One printer unifying three business lines

York Digital Image operates across three distinct business areas: commercial printing (business cards, flyers, booklets, posters, and banners), photographic imaging (photography prints and canvas prints), and clothing print. Each line demands different output characteristics — colour accuracy for photography, substrate versatility for commercial work, and production consistency for garment printing. Managing this diversity through a single production workflow is the operational challenge that defines their business.

York Digital Image needed a graphics solution that could serve all three business areas without compromising on the specific quality requirements of each. Photographic output demanded exceptional colour accuracy and tonal range. Commercial print required speed and versatility across a range of substrates. Clothing print needed consistent colour reproduction for branded merchandise. They also needed a RIP software solution that could manage colour profiles, media settings, and production queues across this diverse output mix — providing the workflow integration to make a multi-segment business operationally efficient.

Colyer specified a comprehensive graphics solution centred on the HP Z9 printer with Onyx RIP software, alongside a professional graphics scanner. The HP Z9 delivers the colour accuracy and gamut range that photographic and fine-art reproduction demands, while its production speed handles commercial print volumes. The Onyx RIP provides the colour management, media profiling, and job queuing intelligence that enables York Digital Image to switch between commercial, photographic, and clothing output without compromising consistency. The graphics scanner completes the workflow, enabling artwork digitisation and reproduction from physical originals.

The integrated solution unified York Digital Image's three business lines under a single production workflow. Output quality improved across all areas — photographic prints gained the colour accuracy and tonal range their imaging clients expected, commercial work benefited from consistent colour and faster production, and clothing print achieved the reproducible brand colours that merchandise clients required. The Onyx RIP's colour management streamlined the production workflow, reducing setup time between different job types. The overall improvement in quality and efficiency strengthened York Digital Image's position as a versatile, multi-capability print partner.

The combination of the HP Z9 and Onyx RIP has been excellent for our business. The quality is outstanding.

York Digital Image