According to Océ, the 318 GL printer delivers quality printing on the same platform as the Arizona 360 GT printer at a price positioned for low volume production environments, while delivering the same application versatility

The manufacturer says it is ideal for sign makers, smaller print providers, reprographers and other graphics producers who need true flatbed quality and capability but cannot afford a large capital investment.

Steven Badger, product manager, display graphics systems at Océ Australia says, “The Océ Arizona 318 GL printer is a welcome market entry for low-volume print providers who have been waiting for a true flatbed UV printer, without the investment this usually requires.

“With the Océ Arizona 318 GL printer, print providers can produce highly sellable output with print speeds of up to 18 square meters per hour in express mode, printing more than twenty 70 x 100 cm boards per hour.”

In 2010, printing consulting group IT Strategies calculated that Océ Arizona Series platform printers captured 43 percent of new installations in the mid-range UV flatbed market. Since the first shipment of an Océ Arizona Series printer in 2007, nearly 3,000 systems built on this platform have been shipped.

Badger says the new 318 model offers smaller shops the same application versatility as other Océ Arizona models as these other popular models in the Arizona range.

He says, “Buyers will find the Océ Arizona 318 GL printer can print on rigid media up to 1.25 by 2.5 meters and up to 48 mm thick, and is designed to handle the most challenging display graphics applications.”

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