Aptech Graphics has become first US company to invest in a Mouvent LB701-UV, which it is using to produce jobs of up to 330,000 linear feet in one week in a single shift operation.
Aptech Graphics, based in North Providence, Rhode Island, is a specialist label printer committed to quality, value, time to market and service. To ensure it could continue to deliver on these values at the highest level, the company was keen to upgrade its digital offering for its customers, in particular by providing the highest speed and productivity while maintaining optimum quality. To fulfil this need, Aptech Graphics opted for a Mouvent LB701-UV inkjet digital press.
‘We invested in the LB701-UV because we knew that it would be very beneficial for our business,’ commented Mark Mader, president of Aptech Graphics. ‘It has exceptional quality and colour consistency, which means we can guarantee our customers the accuracy and exceptional finish that they need. It is simple to use and has a very high productivity, enabling us to deliver with greater speed and efficiency than ever before. We can now turn around jobs of 330,000 linear feet in one week in a single shift operation, which is outstanding. Best of all, we can deliver high quality outputs in a timely manner and at very competitive prices. Our customers have been more than satisfied.’
The Mouvent LB701-UV was installed at Aptech Graphics in February 2020 with a CMYK configuration, and after a smooth and short set-up period, the company has been printing consistently with the machine since March, with output increasing month-on-month. When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, the company was also able to pivot its output to industries experiencing exceptional demand, such as food, beverages, pharmaceuticals.
Aptech Graphics has also now upgraded the press with Mouvent’s digital white ink and is now looking to add two supplementary colours – orange and violet –, to enlarge its capabilities and flexibility even further in terms of extended printing gamut and the variety of substrates that it can process, such as metallised and transparent labelstock.
