, as Mr Coulson explained, ‘For us, using a Ricoh printer of any kind always means you can guarantee reliability; we are a long-term user of Ricoh’s printers for this exact reason.’
Thanks to this success, Inprint expects the flatbed to be the foundation of its expansion plans, which include an extension to its production building to house a new die-cutting machine, going forward. Mr Coulson concludes, ‘The goal for 2021 is to build on what we achieved in 2020; with the Ricoh machine having already proved its incredible speed and reliability, we’re excited to see just how far we can progress.’
