ProCo increases large-format firepower with £400k investment

ProCo has installed the first Agfa Jeti Tauro H2500 LED as part of a £400k investment in its large-format capability. The wider upgrade also includes an Agfa Anapurna RTR3200i, Crest BSC3200 X-Y cutting system, Cronos Ultimate sewing station and a Bobis roller application table.

  The addition of the new Anapurna and the Tauro will increase production speed and give greater flexibility of substrates for clients, particularly given the Tauro’s ability to use primer to aid ink adherence and its night and day multilayer print capability.   By opting for the Tauro and the Anapurna, ProCo maintains its ability to deliver high-quality production direct to rigid media as well as roll to roll at higher speeds. The Anapurna will also allow for unattended production to maximise efficiency and capacity by using multiple rolls simultaneously.   ProCo’s large-format manager Carl Jackson said: “Being the first to install the LED Tauro is really exciting. The new capabilities it will give us mean that we can offer our customers an even stronger mix of services coupled with quicker production speeds. Agfa’s engines give us the ability to meet our customers’ growing demands for more complex products, all at the fantastic quality we’re known for.”    The additional finishing kit was carefully considered to complement the Agfa engines. Sourced and commissioned through Atech, the Crest BSC3200 cutting system will allow off roll straight trim jobs to be finished quicker, leaving ProCo’s Elitron CAD cutter (also the UK’s first table with conveyor and roll off table acquired 2 years ago) to handle more complex cut-to-shape work.   The Cronos sewing station gives the team increased capacity to deal with fabric applications, in particular to offer silicone edged stretch frame graphic solutions in-house, keeping pace with increased demand from customers. The Bobis table will increase efficiency when it comes to mounting vinyl and laminates to rigid substrates.