Kingsdown sign for RMGT 928 LED-UV perfector

Print Solutions

Kingsdown (Bristol) has announced a £1.3 million cap-ex spend on a Ryobi 928 LED UV offset litho press and a Kodak Magnus Q800 CTP system.

Dave Spencer, managing director of Kingsdown, said: ‘The productivity improvements we will get from the LED-UV technology (due for delivery in December) will be significant. We are looking forward to eradicating potential drying and marking issues, smoothing workflow throughout the factory, and getting jobs out of the door much faster – and no spray powder to contend with!

‘The SRA1 sheet size will make us significantly more competitive on larger jobs as well. This investment will provide us with an additional capacity of up to £4 million going forward.’

The Ryobi 928 press was demonstrated in a live environment in Europe using handpicked jobs from the customer that could offer a perfecting challenge. ‘We saw everything we needed to make the decision. Seven jobs, each with a short run of 200 sheets, were produced in a fraction over one hour. The make ready speed was awesome, and, of course, the sheets were dry to the touch at the delivery end of the machine,’ added Dave.

The company expects to create savings in excess of £200,000 year from December due to reduced production costs, including reduced power consumption, and a negotiated five year maintenance contract with press supplier Apex Digital Graphics.

‘This is about supporting the next stage of our development. We will have more news to announce over the next few weeks,’ he added.

The RMGT/Ryobi 928P is an eight colour convertible perfecting press for 8-up A4 format print production. Two LED-UV curing units are incorporated into this configuration – one situated over the perfecting device and the other at the delivery end of the machine, enabling one pass instant curing perfecting.