In the last few months, the usage of Ultra Violet Computer To Conventional Plate (UV CTCP) and Computer To Plate (CTP) machines in press houses across the country has increased. Promising affordability, ease of use, flexibility and quality, UV CTCP or CTP usage is a welcome development for it gives print investors more options. At the recent Open House of 1st Point Digisep – authorized Amsky CTCP Dealer in Nigeria, WHERE To Print sought to know more about the company’s introduction of UV CTCP and CTP to the industry by speaking with Mr. Sola Adekanbi – MD/ CEO of 1st Point Digisep. He shared his thought on Amsky CTCP, his vision for digital colour separation business in Nigeria and his passion to make road-side printers perform better and to make more profits from their print business. Excerpt:
WHAT PROMPTED THE INTRODUCTION OF AMSKY UV COMPUTER TO CONVENTIONAL PLATE MACHINE INTO THE NIGERIAN PRINT MARKET?
The introduction of Amsky UV Computer To Conventional Plate (CTCP) and Computer To Plate (CTP) is a timely intervention which has put our organization in a leadership position among distributors of Computer To Plate machines in Nigeria. The decision we made in 2012 to venture into distribution of this type of CTP machine has really stand us out in the industry. What actually prompted us to introduce Amsky CTP into the country is to ensure the so called ‘road-side printers’ using Kord machines and other printers using sophisticated machines can easily access CTP to enhance their print business. Before, CTP was considered very expensive investment but now, with our Amsky CTP even those road-side printers can easily access CTP.
WITH OTHER CTP MACHINES FROM RELIABLE MANUFACTURERS ALREADY IN THE MARKET; WHAT ARE THE INHERENT QUALITIES THAT MAKE NIGERIA PRINTERS PREFER AMSKY INSTEAD OF THE EXISTING MACHINES?
The inherent qualities are imbedded in the solutions Amsky provide which are lacking in all these popular CTP machines already in the market. The solutions range from affordable cost; – to quality that can stand the output of any other CTP in the country; – to consumables which are always available – both UV plate/ conventional plate at half the price of the first generation CTP; – and also to the simplicity of operation of the equipment. These qualities are what endear Nigeria printers to purchase Amsky CTP.
HOW DO YOU ENSURE YOUR CLIENTS GET ADEQUATE TECHNICAL SUPPORT?
There are trained local engineers that work hand-in-hand with the manufacturer engineers who ensure that no Amsky machine experience unnecessary downtime. This is our guarantee. Another thing we do is to lease two of our engineers to anybody buying the machines to install the machines and if they like they can employ them as full time staff because there is always ongoing training of engineers to offer technical support for the machines in our company.
WHAT ARE THE FINANCIAL PLANS ON GROUND TO MAKE THE MACHINE ACCESSIBLE TO AVERAGE NIGERIA PRINTERS?
We have three financial options on ground to ensure that road-side printers using Kord can have the machine at their disposal. These options include; the buyer making 30% equity contribution to the purchase of the machine while we finance the remaining 70% through the help of a financial institution and there is terms and conditions attached to this. The second option is 10 to 12% discounts for any buyers who want to pay outright for the machine. The last option is that buyers will pay 80% of the total package and the remaining 20% can be paid within 4 to 6 months of purchase and no interest rate is attached to this unlike the first option that the buyer will pay principal plus the interest on the loan. All these credit facilities will elapsed a month after this publication. I enjoin you to take advantage of this special offer and contact us immediately.
WITH THE INFLUX OF AMSKY CTP INTO THE PRINTING INDUSTRY, WHAT WILL NOW BE THE FATE PEOPLE IN DIGITAL COLOR SEPERATION AND LITHOGRAPHY BUSINESS?
We have to be frank – CTP has come to replace digital color separation and lithography as we all know it. But it is to the advantage of colour separation experts and lithographers by simplifying the process as one – that is, both separation and lithography is now combined as one. The operators will be more efficient to provide quality prints that their customers will be willing to pay more for. Our sincere opinion is for them to embrace this technology to be relevant in this industry. Our vision is to improve their print business. It is never our intention to push them out of the business but rather to improve the industry by putting smile on the faces of road-side printers whose production outputs have been questioned. We know that looking back – with the introduction of Amsky UV Computer To Conventional Plate – their production capacity have improved while their profits have also increased because they have continued to patronize us. We thank them for their patronage and enjoin others still waiting – to come on board to do print business in a more cost-effective and profitable ways.
