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News Release from: Presstek Inc
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 07 June 2006
Direct Imaging Press Centres Help
European Growth
Presstek has made further progress in its pan-European expansion with the opening of a network of Presstek-authorised DI centres to provide sales, service and support for direct imaging (DI) presses.
Presstek has made further progress in its pan-European expansion with the opening of a network of Presstek-authorised DI centres to provide sales, service and support for Presstek direct imaging (DI) presses To date, Presstek and select distribution partners have established new centres in Italy, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic and Denmark
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 18 Mar 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Presstek's director of European sales and marketing, Raymond Hillhouse, said: "Presstek-authorised DI centres are proving to be a very successful resource for providing complete sales, service and support to our European DI customers in partnership with our dealer network.
As an extension to Presstek's customer-focused approach, the centres enable direct access to our expertise and knowledge base for customers and dealers by providing a venue for open houses, demonstrations and special educational events." He added: "As an example, we recently conducted workshops for DI owners on using the DI press to print on plastics and lenticular material to help them take advantage of this unique and growing market." In Prague, Presstek has formed a partnership with its eastern European dealer, Altumedia to host an open house for Polish customers.
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Visitors were able to see the DI press first-hand and experience its automation, speed, and printing quality, said the company.
The Prague DI Centre was also a critical enabling factor in the sale and installation of two DI presses in Romania, added the company.
Rome-based Digraph in Italy, a long-standing Presstek CTP distributor, has signed as a Presstek-authorised DI centre as a natural progression in its business expansion.
Digraph and Presstek featured Presstek's DI presses and chemistry-free CTP systems at Grafitalia in Milan last month.
During the exhibition, orders for three DI presses, two Dimension Excel CTP systems, and one Vector TX52 were secured.
Fabrizio Fiorito, Digraph's general manager, said: "The tremendous response at Grafitalia exceeded all of our expectations in terms of sales and lead generation.
Companies are increasingly recognising that Presstek DI presses are the ideal system to delivering high quality, fast turn-around offset printing with the ease of use of a digital printer, particularly for small printers and digital print shops who routinely face tight deadlines." In the Scandinavian market, Presstek has teamed with Denmark-based Stielund and Taekker, a Presstek CTP distributor since 1999.
Niels Stielund, the company's managing director, said: "The timing is perfect for promoting the DI press in Scandinavia.
It is a proven, environmentally friendly technology with many satisfied users that are spreading the word.
We are continually receiving inquiries from printers interested in the DI press, and the new DI centre will help us better address those inquiries and close more sales." A DI centre located in Presstek's London office serves the UK market.
According to Quen Baum, managing director for Presstek Europe: "The success of the Presstek DI press is a reflection of the company's well-established role as a leading provider of digital imaging systems for the industry." He added: "The Presstek-authorised DI centres are proving to be a highly effective resource for delivering on Presstek's commitment to meet the needs of European print providers.
Following the launch of the Presstek 34 and 52DI presses at Ipex, the market interest has been exceptional, and we are proud to have the DI centres available across Europe in partnership with our dealer network to increase our market reach and deepen our customer support capabilities." Baum said that the new Presstek 52DI press is uniquely positioned to bring significant productivity and cost advantages to the 52cm, landscape-format, four-color short-run market, and its compact footprint and environmentally friendly operation will bring additional value to the European print provider.
Additionally, Presstek said that studies have shown that a DI press is unbeatable in price and performance for print runs from 250 to 10,000 impressions.
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