Polish UDS makes a first with EFI Nozomi C18000

Warsaw-based POS and signage company UDS will become central Europe's first user of the EFI Nozomi C18000 single-pass LED inkjet corrugated press when it is installed next month. Once the printer - which can print up to 10,000 890 x 890-mm (35 x 35in) boards per hour two-up - is up and running, UDS's priority will be to expand its product portfolio with low-volume corrugated packaging.

"The Nozomi helps us respond ideally to market trends, including serialisation, frequent changes in promotional campaigns, just-in-time deliveries, and flexible response to market requirements," said Andrzej Bączkowski, owner and president of the board of UDS. "We've been observing the technology of digital printing for years and the Nozomi is the first digital machine for printing on corrugated board that makes economic sense for us. Our purchase decision was based on a combination of many factors - very good, offset-like quality, productivity, price per printed sheet and optimal sheet width." Daniel Dzbański, head of R&D at UDS, added: "EFI Nozomi is the only machine that has implemented a colour measurement system that results in high quality from the very first sheets. In addition, it has recently been equipped with a Photo mode, and that will allow us to achieve up to 97% compliance with the Pantone palette with six colours. This is an ideal feature for printing corrugated display materials where saturation and vivid colours are key.