Sharp Light Production Printers

Our Light Production Printers are designed for higher volume and higher quality prints offering end-to-end efficiency for maximum productivity and lower costs. Outsourcing large volumes of document printing often comes with a significant cost and mark-up. Light Production Printer reduce your reliance on commercial printers, by enabling you to move some of this in-house, providing long term cost savings.  

These effortless and user-friendly production printers make high-volume printing easy – simply walk up and print. These devices can print up to 120 pages per minute and run multiple jobs with a multitude of media due the variety of paper trays and high-capacity feeders.  

Further enhance the capabilities of your device by pairing our Light Production Printers with optional print workflow software like EFI Fiery. Access EFI Fiery controllers directly from the control panel for complete management of your print workflow.

These high-performance print systems are ideal for in-house print rooms or corporate reprographic departments (CRD) and feature our first-class print server - all controlled through innovative touchscreen input.  

The award-winning user interface on our range of Light Production Printers makes printing easy. Workflow, job management, media control and advanced print settings are accessible and aid your in-house production printing needs. These devices also have a full suite of the most up to date security features and settings for advanced system/data protection and access control to safeguard your organisations crucial data. For those with existing Sharp fleet A3 and A4 Photocopier fleets, the Light Production Print interface works very similar, meaning it’s easy to use and navigate.

Our Light Production devices are engineered for fast and cost-efficient high-volume printing, copying, and scanning to satisfy the demands of the busiest in-house print department. 

What features do Light Production Printers include?

Light Production printers have several distinct features that set them apart from other printer types:

Pantone colour matching

Ideal for creative agencies, producers of specialist graphics, or advertisers, Light Production printers come with Pantone colour matching software as standard, providing consistent and superior colour control.

Increased productivity

Complete with reprographics and job handling software, Light Production devices can print at over 70 pages per minute in full colour and mono, and thousands of prints can run without needing to reload trays via high-capacity feeders. They can automate job trimming, punching, stapling and stacking and increase productivity.  

High volume printing

Production printers are made of robust parts, materials, and are powered by reprographics software applications, like Fiery, specifically designed to handle the demands of high-volume printing. Air-feed technology helps keep paper jams to a minimum by creating a layer of air between the paper and machine, and optional paper trays can increase paper capacity upwards of 13,500 sheets, making them perfect for longer jobs.

What are the benefits of Light Production Printers?

Light Production devices offer organisations many benefits, including:  

Addressing your print needs in-house

By bringing your printing in-house, you’ll rely less on outsourced commercial printers. You’ll have the flexibility to run your print jobs when it is convenient for you to do so, and you’ll enjoy the freedom to design printing jobs that meet the unique requirements of your organisation.    

Long-term savings  

With a mark-up on documents, if you outsource a lot of your document printing, costs soon escalate. By no longer relying on commercial printers, you’ll be able to make long term cost savings.  

Speed

No outsourcing means no waiting for orders to be processed for large production queues or delivery. If an error is made, you’ll be able to rectify it before the job is completed.  

Better media

Like large format printers, Light Production devices improve the quality of your printing, and can print on more substrates, thicker paper weights, and larger paper sizes such as SRA4, SRA3 and Banner paper.  

More finishing options

Light Production devices allow for a broad variety of document finishing options, such as stapling, folding, and edge-to-edge booklet finishing.

Hear from our clients

Our client, Direct Insurance Group, were spending between £10,000 - £20,000 annually on outsourcing client proposals and exhibition brochures, so they wished to bring this production in-house. Also, they needed technology that protected their confidential documents from potential external or internal threats. As well as a solution that would look impressive to clients, but also allow for their employees to collaborate, and deliver on time sensitive projects.

After visiting our Central London showroom and discussing one of our Light Production Printers, they were surprised with the quality and the extent of the savings they could make. “During our demonstration I was shocked with the quality of the device, it was print shop quality! After discussions with Sharp it was decided that if we reinvest those outsourcing costs, we’ll make huge savings on our overheads.”

Also, with security being a concern, it was crucial that they sourced a device that protected confidential prints. “We don’t want anyone having access to confidential prints, so by having pin authentication on our machines our documents are more protected.”

“Everything’s so much quicker. The device has more storage which means I’m not interrupting what I’m doing every 5 minutes to refill paper or change ink. We can even customise the interface dependant on what we need, again streamlining everything.”

“I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Sharp, they’re cost effective, and they match the right products that will grow with the ambition of your business.”

Neil Milner, Group Operations Director, Direct Insurance

Why choose our Light Production Printers?

Opting for our Light Production Printers offers you peace of mind, knowing you’re partnering with an industry leader, with over 50 years' experience in print. We’re proud to have been awarded numerous PrintIT awards, including MFP Line of the Year for our BP-Range at the 2022 awards.

Our comprehensive services cover delivery, installation, and user training, ensuring you can begin using your Light Production Printer effortlessly. We also perform regular preventative maintenance to avert potential issues, ensuring your operations remain uninterrupted.

We have a targeted 4-hour response time, and our Print Helpdesk aim to answer your calls within 12 seconds or less. So, if any issues arise, we can ensure fast repairs, with all machine repairs and spare parts included as part of our lease agreements.