The UJF-7151 Plus is the latest in the UJF range of high quality UV Flatbed printers from Mimaki. Capable of printing onto a wide variety of substrates up to 153mm deep including wood, plastic, glass and metal, the printer uses a four pass print system with variable drop for accurate placement of ink and vibrant, photographic print quality.
Based in Stoke Lacy, Herefordshire, WCM&A began in 1976 and moved to larger premises in 2002 when the current management spearheaded a major expansion programme for its print and manufacturing base. They are a trade only printer and manufacturer to professional promotional merchandise distributors.
Simon Adam, managing director comments: “We already have two of the Mimaki UJF-3042 model printers and one of the UJF-6042 printers. The initial attraction to this machine was the print speed – double that of existing models, the new uninterrupted printing feature and the use of bottled inks rather than cartridges which we worked out had the potential to save us thousands every year on current costs, easily offsetting the higher price over the 6042 model.
“Two of our senior managers went for a demonstration and were very impressed with the results; every claim about speed was backed up in tests and there is a definite increase in quality on graduated tints.”
WCM&A ordered the Mimaki UJF-7151 from specialist wide format print reseller and solution provider CMYUK, and expects delivery mid-February.
Simon states that the company is growing exponentially and particularly with an increased customer demand for British manufactured promotional merchandise. The new machine should help them greatly to increase capacity whilst keeping prices low for their trade-only customers and reduce lead times for production lots.
Simon continues: “The advent of machines like the Mimaki UJF-7151 helps us bring more and more work back to the UK from overseas, particularly the Far East, and we are very happy to continue investing in this.”
Mike Lewis from CMYUK comments: “The Mimaki UJF-7151 Plus is a revolutionary product and any company already invested in the flatbed UV market will understand the benefit of this solution as soon as they see it. The variety of products that can be printed in conjunction with the new PR-200 primer is unprecedented, particularly at these speeds and print quality. Mimaki’s new addition to the hugely successful UJF range will enable companies like WCM&A be more competitive and profitable and ultimately help to bring promotional merchandising back to British shores.”
