Mid-America Display, the custom product display and signage division of St. Louis corrugated packaging provider Boxes, Inc., has purchased an EFI™ Nozomi C18000 single pass press for direct-to-board printing. Manufactured by Silicon Valley print technology company Electronics For Imaging, Inc., the ultra-high-speed LED inkjet press will give Mid-America new capabilities for fast-turnaround, print-on-demand products. The press will be among the first EFI Nozomi presses in the Midwest, and one of several installed in the U.S.
Mid-America and Boxes, Inc.’s production capabilities currently include analog direct-print flexo and litho-lamination as well as some short-run direct-to-digital printing. Presently scheduled to be installed and in production during the fourth quarter of 2018, the press significantly expands Mid-America’s digital capabilities for medium-run and versioned jobs.
“I believe that digital is the future of the packaging and display industry and the future is now,” said Mid-America Display and Boxes, Inc. President and CEO Mike Patton. “We strive for excellence in all areas of our business and the EFI Nozomi has exceeded our expectations.”
Mid-America’s central U.S. location in St. Louis provides a strategic advantage in product distribution, as the company can efficiently and cost-effectively deliver products anywhere in the continental U.S. within two to four days. The new Nozomi press magnifies Mid-America and Boxes, Inc.’s capabilities in terms of delivering products wherever they are needed with shorter lead times and fast production cycles on new designs.
