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CASE STUDY
Big, bold print
investment
Rapid production, increased capacity and reduced finishing costs
are just three of the benefits since Gardners installed an
HP Scitex FB7500 printer
G
ardners has installed the UK’s first
with the ability to produce 105 (1.2 by automation, plus a loading mechanism
HP Scitex FB7500 printer to
2.4m) sheets or 95 full beds (3.6 by 1.6m) said to be accurate and intuitive, the
increase its capacity and offer
per hour. The machine uses a six-colour machine provides the productivity and
customers a competitive alternative to
process to maximise quality and enhance adaptability needed for large format
screen printing.
applications. applications.
Cardiff-based Gardners operates a range
Gardners managing director, Richard HP’s UK and Ireland large format
of HP printing equipment including pairs of
Gardner, said: “With the HP Scitex FB7500 country manager, Nancy Janes, added:
XP2300, FB6100, XP5100 and TJ8350
Printer we are able to achieve high quality “Digital is opening new doors, allowing
printers, plus nine XP2100 machines. The
prints at considerably higher speeds than on cost-savings and productivity gains from
company specialises in the production of
our other flatbeds. We have also been able previously analogue jobs as well as new
high volume banners, posters, billboards,
to transfer some of the work from our large applications that can only be printed with
retail point of sale items, plus the
format eco-solvent machines giving us digital technology, like billboard versioning
development and production of specialised
savings on finishing and increasing our and localised point of purchase and point
software solutions.
capacity.” of sale displays. The variety of digital
Designed to target traditional screen-
With the ability to print on both flexible solutions available now will soon fill almost
printing applications, the FB7500 is
and rigid media the FB7500 offers a range every application.”
designed to offer users the highest
of features to maximise throughput and
productivity of equipment in its price class,
increase versatility. Using three quarter llllwww.hp.com
The HP Scitex FB7500 uses six colours to enhance applications
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