The DYSS X7 came with the K-CUT Vision PRO automatic camera registration system and was installed in early January 2017. It was purchased to add capacity and will run alongside the company’s current cutters.

“We’ve seen how efficient it’s going to be in our overall production and we’ve done some sessions where we’re bringing out quite a nice range of exciting new products that are going to be solely produced on the machine,” said James Sahota, managing director.

Sahota explained that the DYSS X7 stood apart from other cutters as a better machine, naming the “solid” make of the equipment, along with the “excellent” software, as reasons for the purchase.

He went on to say how a major part of the investment decision was down to the way AG/CAD suppliers handled the sale.

“They’re really nice guys. There was no real pressure from them to buy and, once we’d had the demo on the software, I think that just confirmed it for us and we ended up ordering it.” 

The £150,000 DYSS investment was combined with a purchase of a Jetrix KX7 flatbed digital printer. This brought the joint investment to around £300,000 and the company plans to use the DYSS to cut materials printed direct to substrate by the Jetrix.

The company bought an Mtex 5032Pro direct-to-textile printer last year and is planning to purchase another.

Group101, which has been running for eight years, is looking to design and build its own headquarters in Essex. Sahota revealed the company is currently sourcing commercial land for the build.

“We’re currently working with architects to design a state of the art building to house us moving forward,” said Sahota.

The trade printer has a turnover of around £1.2m and employs seven staff.