Leeds-based Digital Plus is the first company in the UK to install an Agfa Anapurna M3200i RTR with Asanti workflow.
The directors ordered the system after seeing it by chance at Fespa where they were looking for solution to upgrade the company’s two roll-to-roll printers.
“To be honest, we hadn’t realised how far Agfa had come in display graphics. The other machines we looked at were either too expensive, too slow or the quality was not to the standard we required. The Anapurna M3200i, which is very competitively priced, enables us to achieve a good return on our investment,” explained Chris Stringwell, director, Digital Plus.
Digital Plus, founded in 1999, now has around 20 staff and undertakes an extensive assortment of indoor and outdoor display work. Director Owen Russell added: “With the Anapurna M3200i we took up the dual roll option, which enables us to print two 1.5m rolls simultaneously. We also considered going down the latex route but the productivity cannot match UV. The image quality of the printer is fantastic and very durable despite a very thin layer of ink. In fact, Agfa inks are the best we have used. You can crunch up a sheet of printed material and there’s no sign of the ink cracking or flaking. Over the coming months we are also very keen to maximize the potential of Agfa’s Asanti workflow.”