Installations and investments
GROUPE LETTRA EXPANDS WIDE-FORMAT BUSINESS
WITH AGFA ANAPURNA M3200I RTR
Groupe Lettra (Boisbriand, QC) recently installed an Agfa Anapurna M3200i
RTR (roll-to-roll) UV inkjet printer from Agfa Graphics. As a leader in large-size
printing in Québec, the company specializes in all types of vehicle lettering,
wide-format printing, posters, signs, banners, commercial stickers and much
more. The installation will enable Groupe Lettra to provide “one-stop shop-
ping” for all its clients, as their experts can now produce high-quality
large-size rigid prints or varying flexible media materials – all in-house. The
new printer will also reduce turnover times, improve print quality and facilitate
white ink printing.
The Anapurna M3200i RTR is a 3.2-metre-wide high-quality roll-to-roll UV
inkjet printer that produces indoor and outdoor applications at up to 123 m²/hr
and also features white ink. “White ink comes in extremely handy on coloured
self-adhesive vinyl, PVC banners or backlit film,” said Deborah Hutcheson,
Director of Marketing for Agfa Graphics North America. “It’s also great for
printing on decals because the colours look brighter and more vibrant when
printed on white. It blocks the background from seeing through, which is a
typical problem on shop windows. And on darkened car windshields, it
becomes even more attractive.”
Groupe Lettra press operator Pierre Crevaux beside the Agfa Anapurna M3200i RTR UV inkjet
printer.
Because of its thin-ink-layer technology, Agfa Graphics’ large gamut of UV-
curable inks enables printing on a wide range of flexible materials, including
front-lit and back-lit graphics. The inks “deliver the highest quality prints with
the lowest ink consumption per square metre in the industry.” One helpful
option is support for printing on mesh without liner, and simultaneous dual-
roll printing up to 1.52 cm (60”). Agfa’s Asanti workflow adds dedicated colour
management and automatic preflighting, for consistent quality and fewer
errors.
WEBCOM ADDS SHORT-RUN CASEBINDING
FROM GP2 TECHNOLOGIES
GP2 Technologies Cover-1 Automated Casemaking System
Toronto-based Webcom, a leader in Canadian book manufacturing that’s been
serving global and independent publishers for over 40 years, has expanded its
already comprehensive digital inkjet production capabilities by investing in
short-run casebinding machinery from GP2 Technologies, a New Hampshire-
based OEM specializing in casemaking machinery for the production of
on-demand, photo books and short-run hardcover books. The installations,
which include a GP2 Technologies Cover-1 automated casemaking system,
PräLeg casing-in machine and PräForm book press and join-set