I have spent (at least) the last 5 years wishing I had better platemaking capabilities. My HP 5100 laserjet had gotten tired imaging Genie plates for the last 20 years. Being a very modest mom-and-pop shop, pricing always stood in the way as I simply didn't want to lay out $20,000 for new equipment. I just printed several jobs with plates made on the Kimosetter, and I'm pumped. Image quality is exactly what I was hoping for, and the cost of the equipment obviously is reasonable. Press setup i a breeze and I'm no longer fighting with ink balance and plugging tints. We print 'basic' commercial forms; from truck logs, production forms, office stationery (corbonless being some 50% of our production), and the Kimosetter fits in nicely. I called a local shop a long time ago complimenting them on the piece of steel they had fabricated for us saying, "You guys did a great job and the piece works well". His response, "What's Wrong?". I repeated what I had already said and he says, "Nobody ever calls us unless they have a complaint. It's a surprise to actually have someone call with a compliment". I have talked to three people at your shop regarding this purchase, and I must say was treated with professionalism and respect from each of you. Please pass the word. You can consider Southman Printing (in Manitoba) a friend of your company and a lifetime customer. I may decide to visit a future trade show in Toronto and will definitely look you guys up when I'm there. |