Wilmot-Budgen has secured a UK market-first with the acquisition of an Onset Panthera flatbed digital inkjet press from Agfa.
Left to right: Richard Budgen, Michael Budgen, James Argent (Agfa), Tim Collier, Peter Burford, and Paul Fitch (Agfa).
Richard Budgen, Managing Director, Wilmot-Budgen, said, “We are a long-term fan of the Onset platform, and have been hanging on to see where LED would head. Agfa’s significant investment in R&D in recent years has seen the technology accelerate and the time was right for us to secure the advantages LED will bring as we build our new bespoke print facility. This investment will see us gain significant speed and productivity benefits, as well as further boost our print quality. And, with the Panthera’s significant energy reduction performance, we are keeping our brand, retailer, and print management customers front of mind supporting them to meet their sustainability goals, as well as reducing our waste and costs.”
He continues, “Today’s market is highly competitive. We need to be continually upping our game differentiating our offer and service. The Panthera enables us to produce products with a wider colour gamut and different finishes, which offers valuable upsell for our business. On top of this we have the reassurance of working with a dedicated partner. Agfa is in a unique position; it produces the machine, inks, software and service to support us – one supplier to solve any issues. We get the quality, consistency and reliability we need in one package to support our future growth.”
Paul Fitch, Head of Inkjet UK, Ireland & Nordic,t Agfa said, “We are delighted to see that Wilmot-Budgen has made this investment, as they have been using Onset products for many years and know the range inside out. Their acknowledgement of the leap forwards that the Panthera represents versus its predecessors demonstrates our commitment to innovation and driving this technology forward.”
