Welcome to the Perfect Colours Blog section, we use our blog to write about the latest industry developments, provide useful hints and tips about large format printers and keep you up to date on whats happening in the world of Perfect Colours.
Welcome to the Perfect Colours Blog section, we use our blog to write about the latest industry developments, provide useful hints and tips about large format printers and keep you up to date on whats happening in the world of Perfect Colours.
May 05, 2021
Banner printing is a type of poster printing that caters for those looking for wide format printing or large format printing. Used across a diverse range of industries in a wide variety of applications, banner printing is a great…
Aug 14, 2014
Martyn Young from First Print Talks about his First Year of OwnershipSunderland based print service providers First 2 Print prides itself on being one of the first companies to take delivery of a Durst Omega 2 LED Flatbed printer supplied by sole distributor Perfect Colours. We catch up with Martyn Young MD after a year of ownership to understand the impact the Omega has made on…
Aug 08, 2014
'Impeccable' environmental pedigree GreenPrint recently published an article on the 'Impeccable' environmental pedigree of the Durst Omega 2. The UV LED printer uses cutting edge technology combined with years of research to provide on of the best environmentally friendly printers in the market. Using UV lamps instead of older mercury lamps helps reduce energy consumption by a staggering…
Jul 17, 2014
Coventry based Harris Signs have been in the print industry ever since R.L. Harris set up R.L. Harris & Co in 1953. They boast a wide portfolio and offer everything from CCA Approved Aviation Signage to Tactile and Braille DDA Compliant prints. On the 1st of July Harris Signs took possession of a New Durst Omega 2 supplied and installed by Perfect Colours. Here are some pictures…
Jul 16, 2014
Incredible VersatilityThe Durst Omega 2 is renowned for its versatility when it comes to flatbed printing, the UV LED Flatbed printer is capable of printing on almost any substrate up to 1.6 meters wide. So far Perfect Colours has managed to print on everything from wooden doors to iPads to bubble wrap, however this is the first time the Omega 2 has produced prints with a metallic…
Jul 15, 2014
Perfect Colours have now obtained the ability to service all the HP Latex printers under HP Warranty. This means, if anyone has an issue with their HP Latex large format printer and it is still under HP Warranty, Perfect Colours can service and repair the machine without ever needing to contact HP Directly. Tom Gent, Head of Engineering, had this to say, "At Perfect Colours we've…
Jul 14, 2014
Both the HP Designjet T920 and Canon iPF765 have been designed for the CAD/ GIS Technical printing market and to find out which one was the best, HP asked BLI (imaging industry's leading independent authority and provider of competitive intelligence) to carry out a thorough test of each machine.See The Report HereBelow is the summarized report from BLI, however the full report can…
Jul 08, 2014
Upgrading Your Old Photo Printer With the release of the new HP Designjet Z6600 and Designjet Z6800 production printer series, its time to look at the key features which make these printers stand out and why you should seriously consider upgrading your old HP Designjet 5000/5500 and HP Designjet Z6100 printer. First things first, the HP Marketing Spiel (HP Designjet Z6800)…
Jun 20, 2014
Visualizing the New Latex Series In order to gain a better understanding of how great the new HP latex 300 series we created a simple infographic.
Jun 12, 2014
According to Caldera the new updated fixes issues some users were experiencing with V9.20. The update can be downloaded from Calderas Extranet: Caldera ExtranetCaldera have also announced new printer support for Zetek, Inka, AMPLA, Smatch, Pentum and Gongzheng. For more information on how Caldera RIP can simply your workflow, give us a call on 0845 680 9000 or visit the Caldera…
Jun 11, 2014
HP have announced the release of the Designjet T3500 eMFP Production Printer. Based on the hugely popular and still current Designjet T2500 series the new unit boasts some impressive features such as reduced warm up time and faster file processing thanks to the integration of Intel's Medium/ High range core i5 Processor, thus enabling users to print straight away. It has a 100 sheet…