05.06.21
The recent investment in a new EFI VUTEk h5 UV LED hybrid flatbed/roll-to-roll printer from Electronics For Imaging, Inc. will help Montreal-based Media Graph expand its client base, "opening up the possibility to offer clients a whole new range of products and solutions in retail, hospitality, and office space," according to Media Graph President David Sellam.
Adding the advanced, 126-inch wide high-volume production printer for premium-quality display graphics addresses several key applications, according to EFI.
The company specializes in high-end digital printing, along with fabric frames, surface lighting, and lightboxes with a large client base of retail and architecture companies.
“When the pandemic hit, we believed there would be fewer competitors down the road, which is sad, but a fact,” said Sellam. “But we are a strong company that has different divisions and will survive this and be ready for the day after.
“The advantages we bring to the market are based on a few elements, including our inhouse capabilities as a print shop, metal shop, and lighting division, which is very unique here,” he added. “So we can combine and provide for our clients a one-stop-shop and quality control in managing and distributing complete campaigns.”
The printer’s “cool cure” UV LED technology cures prints at lower temperatures, giving Media Graph the ability to run thin or challenging substrates that cannot withstand the heat required in UV or latex printing.
“The printer can print on almost any substrate, so it really can take us to different domains,” Sellam said. “Because we deal with architects, they can lead us to any kind of request and solutions that their clients might require. Interior design applications are endless.”