The Essex-based company made the decision to invest in the Agfa machine after analysing the market but a positive review and demonstration at major display business was enough to convince procurement manager Kelly Merritt that the Anapurna was the right choice.
"If was a tough call but we were very impressed with what we saw and Agfa put a very good deal on the table so we are very happy," he said.
Live production on the machine commences next Monday (10 October) with training taking place this week.
According to Merritt, the addition of the flatbed machine complements the group's equipment offering that includes litho, digital and roll-to-roll wide format.
He said: "It's almost the final piece of the jigsaw for us. Previously we would have to print jobs on the roll machines that mount them. But that was often time consuming and made it difficult to price the jobs competitively.
"With the addition of the Anapurna, we can print on substrates such as Foamex, jobs we may previously have turned away."
The Anapurna M2050 is a six-colour machine that also features a white-ink facility. It can print at a resolution of up to 720x1,440dpi and features 12 picolitre printheads.
According to Agfa, the machine can print in both uni- and bi-directional modes without compromising performance or quality. It can print on a maximum size of 3x2m on substrates up to 45mm thick.
Blue Printing Group moves into wide-format flatbed production with Agfa Anapurna investment
Blue Printing Group has broadened its wide-format print offering and said it will no longer avoid losing out on work it previously had to turn away after investing in an Agfa Anapurna M2050 flatbed printer.
