Lawrenceville, GA – “Firsts” can be intimidating, especially as a business owner. The unknowns, the risks, and the uncertainties around being the first often prevent businesses from taking a chance and trying something new. However, the reward of being first is usually worth the risk. History is made by firsts. This is why when it came time to invest in new equipment, Pinnacle Custom Signs made a decision based in confidence, and invested in the first Vanguard VK3220T-HS. 

Pinnacle Custom Signs had two key issues they wished to resolve with a new printer investment; replace aging equipment with more modern technology and address the growing jobs they had for their flatbed printer. “One of the distinctive advantages we have over our competitors is the speed of service,” said Don Conklin, Owner of Pinnacle Custom Signs. “We went out and looked at one or two other printers, but at the end of the day, Vanguard offered us a high-quality product that was new to the North American market and gave us the key features we needed. Speed, yes, but Vanguard fits with our core values and what our core competencies are: quality of service and speed of service.”

The Vanguard name was not new to Pinnacle Custom Signs. The first Vanguard printer ever sold was to Pinnacle back in 2016. Conklin commented on the relationship, “We’ve always had a great relationship with Vanguard, and they’ve always serviced us exceptionally well. There’s been no one better for us.” Investing in the first VK3220T-HS was easy to do with seven years of trust and experience with Vanguard Quality. Conklin continued, “We've been picking up a tremendous amount of volume on our flatbed printer. The speed of this printer is 2-3 times greater than that of our older printer. We added some printheads as well, but the quality of service and quality of product is why we went with Vanguard.” 

The VK3220T-HS is a compact, user-friendly 126” x 80” (3.2 x 2 m) ultra-high production UV-LED flatbed that offers impressive speeds of up to 3,875 sq.ft./h and up to 1,800 dpi print resolution. Equipped with Kyocera KJ4A printheads with variable drop technology and 4 picoliter drop sizes, the VK3220T-HS offers remarkable print quality with better color gradients and smoothing capability. With options in printhead and color channel configurations, the VK3220T-HS is engineered to grow with your business.

“We couldn’t be happier that the first VK3220T-HS went to Pinnacle Custom Signs,” said Jim Peterson, COO and founding partner of Vanguard Digital Printing Systems. “This printer truly is revolutionary, and exemplifies eight years of advancement, specialization, innovations, and hard work. Pinnacle has been a fantastic customer of ours, and we are grateful for their continued confidence and trust in our products. We look forward to many more years of servicing and supporting our longtime friends.”

Conklin concluded by saying, “We're going to continue to grow and continue to be a force in the industry. As we continue to look at additional printer capabilities, we'll always look first at Vanguard.”