Canon Arizona Versatility & Zund Cutting Precision Wins Norwegian Large Format Printer A 20% Increase In Sales
After a decade of using Canon Arizona printers, FlexiPrint has succeeded in extending their business beyond traditional screen printing
The flatbed printer, cutting table and CNC machine are also in full operation in this this busy company on the banks of the beautiful Drammenselva river. Henrik Lunda makes no secret of the fact that it has taken many long days to get this far since he and Bjørn Erik Masovn took over the company in 2007.
“It’s been a lot of work,” Hendrik is keen to point out. “But, at the same time, we’re seeing that our efforts are paying off. This year, we increased turnover by more than one million Norwegian kroner (NOK) compared to last year’s 5.4 million NOK. Our traditional areas remain fairly stable, but it is first and foremost our Canon investments that are contributing to growth, he sums up.”
Fast And Efficient
FlexiPrint began in investing in the Arizona flatbed printer in 2010.
The company uses the flatbed technology for printing directly on signs, industrial components and works of art.
The installation was updated to the Canon Arizona XT 660 in 2018 and a new Zund G3 cutting table was added in 2021.
These upgrades to production are creating new growth opportunities for the company’s six employees. D
uring the COVID pandemic, FlexiPrint’s industrial customers such as Tomra, Honeywell and Kongsberg Gruppen were relatively unaffected, so there was no shortage in demand for industrial graphics assignments.
“We invested in this technology to transition away from the screen-printing focus of our operation, which had been the mainstay of the company for many years,” Hendrik explains. “This shift in our business has definitely had a positive effect on the company: the high print speed on a large range of materials, in combination with a short changeover time, is enabling us to handle even small assignments profitably. In addition, we’re seeing that our focus on producing for industrial companies, rather than more market- and campaign-oriented printing jobs has made us less vulnerable to fluctuations. That’s why we’ve not experienced any losses or collapse in orders during the pandemic,” he add, as he continues to feed the Arizona with new polypropylene sheets that are quickly transformed into informative signs for the tool supplier, Würth.
