MIDCOMP To Exhibit HP Print And Cut Solutions With White Ink And Print Media At The Sign Africa Cape Town Expo

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Midcomp will showcase its HP Latex 700W print and cut solution, as well as print media from the Midcomp Consumables division,  at the upcoming Sign Africa Cape Town Expo, taking place from 18-19 May 2022 at the CTICC in Hall 1.

The machine allows users to print white without complexity, deliver vivid colours at high speed, get striking contrast using pure blacks, and expect sharp 4-point text, while retaining the renowned features of HP Latex printers.

With the HP Latex 64 Plus Cutting Solution, users can enable new applications and growth for business by enhancing their HP Latex printers with a unique print and cut workflow. Easily integrate this cutter/RIP solution and get accurate high-speed cutting and cut throughs.

Midcomp representatives will also be available to explain the benefits of the company’s ‘Pay Per Use’ (PPU) comprehensive and customised programme, created by Midcomp, which helps accurately calculate a company’s costs per square metre, which ensures peace of mind that if something goes wrong with a machine, it can be fixed without having a huge bill to deal with.

Sign Africa Cape Town is sponsored by Roland and Stixo and entrance on 18-19 May from 9am-5pm is free, please register online.

Midcomp of Johannesburg  has reported the installation of an HP Latex 335 print and cut system at Navii, a digital print business based in Thohoyandou, in Limpopo, South Africa.

The system is designed for printing indoor and outdoor materials.

It delivers print jobs fast, using healthier Latex water-based inks, and produces durable, scratch-resistant prints comparable to hard-solvent inks.

HP Latex Print and Cut systems ensure maximum productivity at a user’s fingertips, which deliver simultaneous printing and cutting with a dual-device solution.

The series is ideal for self-adhesive vinyls, banners, papers, textiles and more.

Users can avoid wait-time as Latex prints come out dry, and can cut right away, with no degas time, and deliver on the same day.

The machine also gives users the ability to be highly productive with efficient job recognition and reliable, error-free cutting with the Optical Positioning System (OPOS) and HP Barcode.

With the machine, users can deliver optimised workflow management from a single point. Unique software with barcode integration is included.

Mohammed Sheth, director at Navii, said the HP Latex 335 print and cut system has helped his business grow. ‘We started off as a photo lab and expanded to digital printing by buying an all-in-one printer. But when we bought our HP Latex 335 printer, it took us to a whole new level. Today we can print labels and get them cut. We can print signboards, billboards and even large photos and canvases. The markets we have covered thanks to the HP Latex 335 are unbelievable. It’s like there is hardly any print job we can’t do, and the quality that these machines produce are excellent. The machine has enabled us to sell automobile stickers as well as licence discs and vehicle wraps, and has given us the ability to produce unique vehicle branding. The machine has helped us change our business motto to ‘You Think It, We Print It’.’

Sheth also said the company’s clients want the products quickly, and the HP Latex 335 delivers on this. If a customer comes through wanting water-based labels for a delivery, his/her order is almost certain to be ready way ahead of the deadline time. ‘The water-based inks of the HP Latex give us an advantage, in that that we can keep on printing while being in the office without suffocating (due to the inks not producing toxic fumes), so that definitely helps when we have back-to-back orders.’

Sheth described Midcomp as an ‘absolute delight’ to work with, praising each member of staff’s professionalism during the sales process.

‘Everyone that I have dealt with at Midcomp has been amazing in every way. I would not have been able to grow as much as I have if it was not for their wonderful team. Whatever questions and enquiries I have had, they were always more than willing to help and in many instances made special videos for me to show me how something can be done.’

HP Latex 700 And 800 Printer Series Family (700, 800, 700W, 800W)

The new HP Latex range consists of four devices – the HP Latex 700 and 800, and the HP Latex 700W and 800W which offer white ink capability for the first time in this category.

It is the whitest white ink available on the market that does not yellow over time5, enabling print businesses to produce neater outlines and add more contrast to darker supports.

Meanwhile, updated printheads possessing more nozzles and producing speeds of up to 36 m2/hr (388 ft2/hr) allow the HP Latex 800 and 800W to offer 50% higher productivity levels compared to previous HP models.

Print jobs executed on the new 700/800 Series will deliver with vivid colors and finer image and text details, even at faster print speeds.

Operationally, HP PrintOS also enables PSPs to monitor and control their print fleet using a cloud-based interface they can use virtually anywhere, anytime.

About Midcomp

Over the past 30 years, Midcomp (PTY) Ltd has strived to offer not only the best digital printing equipment and finishing equipment, from brands such as Hewlett Packard, Gerber, Zünd, Summa, Kala, Barbieri, Fotaba, Direct Color Systems, Océ, PLASTGrommet, GMG, Polygon, Caldera and Onyx, but also to offer the best service and backup support possible.

We are not only an equipment supplier, we are experts in our field and our extensive service offering and support is testimony to the high levels of expertise within the organisation.

We have one simple philosophy: we like to nurture our customers’ successes, a partnership of co-operation, willingness and empathy, one of mutual trust and development.

We are here for the long haul.

We stand apart from our competitors in our ethos of honesty and integrity and in our ability to walk our customers through their stages of success with our systems and services.

We are proud of the customers we boast.