Jordi París, founder of Art & Servei, with the Acuity Select X28
Spanish packaging and POS printer, Art & Servei, has seen a year of increased productivity and faster customer delivery times after installing an Acuity Select X28 flatbed printer.
Founded in Barcelona 30 years ago by Jordi París, the company employs 22 staff and produces a wide range of packaging, POS and merchandising products for major brands. In late 2016, Mr París invested in his first digital press; a Fujifilm Acuity Select X28 with six colours, white and varnish. The investment quickly proved its worth and, one year on, the company has seen a major boost in productivity and efficiency.
With offset and now digital systems in-house and a variety of finishing equipment, Art & Servei prides itself on the level of service it provides its customers – end users, suppliers of other printing services, agencies and studios – and on the quality of its products. Its focus on the plastic, polyester and special materials sector has allowed it to compete and thrive during recent challenging economic times.
Mr París said, ‘I started looking seriously at the evolution of different technologies a few years ago and realised that digital print was where most development was happening, so I looked at the options that would best fit my business. While our customers were not specifically demanding this investment from us, we knew that with the right digital press, there was significant growth potential for us.’
After the investment the new press, the company’s first challenge was to find work to keep it busy. ‘We had been studying the market carefully,’ Mr París continued, ‘and saw a consistently growing demand for shorter runs – sometimes for market testing, or from customers who make a variety of personalised and specialised products.
‘We were previously offset printing this sort of work, which meant long lead times and considerable costs. Now we can offer a much faster service to our customers and free up our offset machines for more efficient production. We have also been able to make much more accurate and much higher quality prototypes for existing customers, giving them a far clearer idea of what their finished product will look like.’
He concluded, ‘Our existing customers have been delighted with the extra short-run services we can now offer and, through recommendations they have passed on, we have been able to attract new customers as well.’
