Michigan Printer Adds Three Wide-Format Printers from Fujifilm

How big? "The S40 increased our flatbed capacity by ten times," according to Freed.

The Acuity Advance helped "fill a void" in their line, said Crow. "The white ink capability on the Acuity gave us something we didn't have before in that size, and we're very excited about it. Our goal was to offer our client base higher speed and better quality, and to open up our production capacity, and that's exactly what we've done with the three new Fujifilm printers."

Crow went on to say, "Financially, this is a very big deal for us, but if you're not committed to the work that you do, you're not going to make the investments that will help your business deliver the best for your customers. We believe Fujifilm's equipment will give us quality that our customers can't get anywhere else."

An integral part of that quality is color accuracy and consistency. Source One Digital was one of the first printers in the United States to earn G7 certification, providing them with a great competitive advantage. "Our relationship with Fujifilm improved our G7 capabilities, and may earn us a new opportunity," Freed said. One of Source One Digital's largest customers needed to print on a substrate that no one else could print on. Fujifilm engineers in the company's U.S. ink R&D lab in Kansas City, Kansas tested the substrate and provided Source One Digital with an activator that when applied to the substrate would allow the ink to bond properly. Commenting on the result, Freed said, "You're not just buying a piece of equipment when you buy from Fujifilm, you're forming a partnership."

Fujifilm also worked with Source One Digital to install ColorGATE Production Server software to drive all of the new Fujifilm equipment. Capable of supporting over 750 different printers and cutters, Freed hopes to add ColorGATE's one rip solution soon. "Our goal is to move all of our equipment to ColorGATE in the next few months," Freed said.

"This new equipment and the ability to produce this level of quality and color accuracy will help us compete for higher end jobs, such as branding and corporate identity work. The Inca Onset gives us a strong competitive differentiator. Print buyers see the output from the Inca S40 and have to change their way of thinking, they're seeing quality that they've never seen before. Now they want to talk to us about new jobs," Crow said.

Freed gives an example: "We ran some samples for one of our customers, (one of the largest automakers in the world) and showed them colors they didn't think were possible. Now they want to talk about doing work they never thought that they could do before, that's what the Inca S40 is doing for us!"

Crow went on to say, "We're not the biggest at what we do but we are the most passionate. Our team always puts the clients first with a 'can do' attitude. We take pride in providing outstanding client service and creating customized solutions with the best products in the business. I'm confident that we've made all the right moves by installing a winning combination of reliable service and innovative equipment. We've added the right tools and with one of the most experienced teams in the digital print industry, our customers will be the ultimate winners."