Trade print specialist CMYKhub in Australia has become the first company in the Asia Pacific region to purchase the Canon Colorado XL-series, the 3.4-metre hybrid UVgel printer. The printer was purchased from Currie Group during the recent FESPA 2026 Barcelona, where it made its global debut. “CMYKhub is already one of Australia’s most committed users of Canon’s UVgel technology, running six Colorado M5 1.6m printers across multiple sites nationwide. That depth of experience with the platform gave the business a level of confidence in the XL-series hybrid,” said Paul Whitehead Business Unit Manager – Sign and Display at Currie Group.
“We are really happy with our existing Canon Colorado fleet — the speed and quality is outstanding. This machine allows us to retire some outdated equipment and bolster our existing UVGel Canon equipment providing consistency across the board. This machine has the added bonus of being flexible in its use to enable us to run rolls and rigid media through it, which will provide redundancy to our flatbed printers,” said Alan Nankervis, CMYKhub National Wide Format Manager. The Colorado XL-series is built on the same UVgel foundation as its smaller sibling, using Canon’s gel-based inkjet technology to produce durable, high-quality output suited to a wide range of indoor and outdoor applications. The addition of rigid media brings the XL-series into a broader market — one where CMYKhub can leverage its trade offering and, in turn, give its print customers access to a wider range of substrates and finished products through a single, trusted supplier. For Currie Group, securing CMYKhub as the first XL-series customer in the region is a meaningful commercial milestone. (PHOTO: Image Magazine)