UK converter launches repro company with Roland and GMG

Exeter, UK-based label and packaging converter James Townsend & Sons has launched an in-house pre-press department, Think Repro, as a separate reprographics company. The company has also installed a Roland VersaUV LEC-330 which, linked to its GMG color management workflow, enables it to offer color accurate proofs on any substrate.

‘We have been using several GMG products for some time, including ColorProof, InkOptimizer and PrintControl,’ said pre-press manager Kristian Wells. ‘We are very happy with the performance of all the products, so when it came to looking at new proofing equipment, it was vital for us that GMG was driving the front end.’

James Townsend already had a Digital Cromalin system, which is capable of producing a white ink using toner, but Wells felt that this did not give enough control. ‘We needed a cost-effective solution that was simple to use, an inkjet proofer that was able to print white ink and to cope with all our material, including clear film and metallic substrates,’ he said.

More than two years ago the company had started looking at the Roland VersaUV LEC-300. Wells felt it lacked the level of color management essential for the caliber of work required in the highly competitive packaging sector. ‘We pushed for Roland to speak to GMG and come up with a viable solution,’ he explained. ‘We were delighted when GMG announced that it was finally able to drive the LEC directly. We made the purchase soon after.’

GMG ColorProof is based on Adobe PDF Print Engine technology which achieves identical color output as if on any Adobe-based RIP. Its ProofStandard and CalibrationSet technology avoids the output of incorrect proofing jobs on printers and papers that cannot achieve the reproduction of certain printing standards. Therefore the customer can be assured that the proof will match the final printed product.

Think Repro specializes in artwork, proofing and the production of prototypes for the packaging industry.

Pictured l-r: Steve Chappell, business development manager at Roland DG UK, and Kristian Wells, pre-press manager at James Townsend & Sons 

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