G4 cuts costs with Dyss

Print Solutions

G4 Design & Print Solutions is taking business to the next level with the acquisition of a Dyss X7-1624C digital cutting table.

The company has a history of innovation, buying the first 8 by 4 foot flatbed printer able to print white in the Hull region several years ago. With a variety of Konica, Epson and Canon printing machines, G4 was at the Sign & Digital 2015 exhibition looking for a cutting table to complement its roll fed, small format and large format flat bed digital printers. Commenting on the purchasing decision, G4's managing director Darren Jimmeson said: ‘As a business we could see that our roll fed printers for posters, banners and roll ups needed secondary hand cutting that was time consuming. Additionally, when we printed on rigid substrates we couldn't manually cut complex shapes with any level of repeat precision. This meant that cutting Foamex, corrugated board or acrylic lettering and signs had to be subcontracted out or we simply couldn't take the jobs on. We knew a cutting machine would develop our business and at the 2015 Sign show, we looked at the options.’

‘We reviewed all the available cutters and what sold the DYSS machine to us was the attention to detail and knowledge of the AG/CAD staff. They were far more attentive to our needs than alternate vendors and, from a product perspective, the Kasemake CAD software stood head and shoulders above anything else available. We were sold on the technical nous and support of the AG/CAD team and also the Kasemake software; but the robust build quality, capability and flexibility of the Dyss X7 really sealed the deal for us. Within days of installing the machine we cut a point of sale job on the Dyss in less than an hour. Previously, this job would have been a full eight hours of manual cutting with edge quality and precision that wouldn't come close to the Dyss. Our decision to buy was immediately justified.’

He continued, ‘I could see the potential for the software immediately and we are now using it extensively when quoting on jobs. The ability to provide customers with a 3D mock-up in a PDF format enables the customer to visualise their design. Secondly, we can now design and produce a printed sample with exceptional turnaround times. Existing customers love this new sample process whilst new customers are being attracted by our visual and physical samples and quotes that are far superior to anything being pitched by competitors.’

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