PCI Printing Sets Profitable New Course with EFI Pro 16h Hybrid Printers

EFI LED Technology Delivers on All Levels

It was with these issues in mind that PCI approached Ricoh (Booth 3601), a leading EFI (Booth 301) reseller and an existing supplier to PCI for digital toner presses. “I asked Ricoh, ‘What can I do to print directly onto rigid media, cut production time and take steps out of my process,’” says Nix.

Ricoh recommended the 65 inch EFI Pro 16h LED hybrid flatbed/roll wide-format printer. The printer features an EFI Fiery proServer Core digital front end (DFE) — which was beneficial for PCI Printing because the staff was already familiar with EFI Fiery workflows on their Ricoh digital presses.

“I already used EFI Fiery DFEs and I knew EFI’s reputation in the industry,” Nix says. “Knowing all of that made the decision to add the EFI printer even easier.

“Ricoh has been a great partner for us,” he adds. “We’ve been with them for seven years, and they’ve always been there addressing our needs. Whenever someone comes into our shop, they always compliment us on the quality we output, and Ricoh has been a big part of that,” Nix says.

PCI Printing added two Pro 16h printers with the first going into the company’s Montgomery in-plant. “When I saw how great it was, I wanted one for my Atmore location too,” Nix says. The second printer was installed shortly afterwards.

PCI Printing’s new EFI LED printers offer a package of features to help ensure the lowest cost of ownership and superior image quality. They print in four colors plus white at a production speeds of 311 square feet per hour (29 square meters per hour), with up to 1,200 dpi output.