Victoria-based ImageBox Group has purchased its first machine from Currie Group – a Canon Colorado M-Series printer. The sale was confirmed today at the PacPrint tradeshow.
ImageBox director Dominic Borrello said he invested in the machine to expand on ImageBox’s roll-to-roll capability.
“We can see that the Colorado will assist us in consolidating our current fleet of smaller format printers to gain better efficiencies. It will also allow us with the technicality and flexibility to output to various medias, with the potential of being more creative in how we lay down the ink – with matt and gloss options,” he said.
The Canon Colorado M-Series is a wide format print system with exclusive UVgel ink technology.
The modular, high-productivity machine also features print speeds of up to 159 m2/hour, FLXfinish+ technology that delivers on high quality output, a new automated maintenance system, energy-efficient LED curing system, instant-on operation, and PRISMAguide XL which supports the easy preparation of many multilayer print jobs.
“The Colorado enables us to go to market with a point of difference with its UVgel capability. It also has some great advantages – it is productive, prints are instantly ready, no heat/heat-sensitive media is required, it allows for dimensional stability for wall graphics, and produces colour consistency over long-runs and over time, which is cost-saving,” Borrello said.
“We love the gloss or matt output as well as a combination of both, which allows us to achieve a spot varnish look without the need for clear. White is also treated just like any other colour in this machine. It’s automated, requires very little maintenance, and can be used in true unattendance.
“It will allow us to produce things such as indoor and outdoor self-adhesive vinyl applications, and that will range across verticals like retail, corporate work, and architectural fit outs.
“Another reason for purchasing the machine is the confidence we have in Currie Group. We need the machine to be well supported, and I have the confidence that Currie Group and Paul Whitehead, who I have known for several years, will deliver on the service level and personal attention to this transaction and the continued maintenance of the machine.”
Paul Whitehead, business unit manager – sign and display at Currie Group, said, “ImageBox has a range of technologies in its business but the Canon Colorado, especially with its UVgel capability, adds a different dimension to the business in terms of quality and productivity within roll-to-roll.
“The Canon Colorado offers ImageBox a point of difference as it is adaptable and has an application gamut not offered on some of ImageBox’s other technologies. It allows ImageBox to experiment with different applications to take to its customers. The machine complements what the business does, as well as the rest of ImageBox’s portfolio.”
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