White ink workshop inspires investment for Cowen Signs

Print Solutions

An investment in a new EFI H1625 LED printer – inspired by a white ink workshop from wide format print specialist CMYUK – has proved a tremendous success for sign and graphics company Cowen Signs.

Digital design technician James Clarke explained that the printer's white ink capability was a crucial factor in the decision to invest, after the team took advantage of the CMYUK White Ink Workshop.

He said, ‘While the workshop demonstrated some exciting opportunities and got us thinking about how to apply white in the correct method using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, we had never had white ink on our previous printers and were still unsure if we would actually use it very much once the EFI was installed.

‘We were so wrong! We now produce white ink prints every day, mainly for back lit displays and window graphics. We especially love the three layer white ink function, as we can now produce impressive day/night acrylic prints with ease.’

James continued, ‘The overall print quality and vibrant colours have been noticed by our customers and the new printer has drastically helped with turnaround times and winning new business.

‘We offer conceptual design work and proofing, and print onto a wide array of industry standard and sustainable materials. The H1625 is mostly used to create wall graphics, large format signs, canvas, backlit displays, textiles and banners and thanks to the production aspect of the printer, we can now move a lot of our screen printing over to the EFI.’