The Essential Image Scores Fifth Jeti inkjet from Agfa

The Essential Image, based in Kitchener, Ontario, is one of North America’s largest marketing services companies. Focusing first on water-based printing, it made the leap to UV printing with the purchase of its first Jeti wide-format printer in 2008. 

Pioneering UV inkjet printing

“We were there at the very beginning of UV-based printing,” says Tony Tuka, president of The Essential Image. “We saw endless opportunities with inkjet, and liked the idea of offering a large range of SKUs from one machine.” 

The business has grown exponentially by gaining cutting-edge technology that produces indoor and outdoor applications and short- and long-run print jobs.

The Jeti Tauro H3300 LED from Agfa (Booth C8130) is a productive UV wide-format inkjet engine featuring award-winning print quality with extreme speeds, powerful automation, and low ink consumption. Built for multiple-shift operations and 24/7 printing, these heavy-duty hybrid printers offer additional printheads for faster production. Suited for a wide variety of rigid and flexible substrates, the Jeti Tauro H3300 LED prints up to 3.3m wide with speeds up to 453 sqm/hr (4,876 sqft/hr). 

Less maintenance and higher uptime

The Jeti Tauro LED lamps offer minimal heat output and a broader scope of print applications, especially heat-sensitive substrates like self-adhesives or stretched PVC materials. They provide significant energy savings. 

Manufacturing that marries components

Agfa’s unique integrated system approach delivers inks perfectly matched to the inkjet printer’s performance across various print jobs. Agfa’s patented “Thin Ink Layer” technology is based on a combination of pigments with exceptional color strength, perfectly matched to printer components that warrant low waste and maintenance. Therefore, ink consumption per square meter is the lowest on the market.