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IGS digital production line

This bundle offers a cost-effective way of producing short runs
machine developed by the Chinese man-
ufacturer JWEI. This can work directly
from the design files so that there’s no
time or money wasted in mak/ing physi-
cal dies. It’s operated via a touchscreen
and can take files from Adobe Illustrator
or CorelDraw. These files can be down-
loaded over a network using a QR code.
It includes a cutting tool, creasing wheel,
plotting pen and CCD registration cam-
era, and can be used with both a cut-
through and kiss-cut knife. The feeding
mechanism uses vacuum clamps with air
separation jets to pick up the sheets. It
can handle various materials including
folding carton and thin plastics and takes
sheets up to 400x600mm.

How fast/productive is it?
The Pro 9541 can print 28 A3 ppm or 50
A4 ppm, with the first print ready in
What does it do? magnetic sheets. Flynn says that he’s eight seconds. The Titanium has a maxi-
Specifications mainly targeting small to medium-sized mum cutting speed of 800mm/s and
The short-run digital production line
from International Graphic Supplies Printer OKI Pro 9541 printers but that this same setup would also takes from 15 to 45 seconds to process an
(IGS) is a combination of the OKI allow companies with high-volume printers SRA3 sheet, depending on the complex-
Pro9541, an SRA3 LED printer with an Resolution 1,200x1,200dpi to take on short-run jobs with special ity of the cutting required.
additional white or clear spot colour and effects like white and varnish that would
an optional envelope feeder, and the Productivity 50 A4 ppm otherwise be difficult to cope with. What is the USP of the product?
Titanium 0604 digital cutter-creaser. Flynn says that the main selling point is
Peter Flynn, managing director of IGS, Colours CMYK plus white How does it work? the return on investment that it offers
says that he put this bundle together after or clear The two main components, the OKI since there’s no need for a click charge
noticing that many of his customers had printer and Titanium cutter-creaser, with the printer and the Titanium is a
ageing digital production printers. Max sheet size operate independently but together allow
330x457mm digital finishing unit with no need to
Flynn says: “The click charge seemed to users to print and finish a wide range of make physical cutting dies. IGS has
products. This process starts with the
be a real negative, and they were looking Media range 52–360gsm OKI Pro 9541, a desktop LED dry toner agreed a finance package with Close
for the next level up with a five-colour Cutter-creaser Titanium printer that prints CMYK with a fifth Brothers so that it should be easy to work
device with white or varnish.” IGS was 0604 channel that can be loaded with white or out the cost /per month. Flynn has also
already the UK distributor for the clear, and easily changed from one to the put together a tool to calculate how long
Titanium series, and Flynn was aware of Feed capacity 30mm other. It offers print resolution up to it will take each customer before the bun-
the OKI Pro9541, and that OKI was look- 1,200x1,200dpi and takes sheets up to dle pays for itself.
ing to expand into commercial print so Cutting tools Cut-through, 330x457mm.
the two companies agreed to work kiss-cut How easy is it to use?
together. Flynn adds: “Because we wanted to do It should be possible to train operators to
Footprint 2,250x800 mm something a little different with the OKI,
210x297mm/600x400mm use each device in around half a day. The
When was it launched and what we have worked with Xitron to develop a printer generates a QR code that’s
market is it aimed at? Feed capacity 30mm Harlequin interface so that people can printed on the side of each job. Flynn says
It was launched in September 2019 at The have a Harlequin RIP driving the that the Titanium has a camera to read
Print Show and is aimed at a wide range of printer.” this code and automatically picks the cut-
applications from marketing to business This is complemented by the Titanium ting pattern, adding: “So really there’s no
cards including things such as stickers and 0604, a digital cutting and creasing skill in operating the Titanium.”
“The Pro 9541 can print 28 A3 ppm or 50 A4 ppm with the first print ready in 8 seconds.”

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