A sustainable future-proof solution: Canon and The Harrier Group redefining photo printing with inkjet technology

Harness the power of high speed inkjet presses at The Harrier Group to produce photos at scale, delivering premium quality, cost efficiency, and rapid turnaround.

People capturing thousands of photos on their smartphones, don’t want to wait weeks for a photo book.

Canon has redefining with The Harrier Group since 2019 to modernise and streamline its photo production workflow. Handling more than a million fully personalised orders each year, Harrier requires technology that can manage constant variability while maintaining speed and premium quality. Canon's ProStreams are the presses of choice for delivering thousands of photos. It's continuous web productivity powered by the innovation of Zero Gap, enables seamless integration into Harrier's existing workflow, while the varioPRINT iX3200 provides the ultimate added versatility by fully leveraging its sheetfed technology. Beyond digital press technology, the two teams co developed tailored workflows, materials, and code, enabling Harrier to deliver high end personalised products in as little as three days and confidently expand into new categories.

In the last five years we’ve taken on three Canon presses. Together, these machines enable us to produce covers and other products, as well as books, calendars and prints."

Providing a 360° solution

The Harrier Group had a clear vison; they wanted to partner with an organisation that would work with them through the whole process; printing, finishing, media, workflow and service.

Success required more than just the print engine, every step was essential to making this project work and it took tremendous effort and collaboration on both sides."

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