After endless viewings and tests BigStuff have finally bitten the bullet
and got the latest machines on the market to really speed things up. They
now have the new additions to the BigStuff family in and working and things
are certainly looking up.
"Our decision has been made on 2 factors, quality and speed and we have
found the perfect balance between the two." Glenne continues, "The Mimaki
JV33 and the Epson 11880 fulfil both our needs. Quality is a the forefront
of our business and if we can produce quality products at 4 times the speed
that we do presently, everyone will be happy!"
The move to the JV33 was a natural progression for the Jim and Glenne, the
joint directors. "Our Mimaki JV3 has been a workhorse, and we've certainly
given it a pounding. We've run it day and night for weeks on end to meet
the deadlines of our customers. The HP 5500 has been the market leader for
years and when we bought ours on ebay to start our business we had full
confidence in such a machine. The Epson just pipped its rival the HPz6100
to the post. We just felt that the Epson had the edge over the HP and we'd
heard there had been a few teething troubles".
"Now the machines have been running for 6 months, with have nothing but
praise for them both. The JV33 is a awesome piece of kit!! Its so much faster
than our JV3 and the quality is faultless. The release of compatible materials
have been very slow so its not running to its full potential at present.
We also need to push the fine art side of the business a much harder towards
art houses and galleries. The canvas printing is fantastic but we await
the release of some really specialist papers. Until then we'll continue
to run high quality prints for showroom displays exhibitions and point of
sale. The pigment inks have come on a long way in the last few years, so
the colours are really vibrant and have a greater longevity, even in the
bright sunlight of a shop window".
Its now down to us to get out there and show current and prospective clients
just what these beasts can do... we know they'll be impressed with the results!