STICKERSHOP STICKING WITH ROLAND DG

It is becoming an uphill battle for businesses to stand out from the crowd, especially when it comes to providing goods and services in an era of hyper-consumerism, which is certainly true for the web to print self adhesive label and sticker industry. However, Stickershop has continued to move far ahead of its competition.

Established in 2017, Stickershop is a small label and sticker printing company that has fast grown in the last five years, providing waterproof stickers, paper stickers, die-cut stickers, foil stickers, and laminated vinyl.

The reasons for Stickershop’s success lie in the pedigree of the team of so called print ‘nerds’ that are available around the clock to discuss custom orders or even general business enquiries. But that is not the only factor contributing to Stickershop’s rapid growth. With an increasing contingent of nine Roland DG machines at their disposal for rapid printing and cutting, 95% of the company’s orders can be sent out in less than 48 hours.

Stickershop’s Director, Shane Pritchard, explained that “as a growing business, all that Stickershop needed was reliable machines that provided premium printing and cutting services which were economical. But with Roland DG machines, and particularly the VG-640, we have much more than this — with rigorously tested, industry certified TR2 inks and Roland DG Connect software giving us premium prints at competitive prices. Prices which can be monitored and controlled.”

What The Future Holds

As the economic crisis deepens, print shops need to focus on scaling back costs wherever possible. This is an area in which Stickershop has utilised Roland DG technology to the fullest, using the Roland DG ‘take-up system’, which allows users to wind up printed material automatically and manage unmanned production with maximum efficiency. The system includes a convenient front mounted take-up roller and an advanced tension controlled take-up unit for optimum media feeding and tracking. This tool has given Stickershop the ability to save on labour and people hours whilst running longer monitored runs. www.rolanddg.eu

In these worsening economic conditions business output is also a major concern. This is where Roland DG Connect comes into play — a machine monitoring app that helps print shops gain a detailed understanding of their entire print operation while keeping their devices running at optimum print performance to reduce downtime and improve work efficiency. Businesses can utilise the business dashboard to quickly calculate job costs and profits by entering the per-unit selling price and the cost for ink and media.