Briter grows digital volumes with Australia-first Oce flatbed

Screen printer Briter Australasia has shifted a third of its work to digital after installing the first Oce Arizona 360 GT in the country.

The UV flatbed machine has allowed the Melbourne-based company to take on more work printing onto composite aluminium bond.

General manager Justin Wong (pictured) said Briter was now able to produce work for a major client on this substrate.

"We're like any other business in that we hate turning work away," he said.

"The Arizona means we can now accept these jobs and produce them within very tight deadlines, and our customers are delighted with the quality of the work they are receiving.

"It's already being used for more than 30% of our output."

The machine can print at up to 35sqm per hour and reproduce very fine text.

“In selecting the Arizona, we were looking for a flatbed that could print on a wide range of substrates that had to include acrylic, adhesive vinyls, PVC and foam core," added Wong.

"However, we also demanded it print legible type as small as four point and be able to handle very thin substrates that could be subject to distortion through heat."