Wide Format Imaging

When Mike Levitsky of FASTSIGNS Delaware was looking for a new a flatbed printer for his business, he researched a number of models on the market. "Our research began last summer. We looked at number of printers on the market," says Levitsky, owner of FASTSIGNS Delaware, located near Wilmington.

After many months of testing, they selected the DuPont Cromaprint 22UV flat-bed/roll digital printing system. "What really sold us on the Cromaprint 22UV was the printer's color management system. The colors really popped and we liked that it prints white. We also liked that the fact it was more of a commercial unit built for flexibility and high volume work," he adds.

When FASTSIGNS Delaware installed the Cromaprint 22UV in April, Levitsky was blown away by what the system could do.

"This printer is so flexible, simple to use and fast that we now do 30 percent more work than with our previous solvent printer without hiring additional staff," he says.

"While speed is what were do best, so is print quality and getting the job right the first time. One of our biggest challenges was constantly switching from printing roll-type signs, like vinyl banners, to printing on rigid substrates like foam or corrugated boards, metal, wood or acrylics. Our previous system could not easily accommodate rigid substrates, so we had to perform additional steps like printing to vinyl, and cutting/mounting the finished job to the substrate using various adhesives?very time consuming, messy and error prone.

Overcoming this drawback was among the main reasons for selecting the Cromaprint 22UV," he adds, "because it lets us easily switch back and forth between roll and rigid media all day. It only takes minutes to reset the system, and it ac­cepts wide format graphics (up to 2.2m or 86-inches wide) making it ideal for large signs or point-of-purchase displays," he says.

Another key reason for selecting the system is the longstanding DuPont reputation for quality color.