Luxury wedding provider, Evallance chooses the high-quality output of the SinoColor UV Flatbed, supplied by China Print Supplies
Evallance is an award-winning company specialising in complete solutions for luxury weddings and corporate events. The Leeds-based company produces a range of bespoke items, including printed dance floors and DJ booths, promising their clients to ‘Imagine with Freedom. Execute with Perfection’.
Evallance is focused on delivering the very best for luxury events where everything needs to be perfect. Previously, the company outsourced its print production requirements, which presented some challenges.
“We have to have stringent quality control and react quickly to client changes, often outside normal office hours. Because of the success and growth of the company, we were becoming more aware of the limitations of relying on external suppliers. We have promises we need to keep, and we can only reliably do that by bringing print production into our own hands,” explains Nikhil Kumar, the company’s graphic designer and main operator of the new printer.
The nature of the business means they often print directly onto a wide array of substrates such as acrylic, glass, metal, and wood, to deliver customised signage, backdrops, and décor. They regularly print on HIPS (High Impact Polystyrene), a hard-wearing recyclable acrylic material for dance floors. Evallance needed a printer that could offer versatility and speed while maintaining unparalleled quality.
This commitment led them to invest in a SinoColor FB-2513 UV Flatbed printer from China Print Supplies (CPS).
Investing in the SinoColor FB-2513s
Following an exhaustive evaluation of a range of printers, Evallance selected the SinoColor with the help of Scott Clutton of CPS. Nikhil says, “There were two very important reasons for selecting this printer. Firstly, the quality blew us away. Secondly, the support and advice from Scott and the CPS team was second to none. Plus, the machine is fast, versatile, reliable and great value.”
The SinoColor FB-2513s offers a 2.5 x 1.3-metre print bed and resolutions up to 2400 DPI. Consistent with high-quality event production, it features Variable Dot printing for fine detail, capacity for up to 11 colours (including white, varnish, primer, and fluorescent options), textured emboss effects, and multi-layer printing capabilities.
“We also purchased an iEcho digital cutting system from Sabur, which works brilliantly with the SinoColor,” says Nikhil, adding, “As soon as the print carriage passes the media, the ink is dry and the print is ready to be cut to shape. If it is HIPS board, it is then ready to install and durable enough to withstand being walked and danced on throughout the night with no further lamination or finishing.”
For Nikhil and the rest of the production team at Evallance, it has been a steep learning curve, but one that Scott at CPS has helped them through. “I can’t thank Scott enough for his support. He is always available to answer any questions, and he has the knowledge and understanding to talk us through what we need to do,” he says.
“The quality of the printer is so good, for some applications that don’t need it, we have had to tone it down,” says Nikhil. “For example, the flooring doesn’t need the same level of detail as, say, the seating plan, which is viewed very closely. It is fairly straightforward to change the production levels, and Scott has helped us whenever we have needed it.”
Purchasing the SinoColor FB-2513s is an important and strategic investment for Evallance. It has enabled the company to not only improve the quality, control, and versatility of its event printing but also offers the opportunity for further growth through outsourcing its services.
Nikhil concludes, “I don’t think any of us expected the level of quality that the SinoColor can output. When reviewing other printers, it blew everything else away. Coupled with the fantastic support we have enjoyed from CPS, we have reaped the benefits of our investment very quickly. This is a truly incredible machine that is rapidly transforming the service we offer to our clients.”