Empowering 2D Printing for a Leading 3D-Printing Platform

About the Business

MyMiniFactory is a global leader in the online 3D-printing community. Established in 2013, they now have 60 employees across the globe and a headquarters based in Central London. They provide a platform for indie creators to sell 3D designs for tabletop gaming collectables including models, terrain and other products such as toys, puzzles, and mechanical creations. They also offer 3D-printing services on demand, through Only-Games.co, using their state-of-the-art full-colour printers. With a global presence and over a million users, their commitment to quality and innovation has positioned them as a leader in the 3D printing world, in recognition of their high-quality designs.

The Challenges

MyMiniFactory faced multiple challenges when establishing a new venture. The venture aimed to seamlessly print and refine 2D products. As a leading manufacturer of 3D printing, they wanted to expand into 2D printing, specifically for the UK market. To navigate this new market and ensure success with this diversification, they required a supplier with an intimate knowledge of the UK market and a wide knowledge of products. This partner needed to understand the nuances of the market but also needed to recommend precise solutions that would help MyMiniFactory achieve its goal, whilst staying within budget. During thorough planning, we identified a common problem in the commercial print industry, which was the unreliable supply of consumables. This would lead to further issues like downtime for their business, which tends to be an issue for many commercial printers.

The Problems to Solve

• Identify the correct technologies for this diversification.
• Identifying this market’s needs.
• Tackle the unreliable supply of consumables problem.
• Offer a cost-effective solution.

Why They Engaged with Landall Services

We established Landall Services in 2016, which makes us a relatively new business. At our company, we strive to nurture the diverse experiences of our employees and constantly seek ways to grow our business reputation. We have introduced a new way of working, disturbing the industry, by thinking differently and finding new ways to engage with prospects. MyMiniFactory had found this refreshing.

The selected specialist for MyMiniFactory, Jason Bryant, was a further reason why they continued to engage with us. Jason was eager to embrace the challenge that he had yet to tackle. He invested a significant amount of time and effort to understand and analyse MyMiniFactory’s distinctive needs. With Jason’s experience, knowledge, and capabilities, combined with our new approach of working, consulting methods and access to all top manufacturers, MyMiniFactory felt confident that we would provide the help they needed with this diversification. Trusting that our help will overcome all the challenges they face, making them continue to engage with us.

Why We Were Uniquely Positioned to Address This Challenge

As an industry-leading independent consultancy, we have access to all leading manufacturers which allows us to provide unbiased recommendations. We offer a diverse range of products, to ensure we meet all customer’s requirements, differentiating us from our competitors.

• Jason, with almost three decades of industry experience and knowledge, was able to recommend effective technologies for this diversification.
• Our knowledge of working in the UK market makes us an ideal candidate to help identify this market’s needs and complexities.
• Our new service, Production Print Managed Service (PPMS), provides a reliable automatic supply of consumables, automatic toner replenishment, a UK-based support helpdesk, engineer call-outs, and a dedicated account manager.
• With a wide portfolio of products, we can offer a cost-effective solution that fits within different budgets.

The Solution We Offered

The dedicated specialist, Jason, was eager to help MyMiniFactory succeed with their new venture. He aimed to build a strong partnership with them that would continue to thrive in the future. With our consultative and unbiased approach, we assessed our product portfolio and ensured that our recommendations would support MyMiniFactory’s needs. The solution we recommended consisted of:

• Xerox V280 – this production printer is a powerful and versatile solution for handling demanding colour printing needs, perfect for production environments and businesses that require high-quality output.
• Fiery RIP – this enables different file types to be reformatted, simplifying the printing of different file types.
• Booklet Maker – giving the customer the ability to make booklets inline.
• Vivid Matrix Laminator and Foiler – this is ideal for in-house finishing options like laminating or digital foiling, allowing you to finish your digital print work at a cost-effective price.
• Vivid Veloblade with Taper and Guillotine – this automates production with its precise cutting, creasing, perforating and taping, allowing you to increase business efficiency.
• PPMS – to provide a reliable automatic supply of consumables.

The plan was to help build this diversification, whilst continuing to nurture its growth over time. Monitoring its growth and implementing extra finishing options, pre-press automation or artificial intelligence if needed. Ensuring we do not only focus on the print room but instead plan a solution that focuses on the pre-press and post-press stages too. Resulting in a perfectly crafted solution for MyMiniFactory.

Immediate benefits

• Pioneering edge in 2D printing, propelling MyMiniFactory ahead of competitors.
• Opening doors to new customers who require 2D printing, which creates new revenue streams.
• Working towards an allocated budget.
• Receiving reliable automatic supply of consumables.
• Receiving UK market-based insights, which help with decision-making.
• Helping to achieve strategic plans for diversification.

Long-term results

Our ongoing partnership with MyMiniFactory will keep growing stronger over the coming months and together, we will carefully monitor the course of this exciting new venture. Given the unmatched nature of this venture, direct comparisons to past metrics are unavailable. This is a diversification for the business, therefore, we will continue to assess its journey by measuring KPIs and implementing changes along the way. We predict that MyMiniFactory’s profits and market share will increase. The implementation of our PPMS is set to yield substantial cost savings and ensure a reduction in downtime.

This is a partnership that celebrates not just a moment in time, but a long and prosperous journey.