Colour Graphic Services, Australia-New Zealand dealer for PrintFlow systems, has completed a Covid-delayed installation at Foyer Printing on the Gold Coast - on Foyer’s two Komori 28 offset presses, bringing digital ink preset control to the machines and reducing make-ready by half, improving colour and reducing waste.
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| Foyer Printing’s Currumbin, Gold Coast factory |
Foyer Printing is one of Queensland’s most successful printers, having been established in 2000 by Ron Rankin. Specialising in service club and trade/wholesale printing, Foyer started with single colour presses, added the pre-owned Komori 28s, digital, finishing and wide format and today employs over 40 people, having acquired Ashmore Printing and Design, Tweed Print and Gold Coast Printing along the way.
David Crowther, Managing Director of Colour Graphic Services, says: “The installation was delayed by the Queensland lockdowns but is now in full operation – and the customer is delighted. The Komori 28s have been brought up to today’s automated ink control standards with the addition of PrintFlow CIP3 capability.
“Within one day, Foyer was able to reduce make-ready times by more than half. Following the implementation of the optimised ink profile, Foyer was able to achieve its standard colour within 40-50 sheets. The time savings alone now allow for increased productivity and job capacity over the customer’s two shifts. ROI is expected to be realised within two to four months.”
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Ron Rankin with one of the Komori 28 presses in 2015. Six years later they are fully upgraded to CIP3 preset ink control, with huge savings. |
Printflow DIPS is a Digital Ink Preset System that fits almost all presses, making them CIP3 compatible. Printflow DIPS links prepress workflow and press consoles, automatically programming ink key settings for each new job. The DIPS package includes hardware and software necessary for communication between prepress equipment and press consoles.
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| David Crowther |
Operator training can be done in a couple of hours. DIPS introduces older offset presses into a modern production workflow and can do the same for newer presses, often at lower cost than OEM prices.
“It’s been a pleasure to help a great printer like Foyer Printing to maximise its offset press investment in this way, using PrintFlow DIPS,” Crowther said. “There are well over 2,000 similar installations worldwide, including several in Australia and New Zealand since we signed up with PrintFlow at Drupa 2016.”
