Director Neil Cunneen (pictured) said that productivity had been the main driver behind the decision to buy the flatbed machine, which can print up to 110 standard-sized 1,220×2,440mm boards in an eight-hour shift.

The Arizona is part of All Images’ move away from screen and toward digital production. “The ability to change immediately from one job to the next, without any of the time-consuming manual processes required for standard screen printing, is obvious,” he said.

Cunneen also talked up the quality of the machine, which can print photographic resolutions on panels as large as 2.5×3.05m and up to 50mm thick. “Reproduction is so good it can print legible type as small as six-point.”

The installation was almost hampered by the Queensland floods, as the ground floor of the sign shop was inundated. “We made a major decision to install it on our second floor instead. The equipment is assembled on the spot so there were no problems installing it, just making additional room up there.”

Cunneen Signs in Sydney, which is run by Neil’s brother David, is now also planning to install an Océ Arizona flatbed.

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