The space-age futuristic lines of the Canon stand at PacPrint drew almost as many comments as the wide range of technology on show. The ‘Star Trek’ style infrastructure was a fitting setting for the company’s new focus on its customers.
Star of the Canon show was the Océ Arizona 480 GT UV flatbed printer, promoted as being one of the most versatile imaging engines around. According to Adrian Morris, manager, northern region canon professional print, the workhorse product is proving its worth in many different environments.
“Our customers are using the Arizona to produce a wide array of products. In fact, in fact if a job can be printed digitally, it most likely can be produced on the 480,” he said.
The Océ Arizona 480 GT UV flatbed printer has the ability to print on a wide variety of media and objects in full colour, with white ink, or with decorative varnish. It is being used to produce applications such as standard sign and display, like POP/POS, retail signage and backlit signs.
Other printers have reported using the machine to print speciality and industrial flatbed applications where the decorated substrate is not meant primarily for display purposes, such as membrane switch overlays, relief printing, object decoration.
Damian Schaller, marketing manager, Canon professional print, makes the point that with an Océ Arizona 480 GT UV flatbed printers can produce full mixed-media campaigns including rigid displays, banners, window clings and backlits to service a range of customer needs for maximum revenue. “It is a very versatile machine and it has proved very popular at PacPrint,” he said.