Ku-FESPA yalo nyaka, umbukiso ohamba phambili womhlaba wonke wokunyathelisa nezimpawu, uHenry wase-IECHO wahlala phansi no-Amy Betta, ummeleli we-Bitcom, umlingani osenesikhathi eside evela eCzech Republic. I-Bitcom ingumthengisi ozinzile wemishini yokunyathelisa yedijithali onolwazi olungaphezu kweminyaka engama-30 embonini. Ngesikhathi sengxoxo, u-Amy wafingqa izinhlelo zokusika ze-IECHO kanye nensizakalo ngegama elilodwa: “Kuphelele.”
Iminyaka Engamashumi Amathathu Yobuchwepheshe: Kusukela kuRoland kuya ku-IECHO
Yasungulwa ngo-1991 futhi isePrague, iBitcom ingumthengisi osemthethweni waseCzech wamaphrinta eRoland kanye neminye imishini yeRoland. Eminyakeni edlule, inkampani yakhe isisekelo samakhasimende esiqinile kanye nedumela ekunyatheliseni kwedijithali. U-Amy uchaze ukuthi iBitcom ekuqaleni yagxila kumaphrinta e-inkjet kaRoland, kamuva yanezela imishini yokusika emincane evela kuGraphtec ukuze ihlangabezane nezidingo eziyisisekelo zokucubungula ngemuva kokunyathelisa.
Eminyakeni engaba yisithupha noma eyisikhombisa edlule, njengoba amaphrinta e-UV flatbed ethandwa kakhulu, iBitcom yaqala ukunikeza amakhasimende ayo amaphrinta e-UV flatbed amakhulu. Kodwa-ke, kwavela inselele entsha: amakhasimende ayedinga izinhlelo zokusika ezinkulu nezinomthamo ophezulu zemisebenzi yangemva kokuphrinta njengokusika i-contour kanye nokuqeda. Ama-cutter abo amancane akhona ayengasakwazi ukuqhubeka.
“Lapho amakhasimende ethu eqala ukuthenga amaphrinta amakhulu e-UV flatbed, sasidinga ngokushesha ukuthola izixazululo zokusika ezinamandla kakhulu,” kukhumbula u-Amy. “Yilapho saqala khona ukubheka izinhlelo zokusika ezinkulu futhi saqala ukubambisana kwethu ne-IECHO.”
Ubambiswano Oluqinisekisiwe: Imishini Engaphezu Kwama-20 Kuwo Wonke Uchungechunge Oluningi
Selokhu kwaqala ukubambisana, iBitcom ithenge izinhlelo zokusika ze-IECHO ezingaphezu kuka-20. Kuye ngohlelo lokusebenza, iBitcom yethule amamodeli ahlukahlukene emakethe yaseCzech, okuhlanganisa uchungechunge lwe-BK, uchungechunge lwe-TK4, kanye ne-BK3.
“Amakhasimende ethu anezidingo ezahlukahlukene – ezinye zidinga ukusika kwedijithali okusheshayo nokunembile, kanti ezinye zibeka phambili ukusebenza kahle kwezindleko,” kusho u-Amy. “Uhlu olubanzi lomkhiqizo lwe-IECHO lusenza sikwazi ukufanisa umshini ofanele nekhasimende ngalinye. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yizindwangu, izimpawu, ukupakisha, noma izinhlanganisela zezimboni, sinesixazululo sokusika esilungele.”
Inzuzo eyodwa ebalulekile, ngokusho kuka-Amy, uhla olubanzi lwamathuluzi nezesekeli ezinikezwa yi-IECHO. “Uma ikhasimende linezidingo ezikhethekile zenqubo, singasheshe sinqume ukuguqulwa okuhle kakhulu kusuka kulabhulali yamathuluzi ye-IECHO bese sihlela yonke indlela yokusebenza ngemva kokucubungula ngokufanele.”
“NGAPHANSI KWAKHO” – Okungaphezu Kwesiqubulo
Isiqubulo senkampani i-IECHO esithi, “NGAKHO ECALENI” singaphezu nje komugqa wethegi – kuyisibopho esiye sabonakala sisebenza. Lapho ebuzwa ukuthi i-IECHO ihlala iseduze yini namakhasimende ayo, u-Amy waphendula ngaphandle kokungabaza: “Yebo.”
Ngokombono wakhe, i-IECHO ayinikezi nje kuphela imishini, kodwa nokusekelwa okugcwele - kusukela ekukhetheni nasekuqalisweni kwemisebenzi kuya ekusizeni ngezicelo. Eminyakeni yamuva nje, i-IECHO yethule nezinhlelo zokusika ezingeni lokuqala, yehlisa isithiyo ezenzakalelayo zamabhizinisi amancane naphakathi. Lokhu kwenza i-Bitcom ikwazi ukukhonza wonke umuntu kusukela ezitolo zezimpawu ezisafufusa kuya kubakhiqizi abakhulu bezimboni.
“Manje sesingakwazi ukunikeza amakhasimende ethu iphothifoliyo ebanzi kakhulu yezinhlelo zokusika,” kusho u-Amy. “Yilokho kanye esasikufisa lapho sinquma ukubambisana ne-IECHO.”
Ukubheka Phambili: Ukukhula Kokubambisana
Lapho ebuzwa ngamathemba akhe ngekusasa le-IECHO, u-Amy uphendule wathi, “Ngithemba ukuthi i-IECHO izoqhubeka ngendlela efanayo – ukwandisa umugqa womkhiqizo nokuthuthukisa isevisi ngokuqhubekayo. Usuvele uthole ukumbozwa okugcwele kusukela emishinini yezimboni ephezulu kuya ezinhlelweni zezinga lokuqala, okusinika ukuzethemba okukhulu ekuthengisweni kwethu.”
Ekupheleni kwengxoxo, uHenry wacela u-Amy ukuba achaze inkonzo ye-IECHO ngomusho owodwa. Wamomotheka wathi, “Umusho owodwa? Cha, igama elilodwa nje – Kuphelele.”
Leyo ndumiso emfushane nenamandla iyibufakazi befilosofi ye-IECHO eqhutshwa ubuchwepheshe, yokubeka amakhasimende phambili. Kusukela ePrague kuya emhlabeni wonke, i-IECHO ihlala “ISECELENI SAKHO” isiza ozakwethu ukuthi bathuthele ekukhiqizeni okuhlakaniphile.
Mayelana ne-IECHO
I-IECHO ingumholi womhlaba wonke ezinhlelweni zokusika zedijithali, ihlinzeka ngezixazululo zokusika ezinembile kakhulu nezisebenza kahle kakhulu zezimpawu, ukupakisha, izindwangu, izinhlanganisela, kanye nezimboni zangaphakathi zezimoto. Uhla lwemikhiqizo ye-IECHO luhlanganisa izicucu ezisicaba, izicucu ezigoqekayo, izinhlelo zokudla okuzenzakalelayo, kanye nesofthiwe esekelayo. Iqondiswa umqondo wesevisi othi “NGAKHO ECALENI”, i-IECHO isiza amakhasimende emhlabeni wonke ukuthi azenzele futhi athuthukise izinqubo zawo zokukhiqiza.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Meyi-28-2026


