Technikon Freestate has installed an Encad 850/60" large format printer as a means of allowing it to handle both in-house poster and display production, as well as commercial work for companies in Bloemfontein. Acting on the recommendation of Pierre Marais of Studio 56, a graphic design house in Bloemfontein, the Technikon installed the Encad 850 to allow it to earn additional income as a means of providing more equipment for students.
Said Marais, "Based on the research that I carried out, the Encad was the machine which was best able to meet the needs of the Technikon, In addition, the price was right. This will now give the Technikon the ability to earn much-needed funds, and will also provide businesses in Bloemfontein with a local source for these types of prints, something they did not have before."