Thomas Leach Colour, a company founded almost 120 years ago, has reported the purchase of a DYSS X7-1624C digital cutting table from AG/CAD.
A Komori B2 press, a large format Océ Arizona 360 and the DYSS X7-1624C are part of an investment programme that has seen the 22 employee business invest over R19 million (£1 million) in the last few years. Commenting upon the investment strategy, Thomas Leach Colour sales director, Dave Mullord said, ‘We found that more customers were looking for vendors to provide a single source solution to fulfill complete marketing campaigns that often incorporated large format print projects that included posters, banners and PoS displays.
Acknowledging the company needed a digital cutting table, Thomas Leach Colour conducted its due-diligence in reviewing the marketplace. As Mullord continued, ‘We reviewed the options and had demonstration jobs processed by the leading vendors. The performance characteristics between the leading suppliers were quite similar. However, the service, the attention to detail and the attentiveness to our specific needs put AG/CAD streets ahead. Furthermore, from a cost perspective the DYSS was a more attractive proposition with an extremely robust build-quality and industry leading software with KASEMAKE.’
Choosing a machine that would complement its large format printer, Thomas Leach Colour specified a DYSS X7-1624C with a 1.6m by 2.4m cutting table and a Superhead configuration with an oscillating knife tool, routing head and creasing wheel. This selection is complemented by the K-Cut Vision Pro system and the KASEMAKE CAD software.
The arrival of the DYSS opened new doors and created opportunities for the Oxfordshire based outfit. First and foremost, the DYSS has eliminated external subcontracting costs, reduced lead-times and provided the potential to target new market sectors. As Mullord stated, ‘The DYSS and Océ complement each other perfectly. They have opened new doors for our business and we are targeting new opportunities with great success. The combination has opened up the sign-making industry for us, adding to our turnover. This is a huge success and we project it will increase our turnover in the future.’
Added to this projected growth, Thomas Leach Colour has the flexibility and capability to process decals, wallpaper, vinyl and much more. ‘The growth we are witnessing is coming from the DYSS X7 giving us the ability to open new revenue streams and target work previously beyond our remit. From an internal perspective, we have eliminated bottlenecks, streamlined our production and reduced our lead-times to create extra capacity.’
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