OPUS opens up wide format vision on both sides of the Tasman

Visionary lead of the PE-backed Opus group, Cliff Brigstocke, has expanded the company’s wide format offering with a major technology investment in HP kit.

OPUS has installed a Scitex XP5300 into Cactus Imaging in Sydney and is currently installing a XP2300 into Omnigraphics NZ in Auckland.

Nigel Spicer, general manager of Cactus Imaging says the upgrades versions of the XP5300 and XP2300 feature all the latest software and print technology that HP has come out with over the last year.

“Both printers increase our productivity and capacity considerably, which is what the market requires, as there is an increase in shorter turnaround times and client requirements to get things done quickly.

"They can run at 240 square meters per hour, which is a quantum leap form where we were at the past at 105 square meters, and increase our ability to print on different substrates.”

The Group recently achieved recognition for its printed work on Scitex printers with Cactus Imaging receiving a gold medal at the HP Digital Print Awards 2011, and Omnigraphics NZ taking six awards at the MacTac Innovative Awards 2011.

Opus Print Group CEO, Cliff Brigstocke says the XP5300 is the latest of the HP fleet that delivers industry?leading print speeds while also improving quality.

“The XP5300 runs around three times faster than the average billboard kit on the market and for a billboard at that speed to do gloss finish is pretty impressive, to put it mildly.

“The XP2300 is basically the same technology with a different speed and quality ratio, but for its size is perfectly suited to the NZ market as it features twice the speed of the existing kit.”

Brigstocke says HP Scitex printers can produce everything from durable outdoor signage to high-quality, point-of-purchase displays, enabling businesses to produce more products in less time.