John Fisher Printing moves forward with Agfa Anapurna

Long established Sydney-based business John Fisher Printing recently installed the latest Anapurna H1650 LED Hybrid printer.

Specialised within the POS, packaging and short-term signage sector, the company provides quality printed products with high levels of service and flexibility, to support and achieve creative solutions for its clients.

“At John Fisher Printing we provide unique solutions, for visual graphic displays and merchandising, in addition to general commercial printing, assisting small and large businesses, offering exciting solutions to increase ‘brand awareness’. With over 60 years of experience in the retail sector we have the capabilities and knowledge to meet the most demanding of applications and time restraints,” explained John Fisher’s Managing Director Tony Fisher.

“When we first started to investigate a new solution, our main drive was machine availability, as we needed to fulfil a large order. However, quality, service and backup was also a major influence. So too, the cost of spare parts, which added to the criteria. After a few weeks of investigation, and bearing in mind the need to print in excess of 3000m2 in a short period of time, we decided to move forward with the latest offering from Agfa.

“John Fisher Printing has purchased multiple platforms, but this was our first acquisition from Agfa. From the outset, Agfa’s support from on-the job training, through to return training has been important factors. Responsiveness to queries and assistance for relatively new or inexperienced operators have also been helpful. I was also impressed with the Anapurna’s ability to print saleable images in ‘Express mode’, which enabled us to meet our clients’ demanding timescales,” he added.

The latest edition to the Agfa family of printers, the hybrid 6-colour Anapurna H1650i LED prints in speeds up to 63m2 per hour and is able to deliver photorealistic images. Its ability to switch swiftly from board to roll, and to utilise the latest LED curing technology, enables the operator to print corflute, composite panel, acrylics, foam PVC, banner, paper, SAV and heat sensitive stock. “Overall, we are equipped to run retail campaigns matching both traditional offset and wide format digital inkjet printed projects. Our technology allow us to offer custom design solutions for short run packaging and point of sale with all in-house facilities. We also provide additional fulfilment facilities, consolidation of promotional materials, packaged for retail distribution in standard or specialty made shippers,” said Tony.

“When you are not the incumbent supplier it is always going to be a challenge. Tony and his Team are well rehearsed and understand the market they play in. Agfa look forward to growing this new partnership and will endeavour to expand our product assortment at John Fisher Printing,” added Michael Culver, Agfa’s Inkjet Manager, Oceania.