Currie Group’s expansion of its Canon portfolio with the Colorado XL-series reflects growing demand for scalable, high-productivity large-format solutions, with the hybrid platform designed to support broader applications, efficiency, and future business growth through UVgel technology.
As demand for higher productivity and broader application capability grows across the large-format sector, Currie Group has expanded its Canon Production Printing portfolio in ANZ with the addition of the Colorado XL-series.
Powered by UVgel technology, the Colorado XL-series brings together 3.4m high-speed production with true hybrid flexibility, enabling both flexible and rigid applications on a single platform.
It delivers instantly dry, durable output with consistent colour and the ability to produce matte, gloss, or combined finishes in a single pass – all within a modular system designed to scale as production demands grow.
According to Paul Whitehead, business unit manager – Sign and Display at Currie Group, the expansion reflects the momentum seen with the Colorado platform across ANZ.
“Customer adoption, application diversity, and the commercial outcomes being achieved with UVgel technology have all contributed to strong growth in the category,” he tells Print21.
“The Colorado XL-series is a natural progression of that success. It gives customers access to a larger format, higher productivity platform while maintaining the core benefits that have made Colorado successful – consistency, reliability, automation, and flexibility.
“Our strategy has always been focused on bringing technologies to market that create genuine commercial opportunities for customers, supported by strong local service and support, applications knowledge, and workflow integration. The Colorado XL-series fits directly within that approach.”
The ability to transition between flexible and rigid within a single production environment gives businesses greater agility and better utilisation of equipment, which creates opportunities to take on work that may previously have been outsourced or simply inaccessible.
“One of the strengths of the Colorado XL-series is its versatility. It opens opportunities across retail graphics, signage, interior décor, packaging, POS display, soft signage, and specialised applications where finish quality and production flexibility matter,” says Whitehead.
“The ability to produce both flexible and rigid applications on a single platform changes the economics for many businesses. It allows providers to consolidate workflows, reduce handling complexity, and expand their offering without necessarily investing across multiple production systems.
“The modular architecture is also important. Businesses can configure the platform around their current production requirements and scale capabilities over time as demand grows – making the investment relevant across a broad range of business sizes and maturity stages.”
In terms of the UVgel technology, what continues to differentiate it in real-world production, according to Whitehead, is the balance it achieves between quality, productivity, durability, and operational efficiency.
“The instantly dry output changes workflow dynamics significantly. It reduces waiting times, handling delays and bottlenecks, which becomes increasingly important in high-throughput environments,” he explains.
“UVgel also delivers very consistent colour, sharp detail, and durable output across a broad range of applications, while operating at lower temperatures than many alternative technologies. That opens opportunities across a wider variety of media types, including more sensitive substrates.”
For the ANZ market, the introduction of the Colorado XL-series represents more than just a wider format platform – it gives print providers access to a scalable production solution capable of supporting new applications, faster turnaround times, and greater operational flexibility.
As demand for versatile, high-value output continues to grow, the XL-series positions ANZ businesses to expand capabilities, reduce outsourcing, and compete more effectively in an evolving large format landscape.