Oscar Lagerstedt, Screenbolaget Production Manager, with the new VK300DHS series high output LED UV flatbed printer.
Brixen, Italy – Changing market requirements and a need for fast job turnarounds with high volume digital production were crucial in Screenbolaget AB’s decision to invest in another award-winning system from Vanguard Europe GmbH. One of Sweden’s major suppliers of profile advertising and action marketing products, Screenbolaget has become the first European customer to invest in the new VK300D-HS series high production LED UV flatbed printer with 10 printheads.
Screenbolaget, a €12 million-turnover company organically growing by around 7% a year, employs 42 staff in Stockholm. Marabu is the distributor that purchased the Vanguard, its fifth machine. “Until this summer around 90% of our work was roll-to-roll and 10% was flatbed,” said Patrick Nermark, CEO of Screenbolaget. “But flatbed volumes quadrupled going into the Swedish elections in September, and these are still more than at least double since then.
“We could not have taken on all this extra work without investing in a Vanguard machine – our fifth through our partner Marabu, with whom we have a very long and strong relationship. Vanguard is a well-respected company. It makes state-of the-art machines and heads, with huge volumes. The VK300D series, a stable and rigid machine, has revolutionized the industry. It runs at least five-fifths faster than the old machine. Now we have a lot more business opportunities.”
Yiannis Apostolidis, Business Development Director of Vanguard Europe, said: “Vanguard’s printing systems have achieved significant global growth, which we are now delighted to be mirroring within countries such as Sweden and across Europe. We are excited to continue to build our working relationship and to meet Screenbolaget, who is one of the growing number of customers who benefit from our state of the art systems that open up new doors for their business growth. We provide comprehensive service and support as part of the package.”
Vanguard Europe was established in 2021. It is the European subsidiary to Vanguard Digital Printing Systems Corporation. The global headquarters of Vanguard Digital Printing Systems Corporation is located in Lawrenceville, Georgia. The company has its European base in Brixen, Italy, near to parent company Durst Group’s global headquarters from where it coordinates a distribution and service network through resellers, distributors, and other partners. Vanguard Europe supplies flatbed and UV production to entry- and mid-level customers.
VK300D HS UV flatbed machine covering high-end performance spectrums was introduced at FESPA May. Built on the multi award-winning VK300D series – winner of the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association’s (SGIA) Product of the Year for four consecutive years – this fully featured flatbed incorporates a high-speed electromagnetic drive system that propels the carriage at speeds of up to 1.8m per second for 60 boards an hour.