Springfield Solutions invests in second Screen Truepress

‘We invested in a second Screen Truepress to build capacity,’ said Dennis Ebeltoft, Springfield Solutions joint MD.  ‘Our first Truepress is performing very well and has generated significant growth in work from existing clients and attracted new customers, so it was an easy decision to choose another. They produce great quality and are fantastic work horses – they just run and run.’

One Truepress is integrated with Screen JetConverter L350s finishing system for in-line varnishing, lamination, die-cutting and slitting. The other JetConverter is stand-alone. ‘With in-line and off-line finishing capability we can handle both long and short runs very efficiently,’ continued Ebeltoft.

The Screen presses are linked into Springfield’s Cerm MIS system to provide accurate job management, production cost analysis and control. This allows the company to maximize efficiency throughout and allocate jobs to the best press.

Springfield now handles about 2,000 jobs a month, up from 800/1,000 two years ago. By the end of June it had printed almost 65 million labels, setting an end of year target of in the region of 130 million labels. ‘We have seen a 21 percent increase in jobs, with nearly 16,000 completed this year and more than 4.3 million meters of labels printed in the first six months of 2015,’ said Ebeltoft. ‘We have also witnessed a year-on-year increase since converting to an all-digital print room three years ago, offering clients’ greater flexibility, quicker turnarounds and consistency on every run.’

‘Springfield Solutions was the first company to install a Truepress Jet L350UV in Europe,’ explained Brian Filler, president of Screen Europe. ‘Clearly, it was a leap of faith for the company but the press has done what we said it would do and, together with the JetConverter L350, has given an innovative and far-sighted company the tools to grow its business.’