Lumejet, which develops and
markets photonic printing
technology, has proved a
big hit on the Crowdbnk
crowdfunding platform,
exceeding its £1.5 million
funding target weeks before
the deadline of December 15.
In November, the
manufacturer of the S200
production printer invited
‘people of print’ to buy a stake
in the company’s future and
help finance the development
of new applications for its
photonic printing technology.
To date, Lumejet has raised
about £8 million from private
individuals and publicly backed
institutions and in 2012 was
named the Syndicate Deal of
the Year by the UK Business
Angel Association.
The new funding will help
Lumejet develop new products,
such as a printhead offering
50 times more output, a UV
printhead for digital lithographic
applications and photosensitive
coating technologies for
volume applications, as
well as new applications
including the manufacture of
printed electronics, such as
flexible displays, plastic logic
components and low cost
sensors.
LumeJet’s first commercial
offering, the LumeJet S200
printer, works in a similar way
to an inkjet printer but uses
light rather than ink to make
tiny dots on photosensitive
media. The RGB colour model
achieves outstanding colour
fidelity, including hard-to-print
Pantone special inks like reflex
blue and flawless black across
the entire printable area.
With a maximum print size
of 1000 x 305mm, the LumeJet
S200 is ideally suited to the
production of A3 landscape
layflat books and panoramic
images.
When only the best
will do
Savills, Strutt & Parker
and Hamptons are already
enjoying the superb print
quality offered by the
Lumejet S200. All three
are customers of property
marketing agency ehouse,
which has launched an ultra-
high quality brochure option,
printed on an S200.
Ben Fillmore, managing
director of ehouse, says that
the photonic printing system is
a noticeable step up in quality
that has none of the limitations
of existing litho and digital
print solutions, especially when
reproducing very blue skies,
green lawns and patterned
surfaces, such as roof or
bathroom tiles.
“Having a photograph
reproduced in print as it
looks to the eye is something
that has to be seen to be
understood,” he said.
“High value visual fidelity
is just one of the advantages
of using the LumeJet. Well
produced print, with high
production values, tends
to have a longer life in the
market, bringing additional
opportunities for properties to
be seen and reviewed by the
widest audience. It also makes
a clear branding statement
both about the property and
the estate agency using it.”
ehouse’s ultra-high quality
brochures are printed on a
Lumejet S200 by TG Print &
Design.
Setting up a print centre the easy way
Setting up and running a 24-hour print centre is a big step for
any business, but for CYC Logistics it was made a lot easier
by the decision to outsource the running of the facility to
Balreed, one of the UK’s leading independent providers of print
technology and managed services.
Balreed has provided the international courier and marketing
fulfilment provider with three new high speed mono digital presses,
taken over the servicing of two more colour presses and provided
skilled production print operators to run the new facility and turn
around global client projects overnight.
Nicky Hayes, Director of CYC, said: “We chose Balreed because
we needed a print partner who we could rely on. We can now help
our clients create campaigns based on data analysis and profiling
and then produce fully customised documents on the new presses.
Other suppliers don’t have the same ability at the front and back end
of the campaign, and they lose control of the quality as a result.”
He added: “Since we built the print operation, our volume,
especially mono, has grown significantly. We can react to clients
immediately, at any hour, and produce fully finished output which
can be dispatched immediately.”
CYC offers a single source solution to corporate communications,
including design and data analysis; printing, personalisation and
finishing; and controlled distribution to the desk, doorstep or inbox.
KYOCERA Document Solutions
UK has opened a new
Technology Suite directly
opposite Cannon Street station
in the City of London. The
2,404 sq ft premises on the
second floor of 103 Cannon
Street feature a showroom,
two meeting rooms, a casual
meeting room and large working
office. KYOCERA opened its first
London Technology Centre near
Oxford Circus four years ago
before moving into a temporary
City base at No. 1 Cornhill last
year. Photo shows (left to right):
Nigel Allen, Marketing Director;
Graham Cox, Sales Director;
and Nick Miller, Finance &
Operations Director.
Lumejet achieves funding
target with weeks to spare
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