Ballyprint First to Purchase Vivid's Razar
Unveiled at The Print Show, the Razar can spot UV up to B2, cut and crease and more in one pass
Ballyprint has signed for the first Vivid Razar single pass spot UV digital coater with cut and crease, after seeing it in action at The Print Show where the device was launched.
Aaron Klewchuk, Ballyprint managing director, told Printweek it was an unexpected purchase having not gone with the intention to buy. “But when I saw the Razar I was impressed, and I jumped to buy the first one,” he said.
Klewchuk explained: “I had looked at other suppliers with embellishment and spot UV as I'm always looking at technology that is out there, but it wasn't actually at the top of my list for investments. But the cost of the Razar, the return on investment and with the online cut and creasing, it just ticked all the boxes for me.”
Vivid Laminating Technologies' new machine can spot UV up to B2, cut and crease and more in one pass and is suitable for sheetfed or roll-fed applications.
It is hoped the circa £60,000 machine will be installed in January 2026 at the business’s factory in Ballymena, where Ballyprint and its sister company Perfect Day Print, specialising in wedding stationery, are based. Impro Printing, which was taken over by Ballyprint from liquidation in 2022, is based in Belfast.
The machine’s all-in-one offer was a major part of its appeal as it can be used across the businesses.
Klewchuk said: “We've got the commercial printing and then we've got the wedding stationery business as well so it was one of those machines that would actually complement all the businesses, because it would definitely benefit them all.”
It comes after multiple installs of Fujifilm kit in August and September last year, including an Acuity flatbed and Revoria toner press for Ballyprint, with Impro receiving another Revoria.
This latest purchase will complement the Revoria PC1120, Klewchuk added, which has helped to open new markets in the creative sector with design and marketing agencies, through the machine’s extra colour offering.
The business is looking to invest further in its offer to the creative sector, with the Razar helping towards this.
“Now with the spot UV embellishment we’ll be able to offer more embellishments towards that sector,” said Klewchuk.
He added: “There's very few spot UVers in Ireland as well so it definitely adds to our USP.”
Ballyprint employs 12 staff, Impro Print 18 and Perfect Day Print currently has three workers.