The UV flatbed printer was ordered at PacPrint on 23 May and is expected to be installed in August.

It can print at up to 32.8sqm per hour and features eight independent ink channels.

Canon said: "This extra-large format flatbed printer lets you print on rigid panels up to 2.5m x 3.05m and up to 50.8 mm thick, and flexible rolls up to 220cm wide. You can even print on irregularly-shaped, reasonably flat objects, by simply placing them on the flatbed printer table."

Canon business development manager Naleeta O’Riordan, who handled the sale, said the 480 XT's strengths were its quality and versatility.

"This is the global benchmark on quality. We’re the most experienced in the industry in terms of flatbed printers," she told ProPrint.

Canon also sold an Océ ProCut 3200 XXXL to Kelmatt at PacPrint.

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