For the directors of Washington based Discount Vehicle Lettering Company (DVLC), Mark and Helen Taylor, it was the 64" (1.62m) width and its ability to produce dual CMYK with precision contour cutting that made the VS right for them.
The cannily named DVLC produces colourful print-and-cut designs to decorate every type of vehicle, from a single car through to a fleet of vans, to trailers and other modes of transport. This is complemented by showroom and forecourt point-of-sale applications, such as pop-up and roll-up banners, posters and window graphics.
Asked why they chose the VS-640, Mark Taylor explains: "As well as being able to rely on consistent and accurate colour at the highest speeds, vital to us is cutting accuracy. When we went to try out the Roland VersaCAMM VS-640 with Roland's partner, Signmaster, we really put the machine through its paces by giving it the most difficult samples to print and cut." Taylor continues, "No matter how demanding we were, the unit maintained the finest tolerances throughout."
And the speed of the VS has proved an advantage for DVLC, as Helen Taylor states: "Because we print bi-directionally using dual CMYK, we're able to output many jobs in what is essentially a draft mode, resulting in very fast throughput, with no banding," she says. "The time savings are significant, with no compromise on quality."
"We also find the life of the cartridges is astonishing," Mark Taylor emphasises. "Unlike some ink-jet printers which appear to run out when they're far from empty, the VS-640 continues until the ink has been exhausted. The savings we've noticed are considerable, and we wouldn't be surprised if the vertical cartridge design is partly responsible for this."
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