The machine shares the same specification as Surrey-based Regency’s existing Truepress, which came in two years ago. It replaces two Inca Spyder flatbeds, which have now been decommissioned, having been with the company since it started producing digital print in 2009.

Regency chairman David Harkness said that the £7m-turnover outfit had opted for the machine to account for its continued growth in digital work.

He added that as well as being faster than the Incas, the Truepress is also more flexible and capable of printing the wide range of graphics used on beverage and vending machines, one of Regency’s specialities.

Regency has also recently installed a Zünd cutter, to aid with the finishing of work coming off the Truepresses. It also has two Platen die-cutters.

Intended for use on the likes of exhibition graphics, retail signage and backlit displays, the eight-colour (CMYK plus light cyan, light magenta and two opaque whites) Truepress uses Truepress UV inks, printing at a maximum speed of up to 184sqm/h. The 3.2m-wide machine takes a range of media at maximum 50mm thickness and uses Piezo on-demand printheads.

Martijn van den Broek, Screen wide-format systems European product manager, said the machine, which came in at the backend of last year, had been “very positive” for Regency.

“They had two Spyders before but this can run a lot of faster. It has a finer droplet so they end up gaining in quality and productivity and because the machine is faster they are moving production from screen to digital,” said van den Broek.

Regency recently launched a new venture, its Branded Rooms themed interiors, which Harkness said would exploit the Truepress’ short-run capability.

With around 50% of its work being produced digitally, Regency also offers screen printing capabilities. It has more than 50 staff, including an installation team and a nine-strong design team.