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CUSTOMER SUCCESS STORIES

HEAR FROM YOUR PEERS
Print Service Providers (PSPs) have many choices when it comes
to graphic devices that will help deliver real production efficiency
while lowering their operating costs, enabling them to profitably
grow their businesses. Print volumes have continued to grow in
the wide-format graphics marketplace while turnaround times
continue to shrink. Analysts confirm that more than 40 percent
of production jobs need to be turned around within 24 hours, and
a majority of those are same-day.
Here's what PSPs like you have to say about the Canon
Colorado series and how it benefits their operations.

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GROUP IMAGING - Mesa, Arizona
Jeff Burris, Owner

Group Imaging started in the early '90s as a company that exclusively worked with US-based youth camps. They have grown to
serve an array of clients throughout US and Canada, with a client
focus of churches, nonprofit ministries, colleges, and missions'
organizations. As their markets grew, so did their services,
transitioning to wide format, design, and in-house fabrication of
displays, signs, banners, screen printing, stands, and exhibits.
In Burris' words "I needed what the Colorado could do. With
output off the Colorado printer, we no longer need to laminate. For
example, I can take acetone and pour it onto the surface, and then
wipe the spray paint, graffiti, or other marks off the unlaminated
surface without damaging the image. We cannot do that with other
technologies in our shop. This is a huge advantage for us in both
cost and production savings." Burris also added, "Now I can sleep
well, very well, without that knot in my stomach, because I know
that the wallcoverings we produce off of the Colorado will have
image, color, and geometric consistency."

COLOR REFLECTIONS - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Eric Burger, Owner
With 50 years of expertise in wide-format printing, Color Reflections prints an array of adhesive-back vinyls for murals, tradeshow banners, and posters for their retail, corporate, and film
customers. Many of their projects require fast turnarounds, and
they needed equipment that could deliver quickly and increase
their uptime. Color Reflections found that the Colorado printer
not only helped them improve their production time and get the
most out of each roll, but it allowed them to create high-quality
prints quickly - ultimately improving their bottom line.
According to Burger, "The machine is very, very simple to
operate and the quality is outstanding. The ability to use scrap is
fantastic - plus, it runs itself: you don't have to babysit it. When
you're paying $675 for a roll of goods, and you've got 20 feet
of it on a roll, that stuff adds up. So, any waste equates to the
bottom line, and we're always bottom-line people. In this day
and age, we're being pushed to sell things at a better number,
including cheaper and faster. This Colorado printer is one of the
tools that helps us to mitigate that waste.
"I would think these things are flying off the shelf because of
the price, speed, and quality. And that's one of the main metrics
I use when I go to buy a new piece of equipment. It's a very simple equation: if I can increase my capacity, increase my quality,
lower my cost per square foot, and the price of entry is not too
cost prohibitive, then it's a no-brainer."
To learn more about what the Canon Colorado series can do
for your business, visit csa.canon.us/flxponential.
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