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Me & My: SwissQprint Nyala 4

When GMD Print & “Initially, I observed the lines are tight!
Install’s founder Justas various roles and responsi- “We began GMD as an
Gadliauskas visited bilities, finding them fasci- installation company, and
SwissQprint’s UK office, he nating. Soon, I started
was looking for a used large- experimenting with the dif- we are now structuring our
format flatbed printer. ferent aspects of the busi- services to offer greater flex-
Instead, with the help of a ness. ibility. We can handle
tailored payment plan “After a while, however, installations independently
arranged with Compass simply watching others (including for other print-
Business Finance, he work became tedious, and I ing firms), provide printing
installed a brand-new Nyala felt unproductive. I wanted
4 model in May last year. It’s to contribute. So, I began services on their own, or
been so successful that he’s Justas : “We strive to handle even challenging projects in-house” participating in every posi- manage entire projects from
now considering a second tion. And when I say ‘every initiation to completion.”
model, the Nyala 5 that was up GMD Print & Install in monotonous for me. I found position,’ I mean everything: Having moved into print
announced a few months south east London in 2017, myself predicting my weekly from basic vinyl applications about three years ago, the
ago. originally as a sign and work routine, including pro- and print finishing to manu-
The Nyala 4 was actually graphics installation com- jects and tasks, which ulti- facturing signage, large-for- company now handles pro-
the second new printer pur- pany. He was born and grew mately led to a loss of mat printing, screen jects from simple tasks to
chased by GMD around the up in Lithuania, where his enjoyment in my work. printing, and much more. high-end luxury brand
same time, following a father owns a large-format “My father, Raimundas, “Naturally, everyone was installations, events, and
Canon Colorado M5W roll- print company. was the primary influence pleased that I was no longer office interiors and brand-
fed UVgel model which “I moved to the UK in July that drew me into this indus- just observing their work but ing. It’s done work for
replaced the company’s orig- 2010,” he says. “My reason try back in Lithuania. I actively assisting... as we all
inal pair of Mimaki for relocating was straight- began spending time with know, having children in the brands including Dior,
UCJV300 UV print-and-cut forward: Lithuania, being a him at his workplace from workplace can be challeng- Burberry, Givenchy, Louis
machines. Gadliauskas set small country, had become the age of six or seven. ing, particularly when dead- Vuitton and Vans.

Me & My: Koenig & Bauer Rapida 145

In March 2023, Offset duction of highly decorative given the format and the
Print & Packaging started packaging, and on a large- touchscreens and apps used
the complex installation of format scale”. to control and monitor
the latest, whizziest itera- When Koenig & Bauer pretty well everything
tion of Koenig & Bauer’s launched the new genera- including job changeovers,
large-format Rapida offset tion Rapida 145 and the even
press, the 145. This is the larger 164 production and quality con-
first one in the UK. It’s a (1,205x1,640mm), it trol processes. Live produc-
super-sophisticated, multi- claimed they represent new tion data together with
million-pound B0-plus for- benchmarks in their sector, additional details such as
mat press, 38m long, though to be fair this claim CO2 emissions are dis-
weighing 167 tonnes and isn’t uncommon. Key points played in real time. Other
stuffed full of automation The Offset group is a long-standing Koenig & Bauer customer are production speeds up to features include fully auto-
and energy-saving devices. It 18,000 sheets per hour, fast matic plate changing,
has seven colour units and standing Koenig & Bauer says that the company’s makeready and “the ultimate AniSleeve technology on the
two coaters, each of which customer and this one high-profile customers are in automation and precise coaters for fast anilox roller
can run both UV and con- replaces a Rapida 142. It has “always looking for packag- inline quality control sys-
ventional inks. It takes been chosen to lead a drive ing finishes to make their tems”, the company claims. changeovers and energy- sav-
sheets up to 1,060x1,450mm into special colour and spe- product stand out. The Impressive, but not all that ing VariDry Blue drying
and thicknesses up to 1.2mm cial effects work for packag- Rapida 145 will vastly unusual. Where the specs technology, ErgoTronic and
thick. ing clients. Edward Bone, increase their options in start to get interesting are in QualiTronic closed-loop col-
The Offset group is a long- managing director of sales, terms of cost-effective pro- the relative compactness our control, etc.

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