Sahaya always had a combined set-up of offset and digital, however, the company leap frogged in digital printing in 2008 when it installed India’s first Screen Truepress 344. The Truepress can handle maximum stock size of 340x470mm.

Fernando said, “With Truepress, we experienced the limitation of size, which has now been eliminated thanks to iGen4 EXP. The EXP model features a sheet size of 364x660mm, which is the largest in its class and can handle paper stock upto 350gsm.”  

This makes it suitable for the production of jobs such tri-fold brochures, postcards and greetings cards at speeds of up to 110ppm.

In addition, the start-up wastage for iGen4 is nil. “The first printed copy from iGen4 is a saleable copy whereas in case of Truepress 25-30 copies form wastage till we get a saleable copy. This makes it even more economical,” added Fernando.  

The firm is evaluating the iGen4’s capabilities and is quite optimistic with his investment. Fernando said, “There is lot that can be done using this machine’s high-end capabilities. We are just getting acquainted with the machine. Once we are familiar, we can evaluate and explore various opportunities and applications that can be catered with it. We look forward to VDP applications for which the software is to be added at a later stage.”

Sahaya has been associated with Xerox for about eight years. “It started with DC12, carried forward by DC260 and DC550 and now the iGen. We have had a long bonding with Xerox. It is a continuous investment process and we strive to have the latest technology in-house.”

When asked whether it was a right time for such an investment in today’s tough market conditions, Fernando said, “Given today’s scenario, one cannot come to any conclusion. Being a service provider, customers will require our service at any given time and opportunities will open up. We are hopeful and confident.”