The Ipswich printers were using a Agfa's Azura plate but switched at the end of January. It had its Screen platesetter recalibrated by Fujifilm as part of the installation.

PJ Print managing director Ben Perkins said it was experiencing decreasing consistency in its print quality and so decided to review its production at the end of last year.

He said the decreasing consistency was not a fault of the Azura plate but was a problem with the firm's colour curves, which Fujifilm adjusted as part of the install. 

Perkins added that the previous plate had to be put through a gumming unit, which the printer would now no longer need to use.

"Key objectives were to ensure proven colour matching capabilities and speed up our make ready times," he said.

"Not only have we eliminated the processor and associated chemistry, water and waste, but colour consistency and quality are no longer issues for us, and the amount of impressions we can achieve today is dramatically higher. As a consequence, we can print different jobs more quickly and efficiently."

The company, which has nine staff and a turnover of around £750,000, has two Komori litho B2 presses and a Konica Minolta C7000 with a Fiery Rip.