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News Release from: Colourgen | Subject: Colorspan 5460uv UV-curable flatbed printer
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 01 February 2008
Flatbed Printer Ensures Photoluminescent
Quality
The ability to provide high quality printing on to Maritime Progress's photoluminescent rigid signage meant that Colourgen's Colorspan 5460uv UV-curable flatbed printer was chosen after tests.
The Colorspan 5460, with Caldera RIP, is being used to produce signage for use as safety displays on cruise and commercial ships The printer, which was provided by Colorgen reseller, Print Technologies, was also selected to provide a range of rigid signage for Warnstar Signage, a sister company of Maritime Progress to provide safety signage for land-based industrial, commercial and offices areas
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 27 Feb 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Until recently, UK companies Maritime and Warnstar produced most of its signage using screen printing, with some digital printing provided by a large format solvent printer.
Maritime Progress manufactures its own photo-luminescent materials following its research in to phosphorescent pigments, plastics and adhesives.
The result is claimed to provide a substrate with high luminance, minimum shrinkage and good adhesion properties that is now purchased by other sign manufacturers all over the world for production of their own signs.
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The move also prompted the formation of Warnstar Signage to serve land-based signage customers.
Yvonne Aldridge, the operation manager for both companies, said: "The majority of signage is still fairly standard and can be produced cost-effectively using screen printing.
However, we are now finding that individual ships and companies are demanding more specialist signage and posters and are buying these in much smaller quantities.
This meant we needed to look very seriously at a new digital option and is why we went to Sign UK to see what the market had to offer." At Sign UK 2007, Aldridge looked at a number of printers but she added: "The people from Print Technologies seemed to have a genuine understanding of what we wanted to achieve and how we could achieve it.
They directed us to the Colorspan, which ticked a lot of boxes straight away.
We did not have a lot of space for the printer, so the Colorspan's smaller footprint was important to us.
We also liked the print quality and the speed, as well as the flexibility of the design, which enabled roll-fed media and collapsible beds.
We decided to look at the printer in more detail and, in particular, test it out with a range of substrates, including our specialist photo-luminescent media." Aldridge commented: "Print Technologies and Colourgen worked together very professionally to ensure that we could carry out a range of tests on various media types and environments.
High quality printing to our photo-luminescent media was a must-have and we all agreed the Colorspan coped very well.
The printer also showed it was capable of handling other substrates often needed for safety signage, such as polished stainless steel and brass." The two companies have found that the Caldera RIP is reasy to use and it provides accurate colour profiling, as well as a range of workflow functions that allow them to manage jobs and job costings, she added.
Yvonne Aldridge concluded: "We are still in the early days of using the Colorspan machine but we feel very confident that we have the right printer for our needs and are working with the right partners in Print Technologies and Colourgen.
Both companies have been very responsive and have been quick and committed in resolving any issues we have had.
We are already seeing some benefits in terms of time saving and cost savings, as well as the creation of new business opportunities and are looking forward to gaining even more from the printer the more we use it." Maritime Progress was founded in 1985 and was initially part of a joint venture involving The College of Maritime Studies in Warsash, Southampton.
The company's inception coincided with the early use of photo-luminescent sign material in the marine industry.
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